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Cheshire NHS diabetes team wins achievement award

Cheshire NHS diabetes team wins achievement award

A Cheshire NHS team that supports Crewe and Nantwich people with diabetes has won an award following a round of public nominations.

Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership’s (CCICP) Diabetes Specialist Team is one of 12 winners of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Celebration of Achievement awards.

July 28, 2019
Fire crews rescue 20 cows stranded in canal near Nantwich

Fire crews rescue 20 cows stranded in canal near Nantwich

Fire crews helped rescue as many as 20 cows which had fallen into a canal at Burland near Nantwich.

They were called out at around 10pm last night (July 26) to the scene off Springe Lane.

July 27, 2019
Crewe & Nantwich MP puts pressure on council over “dangerous” bus station

Crewe & Nantwich MP puts pressure on council over “dangerous” bus station

Crewe and Nantwich MP Laura Smith MP has increased the pressure on Cheshire East Council to make “dangerous” Crewe Bus Station an immediate priority.

She visited the bus station with a representative from the Crewe District Bus Users Group.

July 27, 2019
Better buses on agenda for Cheshire transport chiefs

Better buses on agenda for Cheshire transport chiefs

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Better buses are on the agenda for Cheshire with transport chiefs keen to see passenger numbers rise.

Members of the Cheshire and Warrington local transport body agreed on Thursday to work on developing a bus strategy for the area over the next year.

July 26, 2019
Fire crews battle hay shed blaze in Wettenhall, near Nantwich

Fire crews battle hay shed blaze in Wettenhall, near Nantwich

Several fire crews battled a large hay shed blaze earlier today at a property in Wettenhall, near Nantwich.

The fire broke out at around 5.50am at an address on Winsford Road, say Cheshire Fire Service.

July 26, 2019
Nantwich student is St Luke’s ‘Queen of Hearts’ after raising £1,120

Nantwich student is St Luke’s ‘Queen of Hearts’ after raising £1,120

A teeange girl from Nantwich is smiling like a Cheshire Cat after her Alice in Wonderland themed Garden Party raised £1,120 for St Luke’s Hospice.

Fifteen-year-old Katie Everett, a year 10 student at Brine Leas School, decided to organise a fundraising garden party to fulfil the volunteering section of her Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award.

July 25, 2019
Cheshire’s famous search and rescue dog Bryn dies

Cheshire’s famous search and rescue dog Bryn dies

A Cheshire search and rescue dog who went all over the world to help save lives in disaster areas, has died.

Bryn, a 15-year-old border collie, became famous with handler and retired firefighter Steve Buckley.

July 24, 2019
50 Crewe and Nantwich slimmers raise hundreds for Peter Pan Centre

50 Crewe and Nantwich slimmers raise hundreds for Peter Pan Centre

Around 50 members of four Crewe Slimming World clubs stepped out to raise funds for the Peter Pan Centre for Children with Special Needs.

They walked from Crewe to Nantwich and back again as part of Slimming World’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

July 24, 2019
Boris Johnson - pic under creative commons Photo_ Annika Haas (EU2017EE)

Crewe & Nantwich Tory candidate backs Boris Johnson to deliver Brexit

Crewe & Nantwich prospective Tory candidate Kieran Mullan says Boris Johnson is “mainstream” compared to Jeremy Corbyn and has backed the new Prime Minister to deliver on Brexit.

Mr Mullan gave his reaction on the day Mr Johnson was officially installed into Number 10 Downing Street to take over from Theresa May.

July 24, 2019
Leighton Hospital newborn hearing programme celebrates 15th birthday

Leighton Hospital newborn hearing programme celebrates 15th birthday

A Leighton Hospital programme that has helped identity more than 140 babies with a hearing impairment has celebrated its 15th anniversary.

Staff and families past and present were invited to a birthday party to mark the Newborn Hearing Screening programme’s recent milestone.

July 23, 2019
Wych-Malbank Rotary donates to seven local causes

Wych-Malbank Rotary donates to seven local causes

The Rotary Club of Wych-Malbank Nantwich has donated funds raised to seven local causes totalling thousands of pounds.

The club, set up a year ago, formed its own charities “Dream Team” to decide would benefit from any monies raised by the club.

July 22, 2019
Reaseheath College “cyber crime” garden earns praise at RHS Flower Show

Reaseheath College “cyber crime” garden earns praise at RHS Flower Show

A ‘Cyber Crime’ show garden designed and built by Reaseheath students in Nantwich was sowing the seeds of online safety to visitors at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park.

The garden, commissioned by Cheshire Police and sponsored by Barclays, highlights the importance of staying safe online and features the Constabulary’s 5Cs (Create, Cover, Confidentiality, Click, Connect) Guide to Online Safety.

July 21, 2019
Cheshire Police stage illegal firearms amnesty

Cheshire Police stage illegal firearms amnesty

Owners of illegal firearms in Cheshire are being urged to surrender their weapons to stop them from falling into the hands of dangerous criminals.

July 21, 2019