Leighton Hospital will soon begin testing newborn babies for more than 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a world-leading study.
The maternity unit has joined the Generation Study, led by Genomics England in Partnership with NHS England.
By Jonathan White
The Dabbers Dash community run in Nantwich was dedicated this month to promoting Baby Loss Awareness Week through the national Sands Ribbon Run.
Families, friends and runners of all ages started from the Barony Park Pavilion and took part in the 5km route around the Barony and along Sandford Road.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Planning officers have recommended councillors give the go-ahead to convert a former workhouse which later became part of the Barony Hospital, into apartments.
Greenhouse Property Management wants to convert Bevan House, the three-storey listed former workhouse building, and John Snow House, a two-storey separate detached building on the Barony site in Nantwich, into 31 apartments.
Police made a series of arrests across Nantwich and Crewe during a busy weekend, say officers.
A number of incidents happened including a man arrested in Nantwich possession of a knife, a woman allegedly stealing a car in Shavington and a teenager arrested for attacking a woman in Nantwich town centre.
A Nantwich man has helped raise more than £4,000 for Motor Neurone Disease Association by staging a live music event and auction.
Stephen Harding, 64, ran the event at the Bhurtpore Inn, in Aston, which saw the band Flight 505 play a special reunion set for the night.
A South Cheshire charity supporting women after baby loss has unveiled a special place where they can share their grief and remember lost little loved ones.
Cherry Blossom, part of the female-led Her-Place Charitable Trust, has joined with Oxley’s Funeral Services in providing a memorial stone at St Mary’s Church in Wistaston.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East wants residents to complete a ‘budget prioritisation survey’ as the council faces a £33 million funding gap for the next financial year.
Deputy leader Michael Gorman (Wilmslow, Ind) said a report to the corporate policy committee on the budget setting process for revealed, at that point, the funding gap was £33 million without any support from government.
A 20-year-old man from Wistaston has been charged following a police car pursuit in South Cheshire.
Officers stopped a Seat Ibiza on Cross Lane in Sandbach following a pursuit which began in Congleton at around 11.50pm Tuesday (October 14th).
A woman has been arrested after a car careered out of control and crashed onto its roof on a busy Nantwich road.
The 31-year-old was arrested on suspicion of drink driving following the incident on Queen’s Drive.
A child rapist from Nantwich has been jailed for 21 years for subjecting a young girl to years of sexual abuse in Warrington.
Graham Jones, previously known as Graham Peacock, of Clonners Field, in Stapeley, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court where he was handed the custodial sentence.
Golfers helped to raise more than £13,000 for children’s hospices at a fundraising event at the Portal Hotel & Spa golf Championship course in Tarporley.
The Hope House Tŷ Gobaith Cheshire golf day, sponsored by Recycling UK, was classed as a major success and raised a brilliant £13,250.
A man has been charged in relation to a number of burglary incidents in the Nantwich area, say Cheshire Police.
Steven Hilditch, of HMP Hindley, has been charged with five counts of attempted burglary of a dwelling, one count of attempted burglary other than a dwelling, six counts of vehicle interference and one count of theft of a pedal cycle.
Nantwich Museum has appealed for help to attract a new treasurer to the facility.
The Pillory Street venue is overseen by a board of trustees and volunteer officers.
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