St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice is using National Volunteers Week to thank all its helpers. Organisations across Cheshire are celebrating the week from June 1 to 7, and St Luke’s bosses know the hospice could not function without them.
Three South Cheshire friends are to tackle Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for The Nasio Trust which helps African orphans. Chris Lines, Craig Parker and Tim Edwards are now trying to raise £8,000 between them to afford to go on the fund-raising expedition.
A Nantwich mum has told how she will rebuild and relaunch her Playworld business after a devastating fire wrecked the popular venue. Playworld owner Mandy Grinnell has started the painful job of clearing out the gutted premises in Shavington.
A Nantwich college is backing calls for Government action to address a skills shortage in the horticulture industry. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) presented a hard-hitting “Horticulture Matters” report to the House of Commons.
Nantwich Police officers will be armed with rods when they stage a fishing match for children in the area. PCSOs at the Beam Street station are planning the event for Thursday July 25 at Coole Acres Fisheries, on Coole Lane, Nantwich.
Free teddy bears are being dished out to newborns at Leighton Hospital as part of a 40th anniversary. The bears are being handed out by the Leighton Hospital League of Friends team, which celebrates 40 years since its launch in 1973.
A Nantwich businesswoman has realised a dream by converting the farmhouse she used to holiday in as a child. Jen Horan has developed the stunning farm building at Llandrillo in North Wales into five holiday cottages.
Nantwich Civic Hall will host a “strawberry” celebration to raise money for motor neurone disease sufferers in Cheshire. The local Motor Neurone Disease Association has organised the annual event for Saturday June 15 from 7.30pm.
South Cheshire’s local Peugeot dealership has appointed a new service manager. Marc Holmes arrives at Gateway Peugeot in Crewe with over 23 years of experience.
Hundreds of competitors and thousands of spectators helped make the latest Cheshire Triathlon in Nantwich a huge success. There were 980 entrants competing in seven different categories of race in a sun-drenched Barony Park and surrounding area.
Crewe & Nantwich Ramblers Association is urging people to join up and enjoy the outings they have planned this summer. The group organises walks across all parts of England every two weeks, with the next at Hayfield in Derbyshire on Sunday June 9.
Cheshire Police are targeting drink and drug drivers in and around Nantwich at the start of a summer crackdown. The force is backing the national campaign launched today June 1st until June 30 with a series of initiatives to raise awareness and provide local enforcement.
Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham toured Leighton Hospital’s emergency department before a major A&E Summit in Westminster. Mr Burnham looked around the department which serves thousands of Nantwich and Crewe residents.
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