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Leighton Hospital to be fully redeveloped, Government confirms

Leighton Hospital to be fully redeveloped, Government confirms

Leighton Hospital is to be fully redeveloped at a cost of hundreds of millions of pounds, the Government has announced.

The South Cheshire hospital is one of a number which will be part of the £20 Billion hospital building programme.

May 25, 2023
Cheshire East Council appoints new committee chairs and vice-chairs

Cheshire East Council appoints new committee chairs and vice-chairs

Cheshire East Council has announced the chairs and vice-chairs of its service committees following the May 4 elections.

Elected councillors will hold the following positions.

May 25, 2023
County line drug dealers jailed for supplying drugs in Crewe

County line drug dealers jailed for supplying drugs in Crewe

Two county lines drug dealers from South Cheshire have been jailed for their role in the supply of illegal drugs in Crewe.

Jordan Taylor, of Rotary Way, Shavington, and Steven Atkinson, of Gresty Road, Crewe, were sentenced at Chester Crown Court to a combined total of 13 years and one month.

May 24, 2023
Schools across Cheshire East to receive Govt repairs funding

Schools across Cheshire East to receive Govt repairs funding

By Mark Smith, local democracy reporter
Schools across Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester are to receive Government cash to carry out repairs and upgrades.

The condition improvement funding will see a £456 million pot of cash earmarked for 1,000 projects up and down the country.

May 24, 2023
Thieves try to steal artificial pitch from Shavington soccer centre

Thieves try to steal artificial pitch from Shavington soccer centre

Thieves broke in to the Alexandra Soccer Centre and tried to steal a large section of an artificial pitch, police say.

The break in happened at the centre on Crewe Road in Shavington at the weekend.

May 24, 2023
Nominations open for Nantwich Food Awards 2023

Nominations open for Nantwich Food Awards 2023

Nominations for the eight Nantwich Food Award categories can now be made by customers or businesses.

People can nominate their favourite business until June 14 to do so.

May 24, 2023
New End of Life Care “Education Hub” opens at Leighton Hospital

New End of Life Care “Education Hub” opens at Leighton Hospital

A new End of Life Care Education Hub has opened in South Cheshire offering training and support for anyone involved in end of life care.

Award winning charity EOLP has moved to new premises by Leighton Hospital after demand for education services outgrew their old facilities.

May 24, 2023
Crewe man jailed for 10 years for violent pub attack

Crewe man jailed for 10 years for violent pub attack

A 34-year-old man has been jailed for a violent attack on a pensioner and another man at a pub in Crewe.

Callum Brereton, from Eleanor Close, Crewe, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting/being found guilty of a section 18 assault and ABH assault.

May 23, 2023
The RSPCA Chelsea Flower Show garden heading to Nantwich

The RSPCA Chelsea Flower Show garden heading to Nantwich

This is the stunning RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden which will be relocated to RSPCA Stapeley Grange wildlife centre in Nantwich this summer.

It’s hoped “The RSPCA Garden”, on display all week at the prestigious flower show, will inspire the next generation of animal champions.

May 23, 2023
Planet Doughnut to close its Nantwich store

Planet Doughnut to close its Nantwich store

Planet Doughnut are to close their Nantwich store from May 28, they have revealed.

The closure less than two years after it was opened on Pillory Street in September 2021.

May 22, 2023
New “Leg Club” launched for South Cheshire sufferers

New “Leg Club” launched for South Cheshire sufferers

A new “Leg Club” to support people with lower limb problems has been launched by Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP).

The club is run in the community to promote self-care and help with additional issues such as reducing feelings of social isolation.

May 22, 2023
87 residents without ID denied May 4 vote in Cheshire East

87 residents without ID denied May 4 vote in Cheshire East

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Eighty-seven residents turned up at polling stations in Cheshire East and were denied a vote because they didn’t have the correct photo ID.

Altogether 188 people had turned up without ID, but 101 had later returned with it and were issued with a ballot paper.

May 22, 2023
Cheshire officers work with KnifeSavers on life-saving training

Cheshire officers work with KnifeSavers on life-saving training

Cheshire Police have joined forces with not-for-profit organisation KnifeSavers as part of its approach to tackling knife crime in the county.

Officers from Crewe & Nantwich Local Policing Unit have partnered with the knife crime charity.

May 22, 2023