Professor Carolyn Wilkins OBE has been appointed Chair of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Leighton Hospital.
It follows an assessment and interview process in March 2023.
Volunteers from Nantwich Methodist Church Railway have coupled-up with students from Crewe Engineering & Design UTC to build new tracks for their railway ride.
The railway ride at Nantwich Methodist Church has operated on Saturday mornings for more than 10 years.
Thousands of families across Cheshire East have received their preferred primary school place, education bosses say.
Cheshire East Council received almost 4,000 applications for places in its 120 primary schools to start in September 2023.
The May 4 local elections sees a major change for Nantwich Town Council which is being split into three wards and will elect 15 councillors in total.
Boundary changes mean the town council will cover a larger population and area.
Nantwich Food Festival is such a hit with exhibitors more than 90% have already re-booked for the 2023 event, organisers said.
The festival attracts well over 200 exhibitors across the three-day festival, said event director John Coulter.
St Luke’s Hospice is appealing for people in Nantwich to try their hand at volunteering as part of events to celebrate His Majesty The King’s Coronation.
The Hospice is joining thousands of organisations and charities across the country in “The Big Help Out” – a national initiative to encourage people to give back to their local community by volunteering.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A care home for children with severe learning disabilities could be converted into a day school for South Cheshire youngsters with social, emotional and mental health needs.
Pepperberry House in Middlewich, run by Compass, also provides ancillary education facilities on site, both for children living at the home and others in their care who reside elsewhere.
A South Cheshire nurse who has been central to the delivery of end-of-life care across the county for decades has been nominated for a prestigious lifetime achievement award.
Salli Jeynes, recently retired Chief Executive of award-winning charity The End of Life Partnership (EOLP), is in line to receive a coveted gong at Skills for Health’s upcoming Our Health Heroes Awards.
Supporters at the Crewe Alexandra match against Swindon Town will make a difference to the lives of survivors of February’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
A collection is to be held for Christian Aid at the game on April 29 to contribute to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for those still suffering in the aftermath.
Budding young writers can win cash prizes for their schools by letting imaginations go wild in a new story-telling contest for Crewe and Nantwich children.
Crewe & District Writers Circle has launched a Story Starter competition backed by South Cheshire commercial property maintenance company Construction Linx whose owner Gareth Williams is a keen writer and poet.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
More than a quarter of Cheshire East’s 82 councillors are not seeking re-election next month.
Altogether, 21 sitting councillors of various political persuasion have decided not to stand again.
Police say they are on the hunt for young yobs who have terrorised families on Nantwich town square over the past few weeks.
But officers say they need more people to lodge official reports to provide more evidence.
A packed town council meeting stood and gave a minute’s applause tonight (April 20) in memory of Nantwich legend Michael “Flash” Meakin.
Flash passed away earlier this week at home, sparking thousands of tributes and fond memories across social media.
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