By Jonathan White
The third annual Theodore William Gill Cup charity football match will take place at Nantwich Town on May 25.
Theodore was born sleeping in April 2023 and all proceeds will go to The Meadow Suite at Leighton Hospital, a purpose-built space created to support families experiencing the loss of a baby.
Staff at RSPCA Stapeley Grange in Nantwich are bracing themselves for a huge rise in young wild animal admissions into its centre.
And they are now urging local residents to do their bit to come to the aid of some smaller animals.
A new purpose-built baby bereavement suite named the “Meadow Suite” has officially opened at Leighton Hospital.
£100,000 was raised through a fundraising appeal called “Lost Little Ones” which was launched by Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity (MCH Charity) in 2019.
Three new beaver kits have been born at Hatchmere Nature Reserve near Delamere Forest, says Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
Original beaver pairing Rowan and Willow have successfully bred for a second time, increasing their family by another three.
Cheshire baby care company Pura is set to expand into the US market just three years after its launch.
The “eco-ethical” brand will debut online with retail giant Walmart and in selected stores across the US this month.
A purpose-built baby bereavement suite being built at Leighton Hospital is set for completion this summer.
The suite, at the hospital’s maternity unit, will provide private space for bereaved parents to spend time with their baby and family, away from the labour ward.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) which runs Leighton Hospital has been awarded the Baby Friendly Award.
It is the first health care facility in Cheshire and Merseyside to gain recognition from the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) Baby Friendly Initiative.
A new young beaver has been spotted at Hatchmere Nature Reserve in Delamere – the first time beavers have bred in Cheshire in more than 400 years.
This young beaver – known as a kit – is the offspring of a pair of Eurasian beavers named Rowan and Willow.
Council chiefs and contractors said they are “sorry” after we revealed one Wistaston mum’s traumatic journey to Leighton Hospital with her seriously ill baby.
We told how Dawn Nelson was left confused and in tears as she tried to negotiate the Middlewich Road road closures and diversions to reach the hospital late at night.
A Wistaston mum has begged council bosses to revise A530 closure diversions after a heartbreaking journey almost cost the life of her nine-month-old baby.
Dawn Nelson fears that in a life critical situation, the route to Leighton Hospital is too long and slow, and is confusing for many drivers.
A baby was taken to hospital ” as a precaution” after a three-vehicle crash in Willaston near Nantwich.
The accident happened on Cheerbrook Road yesterday (September 7) at around 9am.
Five baby robins are now in the care of RSPCA Stapeley staff after being found in a nest in the chassis of a car – at the end of a 200 mile journey!
The driver had travelled from Scotland to Cheshire before they discovered the nest when they heard a purring noise in his engine.
Leighton Hospital has received pregnancy loss comfort bags to support bereaved local parents.
The Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust facility in Crewe has received the self-care packages from the national baby-loss charity CRADLE.
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