Richmond Village Nantwich teamed up with The Cat Radio and the town’s Sainsbury’s store to launch a Chocolate Easter Egg Appeal. More than 250 eggs were donated to underprivileged and poorly children last year.
Leighton Hospital bosses have managed a two-year period free from MRSA bacteraemia (bloodstream infections) cases. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) reached the landmark in February 2012.
Two members of Leighton Hospital’s Stoma Support Group donated £660 to boost care available for bowel cancer patients. Tom and Margaret Butler, who attend the group’s meetings each month at the hospital’s Macmillan Cancer Support and Information Centre, have now raised more than £7,000 for the trust.
A woman had to be cut free from her car after a smash on the A51 in Nantwich closed the road for nearly two hours. The 28-year-old was seriously injured when her Toyota Yaris was in collision with a white Ford Transit close to the junction with First Dig Lane, Stapeley.
Nantwich patients are to get improved treatment for slips, trips and falls, at a new-look Orthopaedic Outpatients Department (OPD) at Leighton Hospital. Local MP Edward Timpson helped officially unveil the new facility which offers better privacy for patients, with eight individual consultation rooms replacing the seven, old curtained cubicles.
Leighton Hospital catering staff will compete for national recognition after winning regional heats of a competition. Six chefs from Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) have won places at Hospital Catering Association Hot Cookery competition on March 1.
Nantwich residents are being urged to attend meetings with Leighton Hospital chiefs. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting members of the public to the next meeting of the board of directors and the next council of governors meeting.
Patients at Leighton Hospital will lead teams of inspectors to ensure NHS standards are improved, under new Government plans. Prime Minister David Cameron says their new “patients before paperwork” initiative will cut down on red tape and free up staff.
Nantwich cricketing star Jonny Kettle went through the pain barrier to help donate presents to poorly youngsters in hospital. Jonny and fellow staff at County Insurance decided to raise money for Leighton Hospital with a sponsored chest wax!
Medical and nursing staff at Leighton Hospital have thanked members of a Freemasons group for donating over 10,000 teddy bears for child patients. The bears are given to poorly youngsters to comfort them while being treated at the emergency department at Leighton Hospital.
Leighton Hospital bosses are urging Nantwich residents to help them cope with the national strike action. Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust say they are working on plans to limit disruption by industrial action on November 30.
Nantwich patients are to benefit from new bowel cancer equipment, thanks to a donation to Leighton Hospital. Dane Lodge in Middlewich has raised money for the hospital after members benefitted from treatment there.
By Jonathan White The 34th annual Wistaston Fireworks Display went off with a bang as villagers came out in their hundreds. The event started with a children’s best pumpkin and best fancy dress competition at the Park Drive/Westfield Drive.
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