Women and girls charity Her-Place Charitable Trust in Wistaston is driving forward its community work – quite literally – in a new van.
The charity provides a wide range of services across Cheshire and its new wheels will deliver supplies to events and support pop-up health sessions across the community.
Bosses behind the new Leighton Hospital project have appointed 10 industry construction partners to the Hospital 2.0 Alliance (H2A).
The New Hospital Programme says it marks a “significant milestone” in delivering the largest hospital building programme in a generation, including the new Leighton in Crewe.
Construction work has started on “critical infrastructure” for the development of the new health and care neighbourhood with a new Leighton hospital at its heart.
The work will see the creation of a new electrical substation enclosure, providing power for the proposed new net zero hospital to the north of the existing Leighton Hospital.
A four-week non-statutory public consultation on plans to build the new Leighton Hospital has ended.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hosted three in-person events and a virtual session where residents were able to learn about plans and speak to the Healthier Futures programme team.
The new six-storey Leighton Hospital due to open in 2031 will include a new 1,000-space car park, plans have shown.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust is set to submit an outline planning application to Cheshire East Council for the new hospital in December.
Women and girls charity Her-Place Charitable Trust has unveiled plans to mark its 10th anniversary with a glamorous evening at Nantwich Football Club.
The Wistaston-based charity which provides services across Cheshire is inviting women to get their glad rags on for its Glitter Ball on September 27 and already tickets are selling well.
Leighton Hospital chiefs have submitted a planning application to Cheshire East Council to build an electrical substation on land just off Flowers Lane in Crewe.
The proposed substation will provide power to the site of the planned new hospital, located to the north of the existing Leighton Hospital.
Leighton Hospital visiting hours will be extended over the Christmas period – with two more days added for the festive season.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust says visiting hours for adult inpatients will be between 11am and 8pm on
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
The trust running Leighton Hospital has received a top national honour for its work supporting serving and former members of the Armed Forces.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust claimed a prestigious Gold Award from the Ministry of Defence “Employer Recognition Scheme”.
A new Clinical Research Unit has opened to help Leighton Hospital staff support more studies that improve care for patients.
The Trust received £40,000 of funding from the Clinical Research Network – North West Coast to create the facility at Leighton.
By Jonathan White
Thousands of people enjoyed the annual Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes on one of the hottest days of the year.
The event, organised by the Wybunbury Tower Preservation Trust, dates back at least 200 years.
A canal volunteer from Nantwich has been recognised by The King and The Queen Consort as part of the Coronation celebrations with Royal Voluntary Service.
Trevor Dobson has been volunteering for six years with the Canal & River Trust.
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.
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