Leighton Hospital is to receive £9 million of Government funding to upgrade its A&E ahead of Winter, it was announced.
The money is for the “reconfiguration and expansion of Emergency Care services” at the Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust site.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Leighton Hospital’s A&E department has coped with the early winter months better in 2018-19 than last year.
Figures presented to the Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust board show 88% of patients were dealt with within the target four hours in November 2018.
By Stephen Topping Leighton Hospital bosses have been unsuccessful in a bid for £1.4 million to help A&E run smoothly this winter.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wanted to tap into a £145 million pot of money announced by the Government in September to support A&E departments over the winter months.
By Stephen Topping
Leighton hospital is gearing up for the winter ahead following unprecedented A&E demand and delays last year.
The NHS trusts which control Leighton and Macclesfield hospitals presented their plans on how to improve winter A&E performance to a Cheshire East Council scrutiny committee.
Nantwich Town are facing a heavy schedule of fixtures in the next few weeks after recent postponements due to the weather.
The Dabbers’ latest game due to today at home to Warrington was called off two days ago due to the frozen pitch many grounds have suffered in the week-long Siberian temperatures.
Staff at Barnardo’s shops across Nantwich and Crewe are appealing for people to have a pre-Christmas sort-out – and donate unwanted winter woollies.
Stocks of winter clothes – such as jumpers and coats – are flying off the rails at the charity’s shops in Nantwich, Stapeley and Crewe, as the weather turns colder.
By Jonathan White
South Cheshire tennis teams are going head to head in the launch of the new Winter 2017 season.
The South & Mid Cheshire Tennis League began Sunday October 1.
Nantwich Museum is to stage Winter Workshops for youngsters on Christmas holidays.
They will take place at the Pillory Street venue Museum on December 28 and 29.
By Jonathan White
Wistaston A finished with a 100% record in the Winter league 2015 of the South & Mid Cheshire Tennis League.
The village team won all six out of six matches in Division 3.
By Jonathan White
Tennis teams from Nantwich, Wistaston, Wrenbury, Audlem and Hightown are battling it out in the South & Mid Cheshire Tennis League.
Wistaston A, who play in Winter Division 3, got off to a fantastic start with three wins out three.
Firefighters will be rolling into Nantwich to offer drivers free car checks before the winter sets in.
Along with partner agencies, fire crews will be carrying out free safety checks as part of their continuing campaign for safer roads in Cheshire.
Cheshire fire crews will be rolling into Nantwich next week to offer drivers some winter advice. They are teaming up with other agencies to carry out free safety checks on cars as part of their campaign for safer roads in Cheshire.
Residents in Nantwich are being urged to brighten up their homes during dark winter nights. Police chiefs say householders should make their homes look “lived in” to avoid being victim to opportunist thieves.
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