Police in plea on fatal crash
TWO women who died in a head on collision are yet to be identified.The women, aged 75 and 79, from Sandbach, were travelling in a red Honda Jazz along Booth Lane, near Middlewich, on Tuesday, when...
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Police search Leighton Hospital after 'suspect package' reports
Police today searched Leighton Hospital following reports of a 'suspect package'. Parts of the hospital were described as inaccessible during the operation, which took place after the alarm was raised...
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Leighton Hospital evacuation was false alarm
SUSPICIOUS: Part of Crewe's Leighton Hospital was closed off to patients after reports of a suspicious package at the building.Cheshire Police were called to the hospital at around 2.45pm...
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Girl wins £3m pay-out after NHS battle
A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl who suffered life-changing injuries during her birth at Crewe's Leighton Hospital has won a £3 million payout from the NHS.The Crewe girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons,...
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Hero saved life of neighbour after horrific knife attack
NURSE Becky Bickley has been hailed a hero after saving the life of a neighbour stabbed in the neck by her boyfriend.The 35-year-old was off-duty and wearing just her pyjamas when she ran to the victim...
View ArticleWork to start on £1.8m unit
WORK is set to start on a £1.8 million neo-natal unit.Crewe's Leighton Hospital launched its One in Eleven Appeal last year to raise money for the specialist facility.Tracy Bullock, chief executive of...
View ArticleHospital's helpers bring in 40 new wheelchairs
VOLUNTEERS have been thanked for helping buy new wheelchairs for hospital patients.The Royal Voluntary Service has worked with Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) to bring in 40...
View ArticleHospital team full of beans
FAMILIES are invited to enjoy coffee and cake at Leighton Hospital as part of a national day of fundraising.The team from the site's cancer unit are taking part in Macmillan's World's Biggest Coffee...
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Motorist hospitalised after early morning crash in Crewe
A MAN was taken to hospital following a road crash in Crewe in the early hours of this morning.The emergency services were alerted to a collision involving one vehicle near Bargain Booze on Weston...
View ArticleHospital praised for its baby care
HOSPITAL staff have come through a stiff test to demonstrate how it is improving the vital relationship between mothers and their new-born babies.The maternity unit at Leighton Hospital in Crewe has...
View ArticleHospital gets safety ranking
THE university Hospital of North Staffordshire (UHNS) has been placed in a group of trusts which pose the second lowest risk to patient care in the country.All 161 English hospitals have been assessed...
View ArticleDon't build Crewe houses if it's not a viable plan
THOSE behind the Parkers Road development in Crewe want to reduce the agreed number of affordable houses from 140 to just 40 houses.Also that most of section 106 agreement monies are to be paid over...
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Charities based at Crewe's Leighton Hospital told to shut...
CHARITY stallholders who raise millions for a hospital have been left "crushed" after being banned from fund-raising on part of the site. Members of Ray of Hope, the League of Friends, After Breast...
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Suspected Norovirus cases force visiting restrictions at Leighton...
Restricted visiting on all adult wards is being imposed at Leighton Hospital because of an increase in the number of patients with suspected cases of Norovirus.To help prevent the spread of the...
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Local cancer cases expected to rise 50% in next decade
The number of people struck down with cancer is expected to rise over the next decade.Latest figures show 22,000 patients are currently receiving cancer treatment in Stoke-on-Trent and...
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G'Day doctor! Aussie doctors to tackle GP crisis
DOCTORS in Australia are being targeted to help tackle a North Staffordshire GP crisis – with more than a dozen already applying for the jobs.Adverts have been published in two health magazines Down...
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Police launch appeal for witnesses of collision that left...
POLICE have launched an appeal for information following a road collision involving a four-year-old girl.Officers from Cheshire Police's Roads Policing unit want to speak to anyone who witnessed the...
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Hospital food survey after concerns over malnourished elderly
CAMPAIGNERS are hoping to find out more about food that is served in hospitals and care homes.The North Staffs Pensioners' Convention also want to explore what older people are eating at home and are...
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