Cheshire's Silk 106.9

A Cheshire NHS worker has raised nearly £500, almost double her initial target, to support her local NHS hospitals, by completing a gruelling 22 kilometres race in the Lake District, in the shadows of some of England's tallest mountains.

Earlier this month, front line A&E workers at Macclesfield Hospital received some much-deserved thanks and recognition, along with fresh coffee, fruit and delicious cookies and cakes, with a visit from the charity Rapid Relief Team (RRT).

A man has been sentenced after assaulting a woman in a hotel room in Knutsford.

A generous sponsorship from The Georgia Leigh Ogden Foundation is set to ease anxiety for young patients at Macclesfield Hospital, following the funding of 1,000 copies of Leo the Lion, an interactive children’s storybook, designed to reassure children in the Emergency Department.

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has apologised for making “ill-judged” remarks about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong which saw the France captain dropped by several Chinese brands..

Downing Street has hinted that Harry Kane could be in the running for a knighthood after the “extraordinary achievement” of winning the Ballon d’Or..

Andoni Iraola is growing into the role as Liverpool head coach but accepts he needs more wins to really start feeling at home..

Michael Carrick is expected to remain as Manchester United head coach for Saturday’s Premier League match against Chelsea, the Press Association understands..