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New inclusive roundabout opens at Brookfield Park, Nantwich

New inclusive roundabout opens at Brookfield Park, Nantwich

A new inclusive roundabout has been installed at one of Nantwich’s popular parks.

Nantwich Town councillors and Nantwich Partnership secured funding for new equipment at Brookfield Park after previous equipment was removed for safety reasons.

August 11, 2023
Junior recycling officers from Acton Primary crowned

Junior recycling officers from Acton Primary crowned

Pupils from Acton Primary near Nantwich were among those crowned top recycling finalists for their efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle waste.

Almost 4,000 pupils across Cheshire East schools took part in the junior recycling officer scheme, managed by the council’s wholly-owned environmental services company, Ansa.

August 2, 2023
Cheshire East Council to relaunch “Pick-Fit” litter scheme

Cheshire East Council to relaunch “Pick-Fit” litter scheme

Cheshire East Council bosses have re-launched a “Pick-Fit” scheme to help clear streets of litter and get people fitter.

CEC’s Ansa Environmental Services are linking up with Everybody Health and Leisure to run the scheme.

May 31, 2023
Warning over dumped batteries after fires in CEC bin lorries

Warning over dumped batteries after fires in CEC bin lorries

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East residents are being urged not to dump batteries in household waste after a number of fires in bin lorries and at Ansa’s depot in Middlewich.

Ansa tweeted danger warnings before Christmas after several fires were sparked by “dead” batteries

January 10, 2023
Nantwich families sign up for Cheshire East litter-pick campaign

Nantwich families sign up for Cheshire East litter-pick campaign

More people in Nantwich than anywhere else in Cheshire East have registered to take part in a new “pick up litter and get fit” scheme.

The Cheshire East Council initiative encourages people to get active, spend time outdoors and help to keep local neighbourhoods litter free.

November 19, 2022
Search on for next junior recycling champion in Cheshire East

Search on for next junior recycling champion in Cheshire East

Primary schools in Nantwich are helping Cheshire East find the borough’s next junior recycling champion!

Teachers can nominate a selection of pupils as junior recycling officers.

May 4, 2022
READER’S LETTER: Covid and bin collections: the dirty facts

READER’S LETTER: Covid and bin collections: the dirty facts

Dear Editor,
Last week, Cheshire East’s Waste Collection Service, ANSA announced the difficulties they were experiencing in maintaining bin collections due to Covid-related staff sickness and staff shortages – a situation repeated across the country.

This week, I received a positive CPR test and am self-isolating.

January 10, 2022
Bid to merge CEC cemetery and waste collection services dropped

Bid to merge CEC cemetery and waste collection services dropped

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A proposal to merge Cheshire East Council’s bereavement and cemetery company with its waste collection firm has been dumped.

CEC has reviewed its wholly owned companies, also known as ASDVs (alternative service delivery vehicles).

January 9, 2022
Ansa gives bin collection update for Cheshire East residents

Ansa gives bin collection update for Cheshire East residents

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Garden waste bins will not be collected anywhere in Cheshire East until next Monday at the earliest because of staff shortages.

And black and grey bin collections which were missed in some areas last week should be collected by the end of Wednesday January 5, staffing levels permitting.

January 4, 2022
More missed bin collections as CEC struggles to recruit drivers

More missed bin collections as CEC struggles to recruit drivers

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Bin collections are being missed in parts of Cheshire East as the council revealed it is still struggling to recruit drivers and has five vacancies to fill.

Ansa, CEC’s wholly-owned company responsible for waste collection, has taken to social media to apologise for missed collections due to driver shortages.

November 15, 2021
New Christmas bin collection dates released by Cheshire East

New Christmas bin collection dates released by Cheshire East

Cheshire East Council has announced its 2021 Christmas bin collection schedule.

Ansa – Cheshire East Council’s wholly-owned environmental services company – will be placing information stickers on black bins of households whose normal collections fall on bank holidays.

November 12, 2021
ANSA managers forced to drive bin lorries amid CEC staff crisis

ANSA managers forced to drive bin lorries amid CEC staff crisis

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Ansa managers were forced to drive bin lorries to maintain Cheshire East collections when the service was threatened by driver shortages.

Cheshire East was one of the few councils which managed to keep bin collections, including recyclables and garden waste, going during pandemic lockdowns.

October 13, 2021
Cheshire East Council unveils plan to scrap Transport Service Solutions

Cheshire East Council unveils plan to scrap Transport Service Solutions

Cheshire East Council is to scrap its transport company Transport Service Solutions (TSS) and bring its delivery back in-house.

The move follows “an extensive review” of each of the authority’s wholly-owned companies.

July 8, 2021