A plan to build a pergola in a pub beer garden in Nantwich has sparked complaints from neighbours.
The owners of the Oddfellows Arms pub on Welsh Row have submitted proposals for the pergola at the rear of the venue.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council paid out £6,674 in compensation for five complaints upheld by the Ombudsman between August 1 and November 30.
Cllr David Marren, vice chair of the audit and governance committee, said he thought the council took the matter “far too lightly”.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Complaints against Cheshire East’s planning department have risen by a third as the council battles a backlog of planning applications and staffing shortage.
Police in Nantwich say they are stepping up their presence on an estate in Stapeley amid reports of problems with drug dealing and use.
Some residents on the Pear Tree Field/Cronkinson development say dealing has been going on for weeks “openly” with young men in cars and on bikes.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
More than 20 complaints were levelled against Cheshire East councillors last year but none were investigated by officials.
Data from a freedom of information request shows that 23 complaints were made against CEC members in 2019-2020, with none being formally looked into.
The number of missed bin collections by Cheshire East Council has risen by almost 50%, according to latest figures obtained by Nantwich News.
The number of complaints about missed collections logged in 2018-19 reached a staggering 16,346 cases, figures show.
By Stephen Topping
Complaints made to Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service fell by more than half last year.
Figures revealed by the Cheshire Fire Authority show that the service received 17 complaints in 2017-18, compared to 35 in the previous year.
EXCLUSIVE
Green-fingered Laurence Perry’s cheeky garden gnomes have sparked a rumpus in Wistaston – and a council letter threatening action!
Laurence, who has helped transform derelict council land in the village for the last four years, added the gnomes baring their bottoms as part of colourful displays on grass verges.
Complaints against Cheshire Police have risen for the fourth year in a row.
There was a small rise in the number of complaints against the force in 2014-15 on the previous year, according to the latest report by Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)
Nuisance street “chuggers” in Nantwich are facing a crackdown, council bosses have claimed.
It follows a number of complaints from shoppers and visitors in the town about aggressive ‘hard sells’ by some fundraisers.
Council chiefs claim they are winning the fight against pothole plagued roads across Nantwich and Crewe. Cheshire East Council say they have reduced the number of reported potholes by 90% in a year.
A pub in Nantwich is applying to extend its drinking and live music hours, despite being investigated over complaints of late night noise. The White Horse pub in Pillory Street wants to extend its drinking hours to 2am indoors seven days a week, and extend live entertainment licence to 2.30am.
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