Dear Editor,
I am writing to express my disappointment and frustration with Cheshire East Council’s decision to introduce parking charges at most council-owned car parks from Monday 2nd December 2024.
For years, these car parks have been free to use, encouraging residents and visitors alike to shop in our local town centres.
Dear Editor,
The LGA Corporate Peer Review last March was crystal clear that the current committee system is not fit for purpose; with its silo-working, too many committees, too many reports, not enough financial control, no effective scrutiny of decision-making and that change was needed at pace.
Dear Editor,
As the days draw in and the clocks go back, the darker evenings create more hazards on our roads for animals.
Sadly, more animals are hit by cars during the winter months so we’re asking drivers to be cautious when they’re out and about.
Dear Editor,
After five years of Labour/Independent administration, CEC finances are in a perilous state and difficult decisions must be made to avoid an S114 (Bankruptcy) Notice.
But the Tip Consultation, (where residents voted overwhelmingly against tip closures) and a Residents’ Petition of over 7,000 signatures, must be given significant weight. (Although it’s questionable why, after similar, previous consultations, more taxpayers money was wasted on another clearly pre-determined process).
Dear Editor,
Labour-led Cheshire East Council is on track to miss its budget targets for a third consecutive year.
This is not only disappointing but also shows of a deep-rooted incompetence within the current administration.
Dear Editor,
Sadly, Labour-run Cheshire East Council have NOT said they will preserve the Art Deco front of the building.
Flag Lane Baths is a rare example in the UK of an Art Deco swimming pool but Cheshire East have only said they will ‘press’ for the façade of the former baths to be kept as part of any development.
Dear Editor,
This proposal for a new rail line through Cheshire feels like an attempt to revive the failed and unwanted HS2 project under a different name.
Cheshire residents have already spent years opposing HS2, which was cancelled due to escalating costs, significant disruption, and a lack of meaningful benefits to local communities.
Dear Editor,
There are multiple reasons why CEC is on the verge of an S114 bankruptcy notice, one of which identified by the LGA, (but on which the Labour-Independent administration have been silent) – is that the Committee System is not working.
Dear Editor,
Below is an email I have sent to the Chief Executive of Cheshire East and the Clerk of Crewe Town Council.
“Crewe-born Bryony Page won an Olympic gold in the trampolining final.
Dear Editor,
A parent at Vine Tree Primary school on Danebank Avenue, in Crewe has contacted me after she received our by-election leaflet for Crewe West.
She says that when they first started at the school six years ago, there was a crossing attendant outside the school to help the parents/pupils cross safely.
Dear Editor,
Cheshire East councillors unanimously approved a planning application for a zoo to relocate from Alsager to Bidlea Dairy in Holmes Chapel.
This decision comes despite the recommendation from council staff to refuse the application and block a new attraction for our rural Cheshire communities.
Dear Editor,
At the last Council meeting, the Labour Leader of Cheshire East Council resigned just before he was due to face a vote of no confidence.
Sam Corcoran stated that he had to take responsibility after a report highlighted bankruptcy fears.
Dear Editor,
There’s so much to say about this report on the state of Cheshire East Council, completed by the Local Government Association in March, and published on 9th July 2024, that I fear I will drive you to drink if I tackle all of it in this letter.
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