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Readers’ Letters:  Openness and Transparency at Cheshire East Council

Readers’ Letters: Openness and Transparency at Cheshire East Council

Dear editor
It is just over 7 weeks since the local Council elections of May 2 saw the overwhelming Conservative majority at Cheshire East Council, a majority in place since the council’s inception in 2009, evaporate with the loss of 18 seats, leaving the Conservatives 8 Councillors short and unable to form the ruling administration.

June 24, 2019
Electric Vehicle drivers in Cheshire exposed to danger, warns charity

Electric Vehicle drivers in Cheshire exposed to danger, warns charity

Electric Vehicle drivers in Cheshire are charging their cars dangerously due to lack of public infrastructure, a charity has claimed.

Consumer protection charity Electrical Safety First say 72% of EV users in the region admit they charge dangerously due to absence of local public charging points.

June 17, 2019
Can technology resolve the parking crisis in the UK?

Can technology resolve the parking crisis in the UK?

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There are millions of vehicles in the UK, and most of them are parked more than 90% of the time.

That is a lot of vehicles that need space in a country that is not friendly to parked vehicles.

June 13, 2019
Former air hostess from Wistaston flying high with first novel

Former air hostess from Wistaston flying high with first novel

Former air hostess Karen Kelly from Wistaston is flying high after self-publishing her first novel!

Read all about how her new book, Lillian White’s Journey, has been more than 15 years in the making.

June 4, 2019
Readers’ Letters: Stop employers paying benefit “cheats” in cash

Readers’ Letters: Stop employers paying benefit “cheats” in cash

Is anybody else sick of benefit cheats who claim all sorts yet work cash in hand and spend money on holidays, iPhones, drink, drugs and complain about not enough help?

June 4, 2019
Readers’ Letters: Fears over “accident blackspot” in Wistaston

Readers’ Letters: Fears over “accident blackspot” in Wistaston

I am fearful that the roads in the village of Wistaston where I live will become an accident blackspot due to the associated rise in traffic of several hundred occupants vehicles, on completion of two new, large housing estates Wistaston Brook and Kingfisher Reach

May 23, 2019
Readers’ Letters: Close busy roads during Jazz Festival, urges mum

Readers’ Letters: Close busy roads during Jazz Festival, urges mum

I am writing to you in connection with the festival. Fifteen years ago my son was hit by a police car on Welsh Row.

We spent four years getting all his injuries to enable him to have a quality of life …the long term affects were the bleed he had on his brain of which he never recovered.

May 19, 2019
Finding work – how distance learning can boost employability

Finding work – how distance learning can boost employability

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The UK is currently experiencing the lowest rates of unemployment since the 1970s.

For some perspective, this means unemployment has never been so low since the Vietnam War was coming to an end and Jaws was hitting the big screen.

May 14, 2019
How to Embrace the Warmer Weather – the Nantwich Way

How to Embrace the Warmer Weather – the Nantwich Way

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While it’s never 100% reliable, it seems finally spring has arrived in the UK.
That brings warmer weather, and a chance to get out and about in the beautiful Cheshire countryside. Here are some useful ideas.

May 2, 2019
Hawkstone Hall re-opens as luxury hotel after extensive renovations

Hawkstone Hall re-opens as luxury hotel after extensive renovations

Hawkstone Hall & Gardens Grade I listed 18th Century mansion in nearby Shropshire has re-opened as a luxury hotel after extensive renovations.

Set within 88 acres of manicured gardens, the spectacular Georgian property has been restored to its former splendour.

May 2, 2019
Remarkable story of Nantwich rescue dog’s survival after being shot and run over

Remarkable story of Nantwich rescue dog’s survival after being shot and run over

A rescue dog from Nantwich who survived being shot in Cyprus and was flown over to the UK only to escape and get hit by a car on the M56, has made a remarkable recovery from his injuries.
Read his heart-warming tale, here

April 27, 2019
READERS’ LETTERS: “No rubbish excuses, Cheshire East Council”

READERS’ LETTERS: “No rubbish excuses, Cheshire East Council”

Dear Cheshire East Council,
My husband and I visited our family in Nantwich last weekend as we have done many times since they settled there.

April 25, 2019
Study reveals scourge of abandoned cars across North West

Study reveals scourge of abandoned cars across North West

A new interactive map reveals more than 700 abandoned cars were removed by councils in Cheshire and the North West in 2017/18 – averaging two per day – costing councils almost £42,000.

April 14, 2019