Crewe & Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan has called on Cheshire East Council to speed up a funding scheme to help residents hit by flooding.
Government grants of between £500 and £5,000 have been available since November for householders affected by flooding.
Pupils and staff from Brine Leas School in Nantwich showing no flu-like symptoms after a ski trip to Northern Italy can return to school, latest guidance has said.
A number of teachers and around 95 students were sent home today by headteacher David Cole as a precaution against potential Coronavirus after they had spent a week on their ski trip in Northern Italy.
An agriculture undergraduate from Reaseheath College in Nantwich has been crowned runner-up in a national dairy competition.
Olivia Edgerton was second in the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) 2020 ‘Dairy Student of the Year’ contest.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Councillors are hoping fairer parking charges will be rolled out across Cheshire East after approving the council’s new budget for 2020-21.
The budget includes plans for a fresh parking strategy that is expected to see CEC rake in an extra £1.5 million by the end of 2021-22.
Opposition Cheshire East councillors have “called in” a Cabinet decision to back plans to remove scores of rural roads off gritting routes.
More than 200 roads including many rural lanes in and around Nantwich will be taken off Cheshire East Council’s gritting routes from October under the revised Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure (WMHI) proposal.
Hoardings have been installed around parts of Crewe town centre set to be demolished in the Royal Arcade development.
The site will be developed and provide a multi-screen cinema, new bus station, multi-storey car park and retail units.
Flood warnings have been issued today for the River Weaver in the Nantwich area, after heavy rains from Storm Dennis.
Rain over the past 24-36 hours will leave the Weaver levels dangerously high, say the Environment Agency.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A scheme to fuel Cheshire East bin lorries with hydrogen could soon help residents breathe cleaner air.
Emissions from the fleet belonging to Ansa, the Cheshire East Council-owned waste management company, had soared since it relocated to Cledford Lane two years ago.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council chiefs are being urged to make sure Crewe bus station is brought up to scratch ready for the long-awaited Royal Arcade redevelopment.
A new bus station is part of Cheshire East Council’s vision for Royal Arcade – which is also set to include a new cinema, gym, bowling alley, shops and a multi-storey car park.
Fly-tipping has cost taxpayers in Cheshire East more than £860,000 over the past eight years, alarming statistics revealed today.
Overall costs of clearing all incidents of fly-tipping in the borough totalled £863,818, figures obtained in a BBC Shared Data Unit investigation show.
Cheshire Police’s Crime Commissioner is on the lookout for dog-loving volunteers to help ensure police pooches are being treated correctly.
Volunteers will make unannounced visits to kennels to observe, comment and report on conditions Cheshire Constabulary’s dogs are housed.
Police are hunting fly-tippers who dumped this massive pile of rubbish by the side of the A51 Nantwich bypass.
It’s the latest in a number of incidents as people attempt to avoid waste removal and waste recycling centres.
A new £8 million technical education centres has been officially opened at Reaseheath College in Nantwich.
The Centre for Advanced Engineering and Agri-Technology will deliver skills in precision engineering, precision farming, service engineering and diagnostic testing.
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