By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Plans to build a joint police and fire station in Crewe have been axed after it was discovered the project would have cost taxpayers £18 million.
Members of the Cheshire Fire Authority unanimously voted at a meeting today (September 18) to move forward with plans to build a station solely for the fire service instead.
A popular car park in Nantwich is to re-open under a new operator, agents confirmed today.
The Bowers Row car park was closed off last week after Cheshire East Council refused to pay higher rental charges and declined to renew the lease.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Work is being stepped up to clear gullies across parts of Cheshire East that were hit by flooding this summer.
Paul Traynor, head of highways at Cheshire East Council, told councillors two more gully clearing machines are being used in an attempt to clear as many grids as possible by the end of the year.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Council chiefs say their top priority following the Beechmere fire is finding the right accommodation for its former residents.
The retirement home complex, in Crewe, partially collapsed following a fire on August 8, leading to its 150 residents being evacuated.
Cheshire East councillors are considering a clampdown on pavement parking to make walking around streets of Nantwich and other towns easier.
A protected tree in the centre of Nantwich is to be removed, Cheshire East Council has confirmed.
The iconic horse chestnut tree in Bowers Row car park has been deemed “unsafe” by specialists.
A rare admission of a tiny orphaned baby weasel is being cared for at the RSPCA wildlife centre in Nantwich.
The nine-week-old weasel – a ‘kit’ – is at RSPCA Stapeley Grange on London Road after being found alone and without his mum in woods in Rotherham.
More than 200 people attended a Barony Park protest in Nantwich today to pressure Cheshire East Council into action against unauthorised traveller encampments.
The latest encampment was served with a rare Section 61 order by police on Thursday after it emerged a local authority official was verbally abused by travellers.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
High-speed rail will be “absolutely, crucially important” to economic growth in Cheshire – but only if all its residents and businesses can access it.
That was the message from Philip Cox, chief executive at the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership.
A man was badly burned while using petrol in his garden in Tarporley, say Cheshire fire crews.
The incident has led to warnings to residents about the dangers of using petrol in the garden environment.
Cheshire East Council is dithering over applying for a court injunction against unauthorised travellers in Nantwich because of the “costly legal procedure”, says a Cabinet member.
Yet, the authority has so far failed to provide any details of this cost when questioned by Nantwich News.
Thirty of the 150 residents who lost everything in the Beechmere blaze in Crewe have been found permanent new homes, council chiefs say.
The massive blaze destroyed the Beechmere residential complex on Rolls Avenue on August 8.
Hundreds of residents could descend on Barony Park next weekend to protest against Cheshire East Council’s lack of action to protect it from unauthorised encampments.
Friends of Barony Park campaign group are organising the “peaceful protest” to show Cheshire East chiefs the strength of feeling of the community.
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