By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans to build five holiday lodges in open countryside near Nantwich have been recommended for approval by planners, despite objections from residents and parish councillors.
The scheme is earmarked for land at Fletchers Pool, off Bridgemere Lane at Hunsterson.
The Nature Recovery team at Cheshire Wildlife Trust are to embark on a tree planting season – and are appealing for local landowners to help.
The Trust has ambitious targets to create 2000 hectares of new woodland across Cheshire by 2030 in line with its 30 by 30 aims and objectives.
Organisers of the Battle of Nantwich Holly Holy Day event are calling for volunteers to come forward and help.
The event, held every January, is arguably one of the biggest single-day events held by the town.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Residents whose new homes are unsaleable because of developer and council failures over contaminated land issues, could seek a judicial review if Cheshire East grants planning permission for the scheme.
The recently built 263-home Coppenhall Place, on the site of the former Crewe Works off West Street, was granted planning permission in 2018.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council looks set to do a U-turn and scrap plans to fine drivers who sit in stationary vehicles with their engines running.
Just 12 months ago the highways and transport committee voted to adopt legal powers to crack down on the polluting practice.
Cheshire East highways are to receive £110 million over next 10 years to repair the borough’s crumbling road network, the Government has announced.
The money comes from the £1.2 billion set aside for the North West region to resurface the road network, redirected from the now scrapped HS2 rail project.
Cheshire East has shelved its original plans to develop Crewe’s Royal Arcade because of soaring costs, writes Belinda Ryan.
And instead it will look at temporarily using the site for “meanwhile uses” to attract footfall into the town.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East’s plans to delay building a new Nantwich school for a year because of spiralling costs could actually end up costing the council more, councillors said.
Planning permission was granted in June for the new 210-pupil Kingsbourne Academy on the Kingsley Fields development.
Nantwich dog rescue staff are desperately trying to find one of its long-term residents a home for Christmas as he is struggling to cope with kennel life.
Two-year-old Charlie was rescued by Our Safe Haven kennels in Nantwich from being euthanised in January this year.
Festive shoppers in Nantwich will get four FREE car parking days in a bid to boost trade in the run up to Christmas.
The free parking scheme is run by Cheshire East Council and Nantwich Town Council.
Residents in and around Nantwich have today been informed of the Cheshire East Council Christmas bin collection schedule.
Information stickers are being placed on black bins of households whose normal black and silver bin collections fall on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day advising residents of changes to their collection schedule over the festive season.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has no plans to introduce parking charges on the council-owned staff car park in Sandbach – meaning its workers will continue to park free if others are charged.
The cash-strapped council has consulted with residents on plans to introduce charges in “free-parking” towns like Sandbach and to revise charges – mainly upwards – in those which already pay such as Nantwich.
Villagers in Shavington have teamed up to show community spirit for their annual Community Remembrance Garden.
More than a 600 people have been involved in contributing to the garden outside St Mark’s Church, Shavington.
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