Tory councillors on Cheshire East Council have said they are “formally challenging” the authority’s plan to charge £56 for garden waste collections.
Labour-led CEC says the charge is necessary as the council is facing a £20 million funding gap and that other authorities already charge for the collections.
CEC bosses are now set to carry out works to a busy zebra crossing where markings have worn out, despite initially saying it posed “no immediate risk”.
The u-turn comes after Nantwich News highlighted the concerns of resident Bill Pearson who was nearly hit a number of times bu vehicles seemingly unaware of the crossing.
Two primary schools near Nantwich are among just seven in the UK to share an £18.6m decarbonisation makeover in Fusion21-backed pilot scheme.
Acton Primary and Calverley Primary have been selected to take part in the Department for Education (DfE) led project
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have deferred an application to use a rural outbuilding near Nantwich for pet and horse cremations.
They want to visit the site and get more information before making a decision.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have deferred a controversial application for a concrete processing plant near Nantwich – with some questioning why the applicant would build an expensive new facility without planning permission.
The Graham Heath Group has had permission for several years to operate its existing concrete panel business at Aston near Nantwich.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has defended plans to introduce the highest charge in the north west for garden waste collections.
The council plans to start charging £56 a year to empty garden waste bins from January through its subscription service.
A Nantwich resident who reported the lack of markings on a busy zebra crossing in Nantwich was stunned to be told the authority thinks it’s not an “immediate risk”.
Bill Pearson says he has been on the crossing between the Railway Hotel and Chic Interiors several times when cars have driven through it, missing him by inches.
Cheshire East Council bosses say they are committed to tackling flooding in communities despite criticism from local MPs who accuse the authority of failing to take action.
A council report says future planning applications will adopt ‘best practice’ to surface water reduction and management.
Pupils from Acton Primary near Nantwich were among those crowned top recycling finalists for their efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle waste.
Almost 4,000 pupils across Cheshire East schools took part in the junior recycling officer scheme, managed by the council’s wholly-owned environmental services company, Ansa.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
More detailed plans have been submitted for the retail and employment phase of the controversial Maylands Park development on land at Peter de Stapleigh Way at Stapeley.
The application, for phase two of the development, follows the approval of phase one, for 188 homes, in March of this year.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A retrospective application for a replacement concrete batching plant in countryside near Nantwich has been recommended for approval despite objections from two parish councils and 51 residents.
The Graham Heath Group has applied for permission for change of use from mixed storage and retail on land at Station Yard, Wrenbury Road, Aston, to general industrial use along with the provision of a replacement concrete plant.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans to use a rural outbuilding near Nantwich for pet and horse cremations have been recommended for approval.
But the application, which includes two incinerators at the rural building at Doddington Mill House, off Mill Lane in Doddington, has been “called in” by local councillor Janet Clowes.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Library opening hours will be reduced across Cheshire East as the council looks to save money.
But initial plans to close them for at least a day and half during the week have been revised following a backlash from the public during the consultation period.
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