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.
The helpdesk at Nantwich Police Station on Beam Street will remain closed as it is no longer “viable”.
That was the message from Supt Claire Jesson when she spoke to Nantwich Town Council last night.
Members of Nantwich Angling Society are campaigning to install three new fishing stages along the River Weaver in Nantwich.
The society says the idea will help to make the group more accessible to older members.
A new police station is to be built to serve Crewe and Nantwich, Cheshire Police has revealed.
The station will be built on land off David Whitby Way, near to the A500 Shavington bypass.
Cheshire East Council has so far failed to fulfil its pledge to re-paint a busy Nantwich zebra crossing – three months on since its danger was highlighted.
We revealed on August 4 how local resident Bill Pearson was told the worn away crossing between the Railway Hotel and Chic Interiors in Nantwich was “not an immediate risk”.
Cheshire East Council bosses say they are pursuing “fair and equitable” compensation and investment from Government following the decision to scrap HS2 north of Birmingham
CEC politicians are demanding compensation for the loss of an “unprecedented economic opportunity”.
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