By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council will not be introducing weekly food waste collections until the autumn.
This also means the council’s plans to change black bin collections from fortnightly to three-weekly will be delayed until the same time
A Nantwich housing application has been deferred with one councillor saying he didn’t want to put his name to a scheme which resulted in someone’s death because a full traffic assessment hadn’t been done.
Cheshire East planners had recommended councillors approve the outline application from Nightingale Land for up to 75 homes off Broad Lane.
Nantwich Town councillors have rejected Cheshire East’s invitation to suggest sites around the town for development.
One councillor hit back, claiming the authority was “trying to concrete the whole of Cheshire East”.
The owners of the former B&M store in Nantwich town centre have confirmed today they are in talks with interested parties over its sale.
Apavi Group currently have planning approval to convert the building on Swine Market into 20 ground and first floor apartments.
Highways bosses say a flooding problem on rural lanes near Wrenbury has been resolved following works in February.
Engineers were sent in to investigate the drainage on Hollyhurst Road, Wrenbury, between the junctions of Hollyhurst Road and Wrenbury Road.
By Jonathan White
Bright yellow daffodils have begun to appear across Nantwich, Acton and surrounding villages, signalling the welcome arrival of meteorological Spring.
The cheerful flowers are now lining verges, parks and green spaces throughout Nantwich, with clusters also spotted in nearby Acton and other local areas including Wistaston and Willaston.
Residents have voiced concerns over Muller Property Group’s plan to build another 400 homes in Stapeley which includes a new access road off Broad Lane.
The plan is the latest phase of their “Nantwich South” proposals which could see up to 1,000 homes in total on land between Broad Lane, Peter De Stapleigh Way and the A51 London Road.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A councillor says Cheshire East should call on the government to allow suitable brownfield sites to be compulsorily purchased for development to protect the open countryside.
Cllr Robert Douglas said the government’s decision to increase the annual housing requirement which meant Cheshire East no longer have a five-year land supply, has serious implications as the balance in planning decisions has been tilted in favour of developers.
Nantwich Lake car park has undergone an upgrade following action by two Nantwich Town councillors.
The improvement works, carried out by Cheshire East Council Highways team, follow lobbying by Nantwich South councillors Geoff Smith and John Priest.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for up to 275 new homes on fields in Nantwich have moved a step closer.
Seddon Homes wants to build the properties on land to the east of Broad Lane at Stapeley.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Sixty-nine holiday cabins are proposed for Moss Wood on the Cholmondeley Estate near Nantwich.
An environmental impact assessment (EIA) screening report has been submitted to Cheshire East and Cheshire West & Chester councils by Lanarca on behalf of Wyld Cabins in partnership with Cholmondeley Estate.
Crewe & Nantwich MP says he is pressing administrators for clarity over unpaid wages for employees who have lost their jobs after the closure of Nantwich engineering company Gilks.
Nantwich News revealed last week how Gilks (Nantwich) Ltd announced it was going into administration after more than 60 years of trading.
An animal charity has appealed to trace the mum of seven puppies left abandoned in a box by the side of a busy Nantwich road.
A passerby found the puppies, thought to be Huskies, in a cardboard box by Middlewich Road on Monday night and took them to a local vets who contacted Animal Lifeline.
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