Welsh Row in Nantwich is set to re-open next week – but major gasworks taking place look to continue for longer than anticipated.
Bosses at Cadent said the road would be re-opened from September 20, but under traffic lights near the junction of Queens Drive.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Building work will begin in January on Crewe’s new bus station and multi-storey car park and the scheme should be completed by August 2023 now planning permission has been granted.
That was the claim of the agent representing the developer at Wednesday’s meeting of Cheshire East’s strategic planning board.
An award-winning sandwich shop in Nantwich is having to close down because of the pandemic, owners revealed today.
Bloom & Bo, on Pillory Street, will close its doors for the final time on Saturday (September 18).
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Car parking charges look set to be introduced in Middlewich, Sandbach, Alsager and other Cheshire East towns which are free at the moment.
Sunday charging is also on the cards, with Cheshire East planning to introduce a flat £1 rate for stays longer than an hour across all council-owned paying car parks in the borough on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Volunteers of Nantwich Buddies are launching a new social group to help ease isolated people out of lockdown.
The “Happiness Hub” group aims to tackle loneliness by offering a friendly environment for people to enjoy.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is to reconsider its borough-wide cemetery strategy after claims the plans are “at best thoughtless and at worst inhumane”.
The council reviewed the strategy in 2018 and a long term proposal was that families would have to bury loved ones in Crewe or Macclesfield as other local cemeteries became full.
By Belinda Ryan
More people will need Cheshire East’s emergency assistance scheme to support their families once the £20 universal credit uplift ends, a councillor has said.
The scheme provides rent deposits, furniture, white goods and emergency food to vulnerable people facing immediate hardship following a crisis or disaster or to prevent homelessness and to keep families together.
Nantwich Town councillors have rejected a new Cheshire East Council draft policy on how it will transfer its assets in future.
In the past, the town council has taken over CEC assets such as the Civic Hall, indoor market and public toilets.
Police chiefs defended their handling of the impact of the M6 crash this week which left thousands of drivers stranded for up to 12 hours on the motorway in soaring temperatures.
The incident, which resulted in the death of an HGV driver, happened northbound between junctions 17 and 18 when a lorry collided with a railway bridge.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Bin collections have been disrupted in some areas of Cheshire East because of the impact of Covid and the availability of HGV drivers.
Cheshire East has managed to deliver local essential services throughout the pandemic and, unlike some local authorities, has maintained bin collections.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Car parking income in Cheshire East was down by more than £3 million last year compared to the previous year because of the pandemic.
Cheshire East suspended parking charges between March 27 and June 15 last year because of Covid-19.
A bid to run youth club sessions at weekends in Nantwich could help cut down on anti-social behaviour in the town.
That’s the view of Crewe & Nantwich MP Dr Kieran Mullan, who has backed members of Guy Harvey Youth Club in their bid to increase the number of evenings it opens.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Nearly 700 vulnerable households were helped by Cheshire East Council’s emergency assistance scheme as they struggled to keep their families fed and a roof over their heads.
Figures released by the council show 1,284 claims were made for assistance under the scheme in the financial year 2020/21.
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