A Flood Alert has been issued for the river Weaver catchment area in Nantwich, Crewe, Winsford and Northwich areas.
Heavy rain from Storm Bella after previous rain over the past week has left levels very high in Nantwich, flooding footpaths close by.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan has welcomed more than £14 million of Future High Streets Fund money for Crewe.
The Government has announced a multi million pound investment as part of its attempt to “level up” across the country.
Cheshire East is to move into tier 3 – the Covid ‘very high alert’ level.
The change will apply from one minute past midnight, in the early hours of Boxing Day, Saturday 26 December.
The historic canal lift bridge in Wrenbury, near Nantwich has undergone a £150,000 upgrade to give it modern safety controls.
The work has taken two months to complete and means easier operation for boaters on the Llangollen Canal.
Green-fingered primary school pupils in Nantwich have created a vegetable garden thanks to a £1,250 grant.
Year 6 youngsters at Millfields Primary have worked their site manager Mr Cornes to create the garden.
A commemorative bench in Barony Park in Nantwich has been removed for good as it is “beyond repair”.
The James Calendar Hayes circular seat was presented to the park back in 1975 to commemorate its 100th birthday.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Councillors have voted to approve “the principle of introducing 20mph speed restrictions where appropriate” in Cheshire East towns following farcical scenes.
Members debated the motion during the authority’s full council meeting yesterday (December 16) — the third to be held virtually.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Conservative councillors withdrew plans to suspend parking charges in “council-owned car parks” for the borough’s towns
Conservative group leader Cllr Janet Clowes proposed a motion to introduce free parking after 3pm in the authority’s council car park over Christmas in an effort to encourage residents to ‘shop local’.
A pilot scheme of rapid testing for Covid-19 is taking place across Cheshire East.
The tests use a new methodology known as Lateral Flow Testing, designed to deliver targeted and focused, rapid testing for people without typical symptoms.
Cheshire East Council is to use new powers to bring businesses found breaching Covid restrictions into line.
Powers granted by Government include improvement notices, restriction notices, and immediate restriction notices including fines of up to £4,000.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Twenty miles per hour could soon be the default speed limit on Cheshire East’s residential and urban roads.
Independent Cllr Suzie Akers Smith, the council’s walking and cycling champion, has proposed a motion to adopt the policy.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
A bid to scrap car park charges in Cheshire East towns like Nantwich and Crewe over Christmas has been brought forward by the council’s Conservative group.
Conservative leader Cllr Janet Clowes has proposed a motion for this week’s full CEC council meeting, which has been seconded by deputy leader Cllr Stewart Gardiner.
Cheshire East Council has launched a public consultation on a planned four-year budget from 2021-2025.
And the proposal sets out potential rising Council Tax and cuts as the authority says it faces major costs caused by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
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