Environment

Cheshire East Council warning to tenants as ban on evictions ends

Cheshire East Council warning to tenants as ban on evictions ends

Cheshire East Council has warned tenants that a Government ban on evictions during the Covid-19 pandemic has come to an end.

Government guidance strongly advises landlords not to commence or continue eviction proceedings without a very good reason.

October 6, 2020
Old skate park which closed

Residents unhappy at closure of Nantwich skate and cycle park

Nantwich residents have hit out at the closure of a skate and cycle park which authorities say has had to be shut “on safety grounds”.

The area within Barony Park in Nantwich is used by scores of youngsters playing on their skateboards and bikes, but has fallen into disrepair in recent weeks.

October 5, 2020
RSPCA sounds horse welfare warning amid 84 incidents in Cheshire

RSPCA sounds horse welfare warning amid 84 incidents in Cheshire

RSPCA has voiced fears a recession will bring “welfare catastrophe” for horses after responding to 84 horse incidents in Cheshire during lockdown.

The charity is bracing itself for an influx of sick and abandoned horses following the pandemic
that will cripple resources.

October 4, 2020
Crewe town centre revamp moves closer as demolition set to start

Crewe town centre revamp moves closer as demolition set to start

Partners involved in the major revamp of Crewe town centre have welcomed announcements and milestones which they say take the town a step closer to a future vision.

Demolition of the vacant shops at the Royal Arcade site will start to take place in mid-October.

October 2, 2020
Cheshire Wildlife Trust raises £30,000 for beaver project

Cheshire Wildlife Trust raises £30,000 for beaver project

Cheshire Wildlife Trust has raised £30,000 needed to build beaver-proof fencing as part of a project to reintroduce the animal in the county. The Trust now has funds required for the fence at the 4.5 hectare enclosure near Hatchmere in Delamere. Contractors have already made a start preparing for the arrival of a pair of beavers. It is part of[Read More…]

October 2, 2020
Just two fly-tipping fines issued by Cheshire East in 2019-20

Just two fly-tipping fines issued by Cheshire East in 2019-20

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Just two fines were issued by Cheshire East Council for fly-tipping last year, it has been revealed.

A Freedom of Information request to the council showed that in 2019/20, two fines were issued but only one was paid.

September 27, 2020
Residents reunited 12 months after South Cheshire homes destroyed in blaze

Residents reunited 12 months after South Cheshire homes destroyed in blaze

Three elderly residents have been reunited more than 12 months after their homes were destroyed in the huge Beechmere care complex blaze in Crewe.

The devastating fire ripped through the homes of Doris Chell, Janet Kelly and Margaret Jackson, among many others.

September 25, 2020
Plan unveiled for major changes to Colleys Lane junction with A530

Plan unveiled for major changes to Colleys Lane junction with A530

Plans have been unveiled to change the junction of Colleys Lane with the A530 Middlewich Road in Willaston.

Draft proposals from Cheshire East highways include making it no entry into Colleys Lane from the A530.

September 24, 2020
Cheshire East councillor tells parents to switch off engines outside schools

Cheshire East councillor tells parents to switch off engines outside schools

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Parents collecting their children from school should switch their engines off to help improve air quality, says a Cheshire East Councillor.

Cllr Mick Warren, CEC cabinet member for communities, said “idling engines” is adding pollution and impacting on health.

September 23, 2020
Cheshire road safety survey launched by Crime Commissioner

Cheshire road safety survey launched by Crime Commissioner

Nantwich residents can have their say about road safety policing in a new survey launched by Cheshire’s police and crime commissioner David Keane.

He wants local residents to give their views on how safe the county’s roads are.

September 22, 2020
Cheshire East Council says new parking payment app will save drivers 13p

Cheshire East Council says new parking payment app will save drivers 13p

A new parking payment app will save Cheshire East drivers 13p per transaction, the authority claims.

Motorists using a mobile phone to pay for parking at Cheshire East Council car parks will see a change to a new app on October 1.

September 20, 2020
Cheshire East carbon neutral plan shortlisted for national award

Cheshire East carbon neutral plan shortlisted for national award

Cheshire East Council’s action plan to be carbon neutral by 2025 has been shortlisted for a national environment and sustainability award.

September 20, 2020
Cheshire East Council plans to remove green belt site allocations

Cheshire East Council plans to remove green belt site allocations

Cheshire East Council is bidding to ditch some housing allocations from its Local Plan Strategy to prevent them swallowing up more green belt.

The move comes as the authority takes next steps to finalising the second part of its Local Plan Strategy.

September 16, 2020