By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for a 6.7% hike in the police precept were signed off today – but 30 of the 60 PCSOs in Cheshire facing redundancy will still lose their jobs.
The annual rise for the police element of the council tax (precept) for a band D property is usually capped at £15.
A two-vehicle smash on the A500 between Shavington Bypass and the M6 has closed the road for 12 hours.
Police say there were no serious injuries from the accident on the single carriageway stretch between Meremoor roundabout and junction 16.
Chamber of Commerce bosses are backing businesses calling for urgent action to end the traffic misery caused by a lorry ban on Baddington Bridge near Nantwich.
A ‘temporary’ 7.5 tonne structural weight limit was implemented on the bridge on the A530 Whitchurch Road in September last year after inspections found it was no longer safe for vehicles above that weight.
M&S have confirmed they are to close their coffee shop in the Nantwich store on Beam Street.
The company said the decision was made to free up more space to offer a wider range of food.
Plans to build and open a new Co-op food store on the Kingsbourne estate in Nantwich have been submitted.
An application from LSP Developments shows plans for a Co-op and a second retail unit on land to the east of the new primary school being built off Reaseheath Way.
A “Parking Saver” discount permit scheme is being offered by Cheshire East Council designed to provide residents with cheaper parking.
The “Parking Saver” permits allow unlimited parking on participating Cheshire East Council car parks from 8am to 10pm, 7 days a week.
A pensioner who vanished after leaving Leighton Hospital and went missing for more than six weeks, has been found.
Police confirmed today that Clive Galley, aged 67, has been “safely located” after disappearing on December 19th.
Fifty wanted criminals who have evaded justice were arrested during Cheshire Police’s day-long Operation Crossbow.
More than 100 officers from multiple departments gathered at Cheshire Police Headquarters in Winsford to take part in the operation yesterday (February 2nd).
The first signs of spring are showing across South Cheshire as snowdrops push through the ground despite recent weeks of rain, wind and even the odd flurry of snow.
These images by local photographer Jonathan White show the first flowers of the year – delicate white blooms which have started to appear in Wistaston, Willaston, Nantwich and Acton.
By Eddie Bisknell, local democracy reporter
Plans have emerged to build a colossal 121-mile underground CO2 pipeline from the Peak District to the Irish Sea, running through Cheshire close to Nantwich.
The Peak Cluster Pipeline is the brainchild of the Derbyshire quarrying and cement firms which lead the UK’s production of vital building materials – but as a bi-product also produce many tonnes of carbon emissions.
Nantwich Museum has launched a new fundraising campaign to buy gold Medieval and Post-Medieval rings.
The Medieval Gold and Turquoise Ring was discovered by members of the Crewe and Nantwich Metal Detecting Society near the mere in the grounds of Combermere Abbey.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East’s plans to change the booking system at tips because of traffic problems the council itself created will make waste disposal more difficult and reduce recycling, councillors were told.
Disley resident Tara Blooming was speaking at a meeting of the environment and communities committee.
The Duke of Westminster is to make a personal donation of £250,000 to help Cheshire’s state high schools buy lockable phone pouches.
The donation means Cheshire is likely to become the first county in the UK where all mainstream state high schools adopt effective phone-free education.
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