It appears Cheshire East Council’s bid to hike up council tax by 9.99% in 2026-27 has been rejected by the Government.
The cash-strapped authority had applied for the extraordinary measure, way above the normal cap of 4.99%, due to its massive funding gap.
Leighton Hospital has launched a new walking aid reuse service to boost access to equipment and help the environment.
Patients can now return mobility aids they no longer need to the Outpatient Physiotherapy department at Leighton Hospital.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The historic Churche’s Mansion in Nantwich looks set to become a family home.
A planning application has been submitted to Cheshire East Council for permission to change the use of the Elizabethan building, which dates back to 1577, from a restaurant to a single-family dwelling.
By Jonathan White
Tributes have been paid to a Wistaston resident who shot to national fame for his cheeky garden gnomes which entertained villagers and motorists.
Laurence Ronald Perry, known affectionately to many as “Lol”, has died at the age of 85.
Nantwich motorists are being warned of more delays due to a six-week programme of gas pipe works at one of the town’s busiest junctions.
The works by Cadent are taking place at the junction of Newcastle Road and Ellwood Way, and will start on February 17th.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The cost of Crewe’s new police station near Shavington has rocketed from £8.5 million in 2022 to £16.5 million – and part of that is due to the derailed HS2 project.
Cllr Keith Millar asked police commissioner Dan Price for an update on the new police hub to be built in Basford, during a Cheshire’s police and crime panel meeting.
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.
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