A packed congregation of parishioners and members of the agricultural community celebrated the new farming year at a Plough Sunday service held at Reaseheath College in Nantwich.
The event was held in support of the Cheshire Agricultural Chaplaincy, a charity that supports people across all areas of agriculture going through challenging times
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The behaviour and culture at Cheshire East Council under the leadership of Michael Jones is “one of the worst examples” the investigating auditors had ever come across, the council was told.
The public interest report, from the council’s former auditors Grant Thornton, referred to bullying and intimidation under the former Conservative leader, who stepped down in 2015.
St Luke’s Hospice has received a New Year’s boost after two of its festive fundraisers helped raise more than £80,000.
The ‘Elf Run’ and ‘Christmas Tree Collection’ fundraisers collected the amount which is vital to help fund hospice care in 2023.
A plan to build a pergola in a pub beer garden in Nantwich has sparked complaints from neighbours.
The owners of the Oddfellows Arms pub on Welsh Row have submitted proposals for the pergola at the rear of the venue.
EXCLUSIVE
More than £20 million of Council Tax has not been collected by Cheshire East Council in the past three years, we can reveal.
Figures obtained under FOI show there is a staggering £20,8m of outstanding Council Tax debt from the years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Eddisbury Tory MP Edward Timpson will not stand at the next General Election, he announced today.
Mr Timpson, former Crewe and Nantwich MP between 2008 and 2016, has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to explain his decision.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans to expand a fishery and leisure park near Nantwich to create a new lake and 19 holiday lodges have been recommended for approval despite parish council objections.
Coole Acres Fishery and Leisure Park at Newhall has applied to Cheshire East Council for permission to remodel hatchery ponds to create a new lake and to use land for 19 holiday lodges and two mobile camping pods.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Library opening hours in Nantwich and other towns look set to be reduced as Cheshire East Council struggles to balance its books.
The council says it is not proposing any library closures but it is looking at reducing opening hours during the week and on Saturdays.
Cheshire Police “safety buses” used in Nantwich and Crewe over Christmas and New Year have been hailed a success.
The buses were in Nantwich and Crewe for 12 nights and helped 377 people.
Leighton Hospital bosses have launched a new service aimed at helping patients managing their long-term conditions at home.
The Remote Monitoring Service is provided by Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP).
Striking members of the NEU are planning to stage a picket line outside Malbank School in Nantwich and a demonstration in Crewe this Wednesday (February 1).
Hundreds of teachers will be involved in the strike action across Cheshire, which will have major impact on schools across the borough.
CEC bosses say they have secured Government funding to step up its “Show the air you care” campaign.
It targets vehicle engine idling and wood burning stoves in the borough.
Plans by Cheshire East Council to turn off “a high proportion” of its 40,000 street lights to save money could increase crime and attacks on women, councillors warned.
The council is currently consulting in its budget proposals on plans to reduce the number and timing of street lighting in the borough from September.
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