Pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues across Crewe and Nantwich could receive monthly grants of up £2,100, the Chancellor has announced today.
Rishi Sunak says the additional funding has now been earmarked for businesses in “Tier 2” (High Risk) areas such as Cheshire East.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have voted to freeze their allowances until May 2021 – but still receive a basic allowance of more than £12,000 each.
The authority’s independent remuneration panel had recommended allowances, paid as compensation for time performing duties in their role, be increased.
A development agreement between Cheshire East Council and Peveril Securities Ltd marks a big step forward in Crewe’s transformation of the Royal Arcade site, council chiefs say.
A talented engineer trained by Reaseheath College in Nantwich has carried off two top awards in a competition aimed at finding the nation’s best construction plant apprentices.
Multi-million pound plans to build a largely new hospital on site of the current Leighton Hospital have been unveiled.
Bosses at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust say the “exciting proposals” will ensure a long-term vision for Leighton Hospital.
By Ethan Davies
Work on the delivery of HS2 in Cheshire East is set to be ramped up.
The authority’s constitution committee has recommended “Schedule 17 arrangements” be reviewed fortnightly by planning officers and committee members.
There have been 39 positive Covid cases in schools across Cheshire East, latest figures show.
And it has resulted in as many as 2,960 pupils and 123 staff having to self-isolate, says Cheshire East Council.
By Jonathan White
A talented local artist has been showcasing his work in Nantwich town centre.
Tony Winterbottom, 55, from Nantwich, has a selection of his artwork on display in the shop window of the Nantwich Bookshop & Coffee Lounge.
Fire crews were called to a fire in a garden in Nantwich.
The fire started in the back garden of an address on Davenport Avenue at around 7pm on Friday (October 16).
Winners of Nantwich Food Festival “Lockdown Awards” have been honoured by organisers.
The awards, held in place of this year’s Food Festival which was cancelled by the Covid pandemic, aimed to highlight the best community people and organisations.
The Nantwich Spooktacular outdoor event has been put back to November 14, organisers have said.
The event, which attracts thousands of people to the Dorfold Park site in Nantwich, was due to be held on Halloween, Saturday October 31.
Residents across Cheshire East are being urged by council bosses to limit their journeys to other boroughs “unless the journey is necessary”.
The advice comes as new Covid-19 restrictions bite harder and latest Cheshire East figures show 668 positive cases in seven days to October 13.
Road deaths in Cheshire doubled last month compared to September 2019, sparking a police warning.
Fourteen people died on our county’s roads in September, compared to seven for the same period last year.
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