By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council says measures taken to reduce its forecasted £26.5m overspend this financial year are starting to work.
Interim finance boss Adele Taylor was reporting on the first financial review of 2024/25 to the corporate policy committee.
Detectives have issued an image of a man they want to trace as they refresh their appeal in relation to a serious assault in Nantwich.
As part of the investigation, police have released this CCTV image of a man they want to speak to.
Subscriptions to renew or sign up for the first time to Cheshire East Council’s Garden Waste Recycling Scheme have opened today.
Residents will need to opt-in to the scheme to use their garden bin to recycle green waste and will pay an annual subscription fee for their bin to be collected.
A car flipped and landed on its roof in a serious crash on Middlewich Road in Nantwich earlier today.
The accident happened at around 3am and fire crews were called out to help cut the driver free from the wreckage.
Police are probing a second break in at Audlem Fire Station.
It’s believed high value equipment used for emergencies was stolen from the building on Shropshire Street, on Tuesday.
Nantwich Sands supporter Ella Cooper will be giving bereaved families a chance to come together for the first time during “Baby Loss Awareness Week”.
The national event takes place between October 9-15 and is led by Sands – a charity that works to save babies’ lives and support bereaved families.
The Government has set aside £2.2 million of household support fund for families in need in Cheshire East.
The Household Support Fund was due to end in September but has now been extended until 2025.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The Cheshire Police and Crime Panel chairman has quit because he claims the new Commissioner has refused to directly answer questions submitted by members.
The job of the panel is to hold the Commissioner to account which it does through questions and scrutiny.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A former Cheshire East leader has asked why councillors were not informed of reports the council is being investigated by police.
Audlem Cllr Rachel Bailey (pictured) referred to a story in the Congleton Chronicle which stated police were investigating accusations of misconduct in public office at the council.
The M6 northbound in Cheshire is fully open again after a serious crash involving an HGV which plunged 60ft off the main carriageway.
The vehicle fell off the motorway in heavy rain near Thelwall Viaduct between junction 20 and 21 at around 6.50pm last night (September 30).
A Flood Warning has been issued for the section of River Weaver at Shrewbridge Lodge in Nantwich.
The Environment Agency says rising river levels are expected to cause flooding into today (October 1) until 10am.
Cheshire East Council has appointed Phil Cresswell as executive director for place.
He will oversee key services such as highways, waste and recycling, planning, transport and parking, economic development and other place-based services.
The Environment Agency has investigated 54 farms as part of their probe into slurry pollution incidents which hit the River Weaver in Nantwich in 2023, it has emerged.
And they have taken 40 actions in total – including eight site warnings, four warning letters and one notice as part of the long-running probe.
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