Cheshire East Council has formally appointed Lorraine O’Donnell as its new £150,000-a-year chief executive.
It follows the council’s cross-party staffing committee recommending Ms O’Donnell as their preferred candidate after a recruitment process.
A fire in a building in Nantwich was started by a faulty light fitting, say Cheshire fire crews
The fire broke out in a property on Monks Lane in Nantwich at around 5pm on Thursday (February 20).
Detectives warned Nantwich residents today after saying two house burglaries in the town within hours of each other are linked.
The first happened on Birchin Lane while the householders were still asleep upstairs.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors broke with convention to appoint a mayor who has not served as deputy – leading to a Conservative councillor leaving her seat on the Tory benches.
In line with previous years, Conservative Cllr Steven Edgar was expected to be confirmed as Cheshire East Council’s mayor for 2020-21 having served as deputy this year.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Councillors are hoping fairer parking charges will be rolled out across Cheshire East after approving the council’s new budget for 2020-21.
The budget includes plans for a fresh parking strategy that is expected to see CEC rake in an extra £1.5 million by the end of 2021-22.
A Nantwich nursery joined others in the same group to help raise more than £3,000 for victims of the Australian bushfires.
Youngsters at Elmscot Day Nursery in Nantwich pitched in with £127.16 raised for WIRES Wildfire Rescue.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Thousands of fines have been handed out to Cheshire East parents for taking their children out of school at term-time following a landmark court ruling.
Figures obtained by the Knowledge Academy under the Freedom of Information Act show both Cheshire East and West councils dished out more fixed penalty notices (FPNs) in 2018-19 than in 2017-18.
Opposition Cheshire East councillors have “called in” a Cabinet decision to back plans to remove scores of rural roads off gritting routes.
More than 200 roads including many rural lanes in and around Nantwich will be taken off Cheshire East Council’s gritting routes from October under the revised Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure (WMHI) proposal.
Hoardings have been installed around parts of Crewe town centre set to be demolished in the Royal Arcade development.
The site will be developed and provide a multi-screen cinema, new bus station, multi-storey car park and retail units.
Firefighters from Nantwich tackled a fire which damaged a van in Nantwich.
The fire broke out at around 8.30am yesterday (February 17) on London Road.
The Clarks store in Nantwich is to re-open after Coronavirus tests on an employee came back negative.
The shop was closed on Friday and Saturday and again this morning and one member of staff self quarantined while tests were carried out.
Clarks in Nantwich has confirmed the store is currently closed while a staff member is undergoing tests for suspected Coronavirus.
The store on High Street was closed on Friday and yesterday, with a notice on the door saying “due to unforeseen circumstances.”
Scores of Brine Leas students in Nantwich were given a helping hand with their future job aspirations at a Careers Convention.
Local businesses attended the event as Brine Leas opened its doors to national employers, training and apprenticeship providers, and Further and Higher Education organisations.
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