By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East borough chiefs are being asked to reconsider a decision not to introduce a “late night levy” to bring in additional cash for police and the council.
Councils have had the power to implement a late night levy since 2011 – meaning an additional fee would be charged to licenced premises that can sell alcohol between midnight and 6am.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Parking charges across Cheshire East must be made fairer, councillors have warned, after a new five-year plan hinted at more fees.
Members of Cheshire East Council have approved the local authority’s local transport plan for up to 2024.
Tributes have been paid to former Crewe & Nantwich Mayor and Willaston Parish Council chair Maurice Jones who has died.
Maurice was Chairman of Willaston Parish Council from 2011 until May this year.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Council chiefs insist they will take on board residents’ concerns about the next part of the local plan – including a possible traveller transit site in Middlewich.
Consultation recently came to an end on Cheshire East Council’s latest draft for its Site Allocations and Development Policies Document (SADPD).
Members of five Rotary Clubs in Crewe and Nantwich teamed up to support victims of the Beechmere care home blaze in Crewe.
They volunteered to help residents in managing huge donations of food, clothing, toiletries and equipment and in providing Sunday lunches in collaboration with Hopes and Beams.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is backing annual Restart a Heart campaign in more ways than one.
The service is directly helping to save lives through defibrillators in all 36 fire engines and outside all 28 fire stations.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Councillors have stopped the axe from falling on Cheshire East’s mayoralty – for now at least.
Labour Cllr James Barber put forward a motion calling for the role to be ditched from May 2020 at Thursday’s meeting.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A former police officer who sparked controversy with comments made about rainbow lanyards has been removed from a position he held at Cheshire East Council.
The British Hen Welfare Trust in Cheshire has rehomed its 5,000th hen as a new pet.
The team, based in Nantwich and run by Cheshire coordinator David Marek, took more than 300 hens out of their colony cages and rehomed them to 61 different families earlier this month.
A young Nantwich Fire Cadet is hosting a curry night to help raise funds to build much-needed classrooms for schoolchildren in Nepal.
Ashleigh Culleton, 14, will be heading out to Nepal next year with a group of Cheshire Fire Cadets.
The Flintstones will be rolling into Nantwich town centre this weekend as they take on the 2CV Challenge for charity.
Fred and Barney will be pulling their classic Citroën 2CV through the streets of Nantwich to raise awareness of the challenge in aid of Dementia UK.
The Mayor of Nantwich has launched a search for worthy guests of honour to turn on Nantwich’s Christmas lights.
The festive season is just around the corner and planning for the popular Lights Switch-on on November 15 is almost complete.
The first “plastic free” outlet launches in Nantwich when The Store mobile truck shop hits the streets.
The truck will be parked up on Churchside Yard in Nantwich from 9am-3pm this Saturday October 19.
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