Cheshire East residents who face higher car parking fees have forked out more than £360 for the Council Leader to park her car in the past three years.
The figures – obtained through Freedom of Information – are revealed on the day Leader Cllr Rachel Bailey and her Conservative colleagues voted to increase car parking charges across the borough.
Tributes have been paid to former South Cheshire College Principal Sir David Collins who has died.
Sir David, who was also FE commissioner as well as college leader, died on February 14 following a long period of illness.
An armed robber who terrified staff at the Game store in Crewe has been jailed.
Matthew Hurst, of no fixed address but from Crewe, was sentenced to four years in prison at Chester Crown Court.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital, is bidding to take over South Cheshire Private Hospital.
The private hospital, in the grounds of Leighton, is currently run by BMI Healthcare.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Independent councillors in Nantwich and Crewe are urging MPs to get behind plans to transform the way Cheshire East Council is run ahead of a crucial meeting.
Members of the Independent group, including Nantwich councillors Arthur Moran and Penny Butterill, have secured a special council meeting on March 5 to debate whether to change from a cabinet system to a committee system.
A Nantwich nurse fought off breast cancer and held a “Debbie’s Not Dead” party to celebrate and raise more than £2,000 for St Luke’s Hospice.
Deborah Brown, 41, was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer after feeling ridges in her breast last Easter.
Hundreds of local families are expected to flock to Reaseheath College in Nantwich in March to welcome the first lambs of the season.
The college’s lambing weekends have been a major draw to the college for 23 years.
Residents in Alpraham say one of their local roads is one of the most poorly maintained in Cheshire – because two authorities will not claim responsibility.
Vale Road in Alpraham is set in idyllic countryside on the border between Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West Council.
A second hen re-homing event is to take place in Nantwich after one held last month was hailed a huge success.
In January, 437 hens were saved from slaughter and adopted as pets from the British Hen Welfare Trust Nantwich collection point.
Unsung heroes, organisations and youngsters were honoured at the Nantwich Salt of the Earth Awards, backed by local organisations including Nantwich News Directory.
Many gathered at the popular annual award-giving ceremony in Nantwich Civic Hall as honours were handed out.
Weston Christmas Light Display organiser Graham Witter has handed over a cheque for £26,760 to The Donna Louise Hospice.
Graham’s lights display once again broke records and proved a massive hit during the festive period.
Lord Adonis is to speak at an event in Nantwich on Sunday about the Brexit debate.
He will be at the Crewe Vagrants Sports Club in Willaston between 4-6pm.
The Mayor of Nantwich has praised local police officers and their approach to preventing crime in the town.
It comes after Cllr David Marren joined them on patrol for a day and witnessed underlying issues Nantwich faces, including drug dealing, theft, anti-social behaviour and isolation.
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