By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Labour’s bid to set the starting point for the salary of the council’s new chief executive at £160,000 was thwarted by the Tories and Independents who voted through £170,000.
Cheshire East is on the hunt for a new permanent top boss after Lorraine O’Donnell (pictured) left last week.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council should suspend proposed parking and green bin charges until it knows how it will be financially compensated for the scrapping of HS2, a councillor said.
Cllr Reg Kain (Lib Dem) said if the council had committed £11m to HS2, of which £8m had already been spent, then the additional £3m would be returned to the council budget.
By Jonathan White
A minute’s applause was held in memory of Robert ‘Bob’ Antrobus at the Nantwich Town game against Prescot Cables yesterday (October 21)
Bob passed away peacefully with his family by his side at his home in Nantwich, aged 62 years.
A man was rescued from the fast flowing River Weaver in Nantwich in the early hours of this morning.
Fire crews and ambulance teams were on the scene at around 3.15am at the river in Mill Street area of the town.
NINE separate flood warnings along the River Weaver are today in place from the Environment Agency including areas in around Nantwich.
Heavy rain for over 24 hours from Storm Babet has seen huge amounts of water into the Weaver which has overflowed its banks in a number of places.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Fly-tipping costs Cheshire East Council £239,000 a year but it has a “dismal” record for dealing with offenders and issued just 22 fixed penalty notices for 4,456 offences, councillors heard.
A national league table published by the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs revealed Cheshire East was 211 out of 308 councils when it came to issuing notices (FPNs) for fly-tipping.
A number of busy roads around Nantwich have been closed due to flooding caused by torrential rain from Storm Babet.
The A51 at Blue Stone Lights to Four Lane Ends at A49 is shut.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council would have to increase council tax by 20% just to cover the deficit in its special needs budget, the council leader has said.
Cllr Sam Corcoran (Lab) has called on all councillors to look into the SEND provision (special educational needs and disabilities) so they can debate the issue at the next meeting of full council and come up with suggestions as to how the system can be improved.
Nantwich retailer Webb House Furnishers have bought the former Bratts store building in the town centre to convert it into a new second showroom.
The company, based on Mill Street, have revealed they have purchased the whole building and plan to open all three floors for retail.
Thousands more dead fish have been floating in the River Weaver in Nantwich, prompting fears of yet another massive slurry pollution incident.
Nantwich Town Council and Cheshire East Cllr Anna Burton said she alerted the Environment Agency to the latest incident.
By Jonathan White
The Cat community radio presenter Gary Johnson has marked a milestone by presenting his 1,000th Breakfast Show.
Gary reached the milestone on Thursday October 5 during his regular 7am-9am show which broadcasts to thousands across Nantwich and Crewe.
The popular Nantwich Luncheon Club for the over 60s is opening its doors to those living outside the Nantwich boundary.
For years the group met twice a week at The Gables on Beam Street before moving to its new venue at Nantwich Civic Hall last year.
The four-year-old boy who suffered serious injuries after a collision with a van in Nantwich has been released from hospital.
The youngster was badly hurt in the incident on Queen’s Drive in Nantwich on Monday October 10.
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