Nantwich Town Council to elect new councillor
Nantwich Town Council are seeking to elect a new councillor to replace Cllr Daniel Bull.
Cllr Bull has recently vacated his role as councillor representing the North ward of the town.
Politics
Who are the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner candidates?
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East residents will get their chance on May 2 to vote in the election for the county’s next Police and Crime Commissioner.
The job of the PCC is to hold the police to account.
Cheshire East Council fail to repair faulty A500 street lamps five months on
Cheshire East highways chiefs have failed to repair around 15 faulty street lamps near one of the busiest road junctions in the region – despite knowing for five months
Several motorists have reported the faulty lighting on the A500 on approach to junction 16 of the M6 as well as the B5078 off the same roundabout.
HS2 money to fund major A500 surfacing between Nantwich and M6
The A500 between Nantwich and Shavington is set for major surfacing works this summer.
Motorists are being warned of road closures and disruption between July and September on the main route connecting Nantwich and Crewe to the M6 motorway.
Plan to install new Automaton Clock in Nantwich Civic Hall
Town councillors are bidding to install a new “Automaton Clock” in Nantwich Civic Hall. The project would involve engineering students from Crewe and Nantwich.
The idea emerged as town councillors and engineers discussed if it was possible to repair the broken Millennium Clock in the Cocoa Yard in Nantwich.
Review bus route from Nantwich to Leighton Hospital, councillor urges
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council must ensure bus routes are provided to Leighton Hospitals when it reviews the services it supports, councillors have said.
The council currently spends £2.5 million a year supporting bus services which are not commercially viable but are deemed important and socially necessary.
Local councillors query Cheshire East delay over “lane rental” scheme
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is to drive ahead with plans to introduce a lane rental scheme to speed up utility firms that dig up roads to carry out repairs.
But local councillors, while welcoming the news, have hit out at the delays in getting the scheme up and running.
Homes and pub scheme for Acton refused by Cheshire East councillors
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A scheme to build 53 new homes and a pub in the open countryside at Acton near Nantwich has been refused by councillors.
Nine members of the southern planning committee voted to turn down the application on land south of Monks Lane and west of Chester Road, and one abstained.
CEC highways spent £20,000 in two years on lawyers fighting pothole claims
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council spent almost £20,000 on lawyers in just two years fighting pothole compensation claims, new figures show today.
Freedom of Information data shows the council received 1,471 compensation claims for pothole damage to vehicles in 2021, 2022 and the first two months of 2023.
CEC to consult on “lane rental” plan to charge utility firms
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council looks set to consult on plans for a lane rental scheme which could see utility companies charged up to £2,500 ‘rent’ a day for digging up roads to carry out repairs.
The scheme, which has been trialled and operates in some areas in the south of England, allows highways authorities to charge companies for the time that street and road works occupy their busiest routes.
A500 dualling in South Cheshire under review after HS2 cancellation
Plans to dual the A500 between Meremoor Moss roundabout and the M6 are back under review after the cancellation of the HS2 high speed railway.
Cheshire East says it is hoping to modify its plans for the dualling of the section in response to the decision to axe the HS2 section between Crewe and Birmingham.
Nantwich councillor calls on Cheshire East to tackle vaping in young
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Nantwich councillor has asked if Cheshire East Council has plans to introduce a programme to help people quit vaping amid a rising numbers of young people using vapes.
Cllr Anna Burton’s comments came as a recent support showed the percentage of young people in Cheshire East claiming to vape regularly has almost doubled since 2020.
Eddisbury MP Edward Timpson to run London Marathon for cancer
Eddisbury MP Edward Timpson is to run his 18th London Marathon in memory of his mother and to raise funds for The Christie Charity.
Mr Timpson, formerly a Tory MP for Crewe and Nantwich, will be lacing up his running shoes for the 2024 London Marathon on Sunday April 21.
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