Cheshire East voters urged to prepare for General Election
Cheshire East residents are being urged to prepare ahead of the UK General Election on Thursday July 4.
Polling cards are now being delivered to registered electors who are eligible to vote.
Politics
Crewe & Nantwich Labour party campaign centre opens
Crewe and Nantwich Constituency Labour Party has opened a campaign office in Crewe town centre.
They say it act as a hub for the party’s bid to win the Crewe & Nantwich constituency seat for its candidate Connor Naismith in the July 4 general election.
Education Secretary campaigns with Tory candidate in Crewe and Nantwich
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Education secretary Gillian Keegan spent the day on the campaign trail in the Crewe and Nantwich area in the run-up to next month’s general election.
The minister was helping Crewe and Nantwich Conservative candidate Ben Fletcher in his bid to retain the seat for the Tories.
Special Needs budget reduced by £10million, says CEC
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has reduced its special needs budget deficit by £10.1 million.
This means it was about £80m overspent in this area at the end of 2023/24 year instead of the predicted £90m.
Eight candidates confirmed for Crewe & Nantwich seat in general election
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Eight candidates will battle it out in the general election in a bid to become the next MP for Crewe and Nantwich.
Ben Fletcher is the new Conservative candidate and will be hoping the Tories can keep hold of the seat which has had a tendency to alternate between Labour and Conservative over the past few years.
CEC head of children’s services in dock over “inadequate” Ofsted report
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The head of Cheshire East’s children’s services has said she should have known “things were not as good as they needed to be” in response to the “inadequate” rating by Ofsted.
Deborah Woodcock, executive director of children’s services, was speaking as councillors fired question after question at her in a children and families committee meeting.
Meals service closure hitting schools hard, warn CEC councillors
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The closure of Cheshire East’s school meals service is causing “real distress” to some headteachers and one small school faces losing a full-time staff member.
The council’s children and families committee voted last month to close its loss-making school meals service next April, saying it could no longer afford to subsidise it to the tune of approximately £515,000.
Willaston couple’s letter to Party leaders in memory of daughter
A Willaston couple have written an open letter to Party leaders ahead of the General Election, calling on them to commit to preventing sudden heart deaths in young people.
Alison and Robert Howells lost their 22-year-old daughter Ceri from Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS) 10 years ago.
Cheshire East Council go ahead for Basford East employment areas
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East has given the go-ahead for two large employment developments near Crewe which could create 2,900 jobs despite claims “grey sheds” will be a “blot on the landscape”.
Muse Developments was granted full planning permission for three large units for light industrial or warehousing and distribution on land at Basford East, near the A500.
Works on Southern Gateway project in Crewe to begin in June
Works to improve access to Crewe town centre will continue in June as Cheshire East Council’s Southern Gateway project gets underway.
The Southern Gateway works aim to improve the route for pedestrians and cyclists from the south of Crewe into the town centre from High Street to the Lifestyle Centre.
Labour kick off election campaign in Crewe and Nantwich
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Labour kicked off its election campaign in Crewe and Nantwich by wheeling in one of the big guns as it fights to snatch back the seat from the Conservatives.
Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry was in Crewe yesterday (Tuesday) to support local parliamentary candidate Connor Naismith, who is hoping to overturn a Conservative majority of 8,508.
Cheshire East briefing for Crewe & Nantwich election candidates
Cheshire East Council is to stage a briefing session for all candidates standing for Crewe & Nantwich in July 4 General Election.
Candidates and their agents are invited to the session on May 31 in Macclesfield Town Hall.
Cheshire East Council given share of £1 million to fight fly-tipping
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is one of 26 councils to receive a share of a £1 million government pot to tackle fly-tipping and help protect communities.
The grants have been awarded to support various schemes to crackdown on criminals who dump rubbish in towns and the countryside.
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