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Cheshire East admits facing £8.86 million overspend in children’s services

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is forecasting an overspend of £8.86 million in children’s services because of soaring placement costs and because it set ‘unrealistic savings’ in the budget.

Finance officer Diane Green told the children and families committee: “Although numbers of children in care are reducing, the cost of placements in 2025/26 has continued to increase, creating an unbudgeted pressure.”

November 11, 2025 —

MP backs Nantwich parent amid concerns over secondary school places

Crewe and Nantwich MP Connor Naismith has thrown his support behind a Nantwich dad who highlighted the growing fears over secondary school capacity in the town.

We revealed how dad Sol Flamberg was unable to get his daughter into Brine Leas despite his sone getting a place and living just 150 yards from the school.

November 11, 2025 —

Nantwich councillors clash over town parks funding

Town councillors have clashed over funding for two of Nantwich’s parks which both need a serious upgrade after years of neglect.

Cllr Anna Burton unveiled plans for a potential £100,000 major refurbishment of Barony Park play area last month.

November 8, 2025 —

Dad’s plea over secondary school places as Nantwich population grows

A Nantwich dad is campaigning for increased secondary school capacity in the town after his daughter was declined a place at Brine Leas – just 150 yards from where they live.

Sol Flamberg says his daughter now has to make a 23-mile round trip every day to Sandbach High School – despite her brother being accepted into Brine Leas.

November 7, 2025 —

Cheshire schools to lock away phones under Police Commissioner plan

Pupils’ mobile phones will be locked away during school day in every state high school in Cheshire under a new plan by Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dan Price.

Mr Price wants Cheshire to be the first county in the UK where ALL state high schools have lockable phone pouches.

November 7, 2025 —

Nantwich Town councillors back plan for 5% increase in Council Tax

Town councillors in Nantwich have approved a draft plan to increase their portion of Council Tax by 5% in 2026-27.

The proposal, which would see just over £8 a year added to a Band D property within Nantwich Town Council boundary, will now go out to public consultation.

November 7, 2025 —

New six-storey Leighton Hospital plans include huge car park

The new six-storey Leighton Hospital due to open in 2031 will include a new 1,000-space car park, plans have shown.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust is set to submit an outline planning application to Cheshire East Council for the new hospital in December.

November 3, 2025 —

Mayoral candidate for new “devolved” Cheshire authority targets house prices

The man who wants to be the first ever elected mayor of Cheshire and Warrington claims local house prices are among the ‘top 20 highest in the world’ and branded it ‘morally indefensible’.

Ben Fletcher was recently unveiled as the Conservative’s candidate to be the first mayor of the new Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority (CA).

October 29, 2025 —

Councillor objects to sex shop licence renewal by Nantwich Road store

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A councillor has objected to the licence renewal for a sex shop which has operated on Nantwich Road in Crewe for 21 years with no complaints.

Cheshire East’s licensing sub-committee was told by the council’s licensing team leader, Kim Evans, that the licence for Temptations Adult Shop was renewed annually and there had never been an objection from anyone previously.

October 28, 2025 —

Nantwich residents face £10 hike in council garden waste scheme

Nantwich residents are facing a £10 rise in Cheshire East Council’s waste recycling scheme in 2026.

The cash-strapped authority is putting up the annual subscription for the scheme from £59 in 2025 to £69 next year.

October 21, 2025 —

Planners back bid to convert former Barony Hospital into apartments

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Planning officers have recommended councillors give the go-ahead to convert a former workhouse which later became part of the Barony Hospital, into apartments.

Greenhouse Property Management wants to convert Bevan House, the three-storey listed former workhouse building, and John Snow House, a two-storey separate detached building on the Barony site in Nantwich, into 31 apartments.

October 20, 2025 —

Cheshire East Council - Delamere House, Crewe 1 (Google)

Residents urged to do “budget survey” as council faces £33 million funding gap

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East wants residents to complete a ‘budget prioritisation survey’ as the council faces a £33 million funding gap for the next financial year.

Deputy leader Michael Gorman (Wilmslow, Ind) said a report to the corporate policy committee on the budget setting process for revealed, at that point, the funding gap was £33 million without any support from government.

October 17, 2025 —