A probe into the latest pollution incident in the River Weaver in Nantwich is continuing as local politicians call for strong action.
It has emerged one farmer was recently questioned under caution, but this was in connection with a separate pollution incident, said the Environment Agency.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Villagers fighting plans to build a 127-home estate in Audlem say the scheme is too big, in the wrong place and will make the existing traffic chaos even worse.
Muller Property Group has applied for outline permission for the homes, which includes 38 affordable, on 9.3 hectares of undeveloped farm and grazing land on the south-western edge of the village.
by Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Three hundred homes could built in Crewe town centre instead of a leisure park which Cheshire East Council shelved due to rising costs.
The council is currently in talks with an unnamed developer over proposals to build the 300 homes on the former Royal Arcade site.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council is forecasting a £3.1 million overspend this year – in addition to the planned use of £25.3 million exceptional financial support.
The figures are revealed in the first financial review of 2025/26 (FR1) and are based on the council’s income, expenditure and known commitments as at the end of June 2025.
The opening of the long-awaited Reaseheath Bypass in Nantwich looks set to be delayed until October.
Residents say they have been told by contractors that the road is now set to open in October at the earliest, despite Cheshire East Council previously stating it would be open by the end summer.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Three Cheshire East councillors reported “serious” incidents of abuse on the same day a report revealed more than a third had considered quitting because of harassment and intimidation.
Death threats, excrement posted through letterboxes, stalking, trolling and obscene phone calls are some of the harassment, abuse and intimidation experienced by borough councillors.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have been promised a full update on the plan to transform Cheshire East and save up to £91 million over the next four years after not receiving regular progress reports.
The cash-strapped council only managed to come up with a balanced budget with the help of £17.6 million exceptional financial support from the government.
Nantwich councillors are urging residents to take part in an Active Travel survey as they encourage more people to ditch their cars.
The survey is part of a public consultation being run by Cheshire East Council to gauge people’s views on transport and improve walking and cycling routes in Nantwich.
Plans for a new crossing on the busy A51 Nantwich Bypass could see home-to-school transport axed for Willaston children.
The new crossing is set to be installed on the busy Peacock Roundabout where the A51 bypass meets the A534 Crewe Road.
Council officers have refused a change of use application by developers to turn part of the former B&M supermarket in Nantwich into 20 apartments.
Suraj Gangani and Anshul Raja, of Apavi Group Holdings, bought the building on Swine Market in May and want to convert most of the building into apartments.
Cheshire East Council has no plan in place to deal with its massive special needs budget deficit, just a seven-year proposal to bring spending back in line with grant income, a councillor said.
The Dedicated School Grant (DSG) overspend was reported to be about £112.1 million at the end of the 2024/25 financial year.
New EV charging points are to be installed on Snow Hill car park in Nantwich, Cheshire East Council has confirmed.
Four charge points for electric vehicles will be set up on the far east boundary of the car park, by the pathway which leads through to Swine Market.
More mobile household waste recycling centres are to be introduced in September, including one for the Wrenbury and Audlem area.
Cheshire East Council said that from September 1st, mobile HWRC will be expanded to cover areas where residents are either more than a 20-minute drive of a HWRC site or in an area where incidents of fly-tipping are high.
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