By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East looks set to freeze councillor allowance rates for this financial year.
But they could allow eligible members to claim two Special Responsibility Allowances (SRA) instead of one.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East looks set to rubber stamp a budget later this month which includes the expected 4.99% council tax hike and the emergency closure of three tips from April.
The corporate policy committee yesterday (Tuesday) voted by eight to five in favour of recommending the proposed 2024/25 budget to full council for approval.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan has announced he will NOT stand for the constituency at the next General Election.
The Conservative MP had previously announced he would, but today posted his change of heart on his Facebook page.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is to hold talks with headteachers about ending its loss-making school meals service but councillors didn’t make the expected decision to close it.
The council’s catering service, operating under the name of Fresh, currently provides lunches and snacks to 87 schools and employs approximately 270 people.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council’s head of finance has warned the authority may not have enough in reserves next year to support the budget.
The council is already facing a funding gap of £13.1m for the year 2023/24, and is working to reduce that by the end of March.
A Nantwich primary school has been hailed by Minister for Schools Damian Hinds for its Year 1 Phonics results.
Weaver Primary’s year 1 pupils achieved a 100% success rate in meeting expected standards, placing it in the top one percent of all primaries across the UK.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Residents’ “justified anger” at Cheshire East over the lived-in housing estate which lost its planning permission was “probably a significant factor” in Labour losing the Crewe Central by-election, a councillor said.
Labour’s Connor Naismith, who represents Crewe West, was speaking after the Conservatives snatched the neighbouring Crewe Central seat from Labour on Thursday.
Councillors have backed a Nantwich resident’s plan to create a circular exercise “pathway” around the perimeter of Barony Park.
Paul McIntyre presented his plans at Nantwich Town Council last night (February 8).
by Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The Conservatives have stunned Labour by winning the Crewe Central seat in the Cheshire East Council by-election.
Local businessman Roger Morris took the seat, which has always been a Labour stronghold, polling 335 votes.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A former Chatwin’s bakery shop in Nantwich town centre looks set to become a bar serving up gin, cocktails, beer and wine.
Three Wrens Gin is also seeking permission from Cheshire East Council to use the ground floor property on Pepper Street for “compounding and rectification of spirits” on-site.
A road sign in Wrenbury which warned drivers that potholes would “break their soul as well as their vehicle” has been removed by Cheshire East highways.
The sign, which was erected on Station Road in Wrenbury, made national headlines after Nantwich News highlighted the story last week.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The catering service that dozens of schools rely on to feed pupils could be axed amid further cuts planned by Cheshire East Council.
Schools across the borough have different arrangements in place, including some buying back from Cheshire East’s catering service or use another third party provider. Some schools provide lunches themselves.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire residents will have to pay 4.99% more in the police precept from April, adding an extra £12.50 to the annual bill for a band D property.
The £12.50 increase to the policing element of the Council Tax bill amounts to an extra £1.04 a month for a band D household.
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