By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
An active travel, cycling and walking plan for Nantwich and other towns are to go out to public consultation, says Cheshire East Council.
The draft proposals for the latest “local cycling and walking infrastructure plans” (LCWIPs) were discussed by councillors at a highways committee.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Residents have urged Cheshire East to consider introducing a 20mph speed limit on restricted roads across the borough and asked why it isn’t included in the draft active travel strategy.
The call came at a meeting of the highways and transport committee where councillors were discussing the draft strategy and local cycling, walking and infrastructure plans.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Connor Naismith says he voted for the controversial new Assisted Dying Bill because people “deserve a choice at the end of their lives”.
MPs today narrowly backed the bill legalising assisted dying in England and Wales by 23 votes.
Passengers have placed Cheshire East Council in the top 10 of UK local authorities for how satisfied they are with their bus services.
The survey by the independent public transport watchdog “Transport Focus” found user satisfaction in the borough’s services was 88% – a 5% increase on last year’s results.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have expressed concern about the impact on services and staff after learning nearly 20% of posts at Cheshire East Council are vacant.
The council currently employees 2,692 full-time equivalent staff.
By Belinda Ryan
Cheshire East Council paid out more than £106,000 in compensation to residents last year after 18 complaints were upheld by the local government ombudsman.
This was a whopping 521% increase on 2023/24, where payments totalled £17,125.
Plans for improving special needs provision for Cheshire East children are in limbo because the government has not made a decision on the authority’s bid to convert its former HQ into a school, a councillor said.
Officers briefed the children and families committee on the council’s proposed SEND (special educational needs and disability) and AP (Alternative Provision) ‘One Plan’.
Cheshire East Council has admitted it “got it wrong” following a dispute with domestic abuse charity My CWA over funding for safe accommodation for victims, writes
The council, which completely axed funding for some services provided by the charity, also reduced its offer by £25,000 when it went out to tender to provide safe accommodation for victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
Cheshire East has given the go-ahead for coffins to be buried at an ecological burial ground at Shavington despite concerns raised about flooding and groundwater pollution, writes Belinda Ryan.
Santune Meadows is a natural burial site which already has permission for urn interments.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Cheshire East Council video which portrayed its bosses as caped “superheroes” to promote the authority’s improvement programme has been blasted as “completely out of touch”.
The video, which is only available for staff but has been seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, depicts Cheshire East’s chief executive Rob Polkinghorne and the council’s other top bosses as “caped crusaders”.
Willaston councillors say they have fought off a challenge to take over fields bordering their allotment site off Crewe Road.
It’s believed the challenge was related to a housing developer’s plan to build 220 houses, although this has not been confirmed.
Residents have warned of more traffic chaos after Muller unveiled plans for another 400 houses at their site in Stapeley, Nantwich.
Muller Property Group wants to build a second phase of its Maylands Park site and have posted flyers through hundreds of letterboxes this week.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council should consider increasing the council tax rate on empty homes to help boost its coffers and help the housing crisis, a councillor has said.
Cheshire East currently charges the full amount of council tax for properties that are empty for between one and five years, 200% for those empty between five and 10 years and 300% for any that have been vacant for more than 10 years.
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