Cheshire East Council has confirmed the appointment of Rob Polkinghorne as its new permanent chief executive.
The decision was taken at the meeting of full council on Wednesday (December 13). Mr Polkinghorne will start work as chief executive on January 3, 2024.
Cheshire East Council’s household waste recycling centres will be closed on certain dates over the Christmas and New Year period.
Below is a list of the opening days and times for residents to access Pyms Lane recycling centre and others run by CEC:
Thousands of free places for activities over the Christmas school holidays are available for Cheshire East children eligible for income-related free school meals.
Cheshire East Council is working with schools, childcare providers and community and voluntary organisations to organise free activities which are now available to book in a new online system.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is aiming to make S106 agreements more flexible after a damning internal audit report revealed millions of pounds had not been allocated to agreed schemes.
S106 agreements are contracts between the council and developers to secure financial or other contributions to mitigate the impact of new housing developments.
Councillor Craig Browne is to stand down as deputy leader of Cheshire East Council and as chair of the highways and transport committee in February, it was announced today.
Cllr Browne has made the decision after being offered the chief executive position with Citizen’s Advice North Staffordshire.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A highways boss at Cheshire East Council says there is a £200 million backlog of road repairs because of “inadequate” government funding.
And Cllr Craig Browne claims an extra £110m given to them by Rishi Sunak over the next 10 years won’t resolve the problem
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Crewe Central residents will go the polls in February to elect a new councillor to represent them on Cheshire East Council.
The seat is up for grabs after Labour’s Anthony Critchley quit the council last month.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East could slash travel expense costs, save time and reduce its carbon footprint if fewer officers and visiting councillors attended meetings in person, the deputy leader said.
Cllr Craig Browne questioned why some of the council’s officers could not attend meetings remotely.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has been paying for 3,000 mobile phones for its staff but 500 of those have not been used for several months, a councillor said.
Cllr James Pearson, of Wrenbury Ward, also said the council had now put a phone “amnesty box” inside a staff entrance at Westfields.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is to press ahead with plans to close its Westfields headquarters at Sandbach.
The corporate policy committee voted unanimously yesterday (November 30) to close the building to save money.
Cheshire East Council is set to appoint Rob Polkinghorne as its new permanent chief executive, the authority has announced today.
The council’s appointments committee is due to recommend Mr Polkinghorne as the preferred candidate in a report to full council.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors being threatened and harassed on social media or in person are being urged to speak directly to Cheshire’s police commissioner if complaints to local officers aren’t being followed up.
Police and crime commissioner John Dwyer has said he will be speaking to the Chief Constable about the growing problem.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is backing moves to support the development of more affordable extra care housing as the borough’s ageing population grows.
Extra care housing (ECH) is specifically designed to support older people to remain independent for as long as possible but also to support them as their care needs increase.
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