CEC to extend car parking charges to 10pm from May
Motorists in Nantwich and Crewe face paying for car parking until 10pm on Cheshire East Council car parks from May.
And they will also have to pay to park on Sundays when it is currently free.
Politics
Massive solar farm plan near Nantwich given council go ahead
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter.
Plans for a solar farm near Nantwich which could supply energy to more than 6,500 homes a year have been unanimously approved.
Noventum Power Ltd wants to construct and operate the solar farm on a 17.5-hectare site in the open countryside at Hatherton Lodge Farm, off Hunsterson Road.
Nightmare ends for housing estate families with no planning permission
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The nightmare is finally over for hundreds of residents who have been living on a South Cheshire housing estate with no planning permission because of massive failings by Cheshire East Council and developer Countryside Partnerships.
Countryside was given permission to build the 263-home Coppenhall Place on the former Bombardier site in Crewe in 2018.
Kingsbourne Academy delayed with first intake now Sept 2026
A new primary school for Nantwich will not be ready for pupils until September 2026 at the earliest.
Work to build the new Kingsbourne Academy on the Kingsbourne development off Waterlode has been dogged by delays.
Ex Bunbury councillor to be Reform UK by-election candidate
Former Bunbury ward councillor Sarah Pochin has been selected by Reform UK as their candidate for the upcoming Runcorn and Helsby by-election.
Ms Pochin, who was Conservative councillor and then Independent councillor on Cheshire East, will stand for Nigel Farage’s Reform at the by election which is expected to take place on May 1.
Public consultation on devolution plan for Cheshire ends April 13
Time is running out for local residents to have a say on plans to overhaul how local democracy works in Cheshire, writes Belinda Ryan.
A public consultation is to end on April 13.
CEC deputy leader stalked as councillors fear for safety
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council’s deputy leader is being stalked and some councillors don’t feel safe in their own homes because of abuse and harassment from the public.
The problem has increased to such an extent, the council set up a task and finish group to look into the issue.
Massive solar farm plans near Nantwich set for approval
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter.
Plans for a solar farm near Nantwich which could supply energy to more than 6,500 homes a year have been recommended for approval.
Noventum Power Ltd wants to construct and operate the solar farm on a 17.5-hectare site in the open countryside at Hatherton Lodge Farm, off Hunsterson Road.
Cheshire East splash out £22,000 on dishwashers for headquarters
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council has splashed out more than £22,000 on dishwashers for staff at its Crewe headquarters.
The money was spent as part of the refurbishment of Delamere House when the council closed its Westfields HQ at Sandbach and transferred staff across.
Cheshire farms will go out of business, councillors warned
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Family farms in Cheshire will go out of business because of the government’s inheritance tax and the country will have to rely on lower quality imported food in a volatile world, a Cheshire East farmer warned.
Rob Brunt was one of two farmers who urged Cheshire East Council’s economy and growth committee to oppose the government’s planned new inheritance tax.
CEC councillors clash over £11 million loss-making car park
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have clashed over which party was responsible for the loss-making £11 million multi-storey car park with one seeking assurances a decision like that can never be made again.
The £11 million car park, which was funded by Cheshire East Council, made a loss of nearly £70,000 in its first six months of operation.
Cheshire East Council has its first Reform UK councillor
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The former leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Cheshire East Council has quit the party and become the first Reform UK member on the council.
Cllr Reg Kain, elected to Cheshire East Council in May 2023, said he had joined Reform UK “because I believe it is the only mainstream party at this time that is genuinely listening to the concerns and needs of the British people”.
Cheshire East denies reports it has more than 17,000 potholes
Cheshire East Council has refuted claims it has the most potholes waiting to be repaired than any other borough in England.
National newspapers carried reports this week that the authority had 17,197 potholes to repair, based on a study of reports on Fix My Street website.
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