By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Utility companies could be charged up to £2,500 “rent” a day for digging up roads to carry out repairs in Cheshire East.
That is one possibility Cheshire East Council is looking into to generate much-needed cash and to ensure the companies carry out the work speedily so roads can be re-opened quicker.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have deferred an application to expand a fishery and leisure park at Newhall near Nantwich so they can visit the site to assess the suitability of the access road.
Coole Acres Fishery and Leisure Park, on Coole Lane, applied to Cheshire East Council for permission to remodel hatchery ponds to create a new lake and to use land for the siting of 19 holiday lodges and two mobile camping pods
Crewe will find out before Easter if it is to be headquarters of the new Great British Railways (GBR).
Crewe & Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan says he met with the Rail Minister Hew Merriman to push the case for the town, and added than an announcement of where the headquarter will be is expected by Easter.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Nantwich residents will see a 6.4% hike in the police precept after an attempt to veto the rise and replace it with a 5% increase failed.
This means residents living in a band D property will see an extra £15 for the year added to the policing element of their council tax bill.
Plans to cut library opening hours will hit those who are less fortunate and need a warm and quiet space, councillors said.
Cheshire East Council has vowed not to close any libraries as it strives to find £20m in savings, but is looking at reducing hours to save on costs.
CCTV has been installed at the homes of some Cheshire East Council staff who have been threatened and intimidated after inspecting puppy farms and breeders, writes Belinda Ryan.
One Cheshire East officer, who had been subjected to intimidation and abuse, admitted the council did not know how many unlicensed puppy farms were operating in the borough.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East bosses are now planning to raise the age from 60 to 67 for its leisure centre discounted memberships.
And they also propose to scrap the two hours free parking at Nantwich and Crewe facilities.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
CEC councillors fear a rise in rats and increased fly-tipping if charges for emptying garden waste bins are brought in.
Proposals outlined in the mid-term financial strategy 2023-7 (budget) reveal Cheshire East could rake in up to £4m a year by introducing the charge.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The behaviour and culture at Cheshire East Council under the leadership of Michael Jones is “one of the worst examples” the investigating auditors had ever come across, the council was told.
The public interest report, from the council’s former auditors Grant Thornton, referred to bullying and intimidation under the former Conservative leader, who stepped down in 2015.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Teachers striking for better pay and funding took their protest to the offices of Crewe and Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan yesterday (February 1).
Dozens of teachers and supporters from across Cheshire East marched through Crewe from the town’s railway station before demonstrating outside the Conservative MP’s office at lunchtime.
EXCLUSIVE
More than £20 million of Council Tax has not been collected by Cheshire East Council in the past three years, we can reveal.
Figures obtained under FOI show there is a staggering £20,8m of outstanding Council Tax debt from the years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Eddisbury Tory MP Edward Timpson will not stand at the next General Election, he announced today.
Mr Timpson, former Crewe and Nantwich MP between 2008 and 2016, has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to explain his decision.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Library opening hours in Nantwich and other towns look set to be reduced as Cheshire East Council struggles to balance its books.
The council says it is not proposing any library closures but it is looking at reducing opening hours during the week and on Saturdays.
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