By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Eight candidates will battle it out in the general election in a bid to become the next MP for Crewe and Nantwich.
Ben Fletcher is the new Conservative candidate and will be hoping the Tories can keep hold of the seat which has had a tendency to alternate between Labour and Conservative over the past few years.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The head of Cheshire East’s children’s services has said she should have known “things were not as good as they needed to be” in response to the “inadequate” rating by Ofsted.
Deborah Woodcock, executive director of children’s services, was speaking as councillors fired question after question at her in a children and families committee meeting.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The closure of Cheshire East’s school meals service is causing “real distress” to some headteachers and one small school faces losing a full-time staff member.
The council’s children and families committee voted last month to close its loss-making school meals service next April, saying it could no longer afford to subsidise it to the tune of approximately £515,000.
A Willaston couple have written an open letter to Party leaders ahead of the General Election, calling on them to commit to preventing sudden heart deaths in young people.
Alison and Robert Howells lost their 22-year-old daughter Ceri from Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS) 10 years ago.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East has given the go-ahead for two large employment developments near Crewe which could create 2,900 jobs despite claims “grey sheds” will be a “blot on the landscape”.
Muse Developments was granted full planning permission for three large units for light industrial or warehousing and distribution on land at Basford East, near the A500.
Works to improve access to Crewe town centre will continue in June as Cheshire East Council’s Southern Gateway project gets underway.
The Southern Gateway works aim to improve the route for pedestrians and cyclists from the south of Crewe into the town centre from High Street to the Lifestyle Centre.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Labour kicked off its election campaign in Crewe and Nantwich by wheeling in one of the big guns as it fights to snatch back the seat from the Conservatives.
Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry was in Crewe yesterday (Tuesday) to support local parliamentary candidate Connor Naismith, who is hoping to overturn a Conservative majority of 8,508.
Cheshire East Council is to stage a briefing session for all candidates standing for Crewe & Nantwich in July 4 General Election.
Candidates and their agents are invited to the session on May 31 in Macclesfield Town Hall.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is one of 26 councils to receive a share of a £1 million government pot to tackle fly-tipping and help protect communities.
The grants have been awarded to support various schemes to crackdown on criminals who dump rubbish in towns and the countryside.
Community leaders are calling on Nantwich residents to back plans to reintroduce a direct bus service between the town and Leighton Hospital.
Cheshire East proposals include restructuring the existing 70, 72 and 73 bus services between Nantwich, Wrenbury and Audlem, and cutting sections to make possible a new direct link to Leighton Hospital.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Head teachers impacted by Cheshire East Council’s decision to scrap its school meals service should consider a not-for-profit model such as one which operates in Liverpool, a Crewe councillor said.
The council’s loss-making catering service is due to close next April, leaving 87 schools looking for alternative providers.
Cheshire East Council has elected its new mayor for the borough.
Councillor Marilyn Houston, who represents Crewe West, was handed the chain of office by outgoing mayor Rod Fletcher as part of the ceremony in the Tenants’ Hall at Tatton Park.
A number of Nantwich residents have united to devise a plan to safeguard the River Weaver in the town.
“The Weaver Steering Group” has been formed at the initiative of town councillor Anna Burton and will report to Nantwich Town Council.
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