By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has secured more than £150,000 from the government to install electric vehicle charging points in its towns.
Work is expected to start on installing the infrastructure in towns across the borough within the next few months.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Children and adult services are so underfunded that Cheshire East Council will have to abandon roadworks and waste collection to pay for them without government cash, a councillor has warned.
That was the stark warning from chair of Cheshire East Council’s children and families committee as she backed a call from Crewe councillor Laura Smith (Lab) for wealthy tax avoiders to pay their fair share.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Utility firms failing to turn up for essential work added to delays to the A530 Middlewich Road closure and can’t be forced to pay compensation, a councillor has said.
Middlewich Road, which has been closed between Pyms Lane and Smithy Lane since May, was due to re-open this month.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Amplified music events at Cholmondeley Estate will have to end at midnight following 234 complaints about a festival which was so loud one local family moved into a hotel.
Environmental health officer Margaret Hopley said the four-day Outlook Festival between June 30 and July 3 featured live music from 4pm to 4am and was audible up to 11 miles from the premises.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Employers should take some responsibility for ensuring shift workers get home safely and Cheshire East should consider this when pubs and clubs apply for late-night licences, two councillors have said.
Councillors Laura Smith and Sally Handley have put forward a motion to next week’s meeting of the full council calling for safe night time travel for workers.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Death threats, excrement posted through the letterbox, stalking, trolling and obscene phone calls – these are just some examples of the harassment experienced by Cheshire East councillors.
And while it’s definitely not true to say all have suffered such treatment, even some of those who said they received no abuse did qualify it with, ‘other than what you expect’.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Labour is putting forward an urgent motion calling on Cheshire East Council to do everything it can to prevent fracking in the borough.
Certain areas are believed to have the geological conditions suitable for hydraulic fracturing process to extract shale gas.
Nantwich Town Council says it will “discuss alternative delivery methods” with organisers of external markets it plans to withdraw from.
It says the decision to withdraw from around 12 externally organised Artisan and Antique Fair markets was taken because of difficulties attracting staff and wellbeing on existing workers.
Conservative MPs across the North West have backed Crewe’s bid to become the home of Great British Railways.
Eighteen MPs have signed a joint letter to the new Secretary of State for Transport Anne-Marie Trevelyan including the Crewe & Nantwich MP Dr Kieran Mullan who organised the approach.
Town councillors in Nantwich are hoping a £15,000 “weed-buster” machine will help clean up its allotments and streets.
They voted to test out the new “Foamstream” machine with a view to buying one for the council’s use.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council looks set to give councillors paid parental leave to encourage more people to stand for election and take part in the democratic process.
If the policy is agreed by full council it would apply to parents, regardless of their gender, and cover adoption leave to support those who choose to adopt.
Councillors have backed plans to axe around 10 externally run Antique and Artisan markets in Nantwich town centre.
The proposal would see the council stage more live music and children’s activities on the square in their place.
A Nantwich councillor told a police inspector that illegal drug activity in the town is “getting worse”.
Cllr Stuart Bostock said there were obvious areas where people gathered to deal or buy drugs around Nantwich.
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