Cheshire East will not take action at this time regarding the review of parliamentary constituencies, saying the suggested changes don’t impact significantly on the borough council, writes Belinda Ryan.
But the local authority does believe it may have to make representations during the second round of consultation, once Cheshire West and Chester Council makes its views known to the Boundary Commission.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Recycling rates across Cheshire East could drop if the Government goes ahead with proposals which could see each household have up to six bins, councillors fear.
The Government wants a more consistent approach to the way waste is collected and recycled across England and has published consultations on new waste management and funding changes for 2023.
Childcare inspectors say services for children with special educational needs (SEND) across Cheshire East have been “transformed”.
It comes three years after an earlier report highlighted “significant weaknesses” in the provision.
A plan to designate Cheshire’s Sandstone Ridge as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is not going far enough, warns Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
They say the move is not enough to support an “abundance of wildlife, nor to contribute to tackling our climate and nature emergencies”.
Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan has called on Cheshire East Council to re-open a car park in the town centre.
Local businesses say the closure of the Hospital Street and Church Lane car park is damaging trade.
Up to 230km of roads will be removed from Cheshire East Council’s winter gritting routes, the authority has confirmed.
The review into gritting – called “Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure” (WMHI) code of practice – will see 103km of roads added to the routes.
Owners of a travel agency with a store in Nantwich attended the “Travel Day of Action” outside Parliament.
Polka Dot Travel directors Mark Johnson and Philippa Wilcox went to London yesterday (June 23) calling for more Government support for the industry.
A campaign is underway to designate the Cheshire Sandstone Ridge as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Natural England announced the proposal today (June 24) alongside an ambitious new landscapes programme for the area which takes in villages such as Beeston, Peckforton, Burwardsley, Bunbury and Bickerton.
Cheshire East Council is to roll out its holiday activity fund for vulnerable children this summer, the authority says.
It follows the council’s roll-out of the government’s support package for vulnerable children and families placed at risk during the Covid pandemic.
Nantwich residents are to be asked for their views on plans to introduce an on-demand rural bus service.
It aims to reduce isolation in some of the more rural areas of the borough around Nantwich including Bunbury, Wrenbury and Audlem.
Cheshire East has been identified as a ‘Enhanced Resource Area’ by the Government.
The move aims to help combat the rapid rise of the Delta (Indian) variant across the borough.
A “Decarbonisation Strategy” for Cheshire and the North of England is going out to public consultation today (June 7)
Residents in Cheshire are being urged to have their say on ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions from surface transport.
Council bosses and Crewe & Nantwich MP have welcomed more than £14 million funding for Crewe from the Government’s Future High Streets Fund.
The £14.1 million will go towards nine projects including £3.1 million to transform the historic Christ Church into a new digital technology work space to encourage new digital entrepreneurs into the town.
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