Cheshire East Council has praised residents for an “outstanding response” to this year’s Census held on March 21.
Despite the global pandemic, the response rate in Cheshire East has exceeded the national average, the authority has said.
Flooding problems plaguing a Nantwich allotments site is likely to be being caused by a school field, a report states.
Allotment holders at the Brookfield site have been hit by floods over a number of years, with the worst occurring in January after Storm Christoph.
Cheshire East Council will hold its final meeting on May 4 before it changes from a Cabinet to committees system.
The authority’s Annual General Meeting will be held remotely on Tuesday 4 May, at 5pm.
Nantwich councillors have agreed on plans to try and tackle the mounting litter problem plaguing the town.
It comes after Nantwich Litter Group member Rob Carter made an impassioned plea for help at the town council meeting last night (April 27).
Town councillors were driving each other round the u-bend when they clashed over how Nantwich should provide public toilets in future.
A debate which took more than an hour descended into arguments and heated remarks, with one saying “it’s Handforth Parish Council all over again”.
Nantwich residents aired their concerns about anti-social behaviour on Brookfield Park to Police Crime Commissioner candidate David Keane.
Mr Keane visited the park on Saturday where a minority of yobs have destroyed trees, set piles of rubbish on fire, left broken glass and litter across the park, and been seen driving cars and motorbikes recklessly on the grass.
More than 20 community groups and charities in South Cheshire are preparing to apply for grants as part of the HS2 programme.
They met with Crewe and Nantwich MP Dr Kieran Mullan to discuss the grants being made available to voluntary and community sectors.
Nantwich “Covid” heroes have been honoured at a town council awards event to hail those who have gone the extra mile to help during the pandemic.
The awards were staged in place of the annual Mayor’s Salt of the Earth awards which have been on hold for two years due to the pandemic.
More than 98% of Cheshire East parents have been given a primary school place of their choice, says the authority.
Figures show 92.8% of Cheshire East families received their first choice – an increase from 91.4% in 2020.
Cheshire East Council and NHS Test and Trace have launched a new pilot scheme to help reach individuals who have tested positive for coronavirus sooner.
Known as ‘Local-0’ (zero), it aims to contact positive cases faster by bringing them into local teams at the start of the tracing journey when the case is entered into the national NHS Test and Trace system.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have clashed over plans to charge residents aged 85 and over £5 per week for ‘assistive technology’ care.
The plans, which were approved for public consultation on Tuesday April 6, would mean over 85s pay the same “standard charge” as other assistive technology users.
Nantwich Town Council has opened an online book of condolences in mourning the death of Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh.
It comes as councillors and MPs across Cheshire paid tribute to the Prince, who has died aged 99.
Cheshire East Council says it is preparing for the reopening of town centres like Nantwich and urging businesses to access support available.
All non-essential retail will reopen from Monday April 12, as well as restaurants, bars and cafes for outdoor table service and hair and nail salons, libraries, and gyms.
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