Crewe & Nantwich MP says he is pressing administrators for clarity over unpaid wages for employees who have lost their jobs after the closure of Nantwich engineering company Gilks.
Nantwich News revealed last week how Gilks (Nantwich) Ltd announced it was going into administration after more than 60 years of trading.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East is next week set to extend the contract of an interim monitoring officer until October – at a whopping cost to the council of £1,121 a day.
The council needs about £28 million of exceptional financial support from the government to balance its books for 2026/27.
Nantwich Town Council has stepped back from bidding for a second lottery grant for its popular community garden.
They had originally planned a Stage 2 application to further fund the Growing Health Community Garden at Brookfield allotments in Nantwich.
Cheshire Fire Authority has approved a multi‑million‑pound investment package to modernise fire stations, including the Nantwich one on Beam Street.
Members have signed off a £61.7m budget to run Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service in 2026/27.
Cheshire East Council is backing a move to reduce smartphone use in schools to safeguard children, writes Belinda Ryan.
The children and families committee unanimously supported recommendations yesterday (Monday) to keep smartphones out of the classroom.
A town councillor has called for parts of Nantwich to be designated for “Street Art”.
In a Notice of Motion to the town council, Cllr John Priest believes areas of the town could be made more attractive with artwork.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has been forced to scrap plans for an alternative provision school in Crewe because the DfE won’t engage with the council over a timeline for the scheme.
The children and families committee voted in favour of pulling the plug on plans to demolish the former Crewe Baths at Flag Lane and replace it with a school for excluded pupils.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council will need about £28 million of exceptional financial support from the government to balance its books for 2026/27.
And that’s as well as the millions to be generated from raising council tax by the maximum 4.99% from April.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors will be updated next week on progress on the new Basford East Primary School as plans have been submitted for the proposed new build.
The school, which will be built on land off David Whitby Way, will cater for children from the 815 new homes being built in the area.
Plans to convert the former gasworks site off St Anne’s Lane in Nantwich to a private car park have finally been approved by Cheshire East Council.
The brownfield site, once earmarked for the ambitious Vision for Nantwich mixed use redevelopment, had previously received outline planning permission for a scheme that included apartments, a hotel, restaurants and boutique retail units.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Connor Naismith has heaped pressure on Cheshire East Council and the Dept for Transport to bring an end to the ongoing deadlock at Baddington Bridge.
The bridge on the A530 Whitchurch Road on the edge of Nantwich was closed back in September to heavy good vehicles due to safety fears over its deteriorating structure.
It appears Cheshire East Council’s bid to hike up council tax by 9.99% in 2026-27 has been rejected by the Government.
The cash-strapped authority had applied for the extraordinary measure, way above the normal cap of 4.99%, due to its massive funding gap.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The cost of Crewe’s new police station near Shavington has rocketed from £8.5 million in 2022 to £16.5 million – and part of that is due to the derailed HS2 project.
Cllr Keith Millar asked police commissioner Dan Price for an update on the new police hub to be built in Basford, during a Cheshire’s police and crime panel meeting.
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