Politics

CEC welcomes applications to its Green Homes Grant scheme

CEC welcomes applications to its Green Homes Grant scheme

Cheshire East Council is inviting applications to its Green Homes Grant scheme.

The council has been awarded Government funding in a bid to support Cheshire East residents to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes.

March 7, 2021
Nantwich council staff verbally abused as town centre bench signs installed

Nantwich council staff verbally abused as town centre bench signs installed

Nantwich Council staff were verbally abused as they installed ‘social distancing’ reminder signs on town centre benches, councillors were told.

Staff this week fixed the signage to many of the benches around the town square following concerns that too many people were breaching lockdown rules and gathering in groups.

March 6, 2021
New £90,000 Barony skatepark moves step closer, councillors told

New £90,000 Barony skatepark moves step closer, councillors told

A new £90,000 Barony Park skatepark in Nantwich is a step closer, Nantwich Town councillors have been told.

And it was music to the ears of one young Nantwich resident who spoke passionately at last night’s town council meeting about the desperate need for the facility.

March 5, 2021
BUDGET 2021: Political and business reaction across Cheshire

BUDGET 2021: Political and business reaction across Cheshire

Conservative MPs in South Cheshire have welcomed today’s Budget – but CEC and business leaders say it does not go far enough to help the post-pandemic recovery.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP unveiled is eagerly-awaited Budget today as many families and businesses look for help to bounce back from the Covid lockdown of the past 12 months.

March 3, 2021
Cheshire East launches “contaminated land” public consultation

Cheshire East launches “contaminated land” public consultation

Cheshire East Council is seeking views from residents on its plans for dealing with potentially contaminated land in the borough.

The authority is updating its five-year strategy for identifying and inspecting potentially contaminated sites.

February 28, 2021
Cheshire East Council says highways maintenance funding “cut” by Government

Cheshire East Council says highways maintenance funding “cut” by Government

Cheshire East highways chiefs say their Government funding for highways maintenance has been slashed by almost £4 million.

CEC says it has been allocated £13 million from the government’s highways maintenance funding for next financial year.

February 25, 2021
New cycling infrastructure in Cheshire East “will provide safety”

New cycling infrastructure in Cheshire East “will provide safety”

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
New cycling infrastructure “will enable the most vulnerable people in our society to maintain their independence by providing safety” in Cheshire East.

That’s according to Cllr Suzie Akers Smith, Cheshire East Council’s Cycling and Walking Champion.

February 23, 2021
More than 1,000 people “unlawfully deprived of liberty” by CEC, report finds

More than 1,000 people “unlawfully deprived of liberty” by CEC, report finds

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
More than 1,000 people were unlawfully deprived of their liberty by Cheshire East Council, a new investigation has found.

The investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found that the council had “significant” delays in processing Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS).

February 21, 2021
Covid vaccine supply in Cheshire East “throttled back”, says CEC leader

Covid vaccine supply in Cheshire East “throttled back”, says CEC leader

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Covid-19 vaccine supplies in Cheshire East will be “throttled back” to allow other parts of the country “to catch up”.

That’s according to Cheshire East Council leader Sam Corcoran, who made his comments during his leaders’ address at a full council meeting and on Twitter today (February 19)

February 19, 2021
CEC Ward councillors get extra budget to tackle local highways problems

CEC Ward councillors get extra budget to tackle local highways problems

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Ward councillors in Cheshire East are to have an extra £4,200 to tackle issues like potholes from April.

As part of the Cheshire East 2021/22 budget, Cllr David Marren proposed an amendment to the finance plans which would see each member given ‘at least £4,200’ to tackle highway maintenance issues in their area.

February 18, 2021
4.99% Council Tax rise by Cheshire East Council approved by councillors

4.99% Council Tax rise by Cheshire East Council approved by councillors

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Nantwich residents will have to pay 4.99% more Council Tax to Cheshire East Council from April after councillors approved a new budget for the upcoming year.

The budget, formally known as the Medium Term Financial Strategy, sets out the council’s tax and spending plans from 2021 to 2025.

February 17, 2021
Rural Nantwich communities feel “cut off” by Cheshire East Council after floods

Rural Nantwich communities feel “cut off” by Cheshire East Council after floods

Angry parish councillors near Nantwich are clubbing together to call on highways chiefs to stop leaving rural areas “cut off” by flooded roads.

Villagers in the Wrenbury, Newhall, Sound and Marbury areas say council bosses have left them stranded by failing to empty gullies and clear the floods.

February 14, 2021
South Cheshire residents urged to air views on latest HS2 consultation

South Cheshire residents urged to air views on latest HS2 consultation

Crewe and Nantwich residents are being urged to have their say in the latest consultation for phase 2a of the HS2 scheme.

Phase 2a will connect the controversial high speed rail line to Crewe from Birmingham and Crewe.

February 11, 2021