Cheshire East Council leaders have criticised as “wholly inadequate” a government funding package to help councils hit by COVID-19 costs.
Leader and Deputy Leader Cllr Sam Corcoran and Cllr Craig Browne said most of the £27 billion headlining the announcement had already been delivered to businesses in grants.
Dozens of Nantwich venues could benefit from new “al-fresco” licensing arrangements being planned by Cheshire East Council.
The Government has given the green light for easing of licensing legislation as restrictions on bars, restaurants, cafes and pubs are lifted from tomorrow (July 4).
Beam Street in Nantwich is to reopen to traffic from July 4, Cheshire East Council has confirmed.
But Pillory Street and Hospital Street will remain closed amid measures to help shoppers socially distance.
Cheshire East Council says a new system will make it easier for older and more vulnerable residents to apply for concessionary travel passes.
The authority and its transport company, Transport Service Solutions (TSS), have launched a new online application portal on the council’s website.
A Nantwich store has offered to pay its customers’ parking fees as Cheshire East Council’s move to bring back charges was labelled a “shambles”.
Jepsons on Hospital Street is among many local stores frustrated at stories heard from shoppers struggling to use parking apps or contactless on the town’s council-run car parks.
Countryside charity CPRE Cheshire has called on major investment to be pumped into local rail services instead of HS2.
The Cheshire branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England has questioned the justification for HS2 Phase 2b.
More than 2,700 people and organisations voiced their views on the second phase of Cheshire East Council’s Local Plan Strategy.
The authority has summarised those views in a new 188-page Site Allocations and Development Policies Document (SADPD).
A South Cheshire group campaigning for more sustainable transport, has welcomed Cheshire East Council’s plans to boost cycling and walking facilities.
Ben Wye, who runs Active Crewe Travel, said there needs to be a commitment to improving measures for safer, more comfortable and more convenient facilities for walking and cycling.
Cheshire East Council is facing a massive £41 million budget shortfall this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new statistics revealed today.
And it could be one of many authorities considering a S114 notice – which effectively declares those authorities bankrupt.
Nantwich could see pop-up cycle lanes, more walking routes, lower speed limits and wider pavements as part of plans to encourage more “active travel” among residents.
A South Cheshire charity providing emergency accommodation for women suffering domestic abuse is to receive a share of £8.1 million government funding.
Cheshire Without Abuse, based in Crewe, is to get £231,600 as part of a funding package announced by Homelessness Minister Luke Hall.
Cheshire East Council says a new housing development framework will ensure greater control on the type, price and forms of housing on council-owned land sold to developers.
Two Nantwich organisations have stepped up pressure on Cheshire East Council to rethink bringing back car parking charges in the town.
Many retailers and residents are furious at the decision by CEC to reintroduce the charges on the day non-essential shops are allowed to reopen as lockdown restrictions ease.
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