Nantwich Town Council has missed out on funds to pay for community projects under the New Homes Bonus scheme, councillors were told.
The council had submitted a number of bids for a share of the £162,000 pot made available under the New Homes Bonus fund by Cheshire East Council.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A plan to transform the way Cheshire East Council is run has been rebuffed by the ruling Conservative group – paving the way for a referendum.
Independent members – including two Nantwich councillors – wanted to see Cheshire East change from a cabinet-led system to a committee system of governance.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East’s population is increasing and getting older, according to new research.
Figures presented to Cheshire East council’s strategic planning board shows the borough’s population has risen from 370,700 in 2011 to 378,800 in 2017.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Nantwich has the second lowest rate of vacant shops in Cheshire East.
But neighbouring Crewe along with Congleton have the highest rates of empty retail units, new figures have revealed.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council chiefs have begun to discuss the future of the ‘Little Bus’ with the dial-a-ride service facing a possible cut in the newly-approved budget.
Cheshire East’s full council approved the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) for 2019 to 2022 – including next year’s budget – at Thursday’s meeting.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Residents in Cheshire East will face an increase in Council Tax from April after members approved the budget for next year.
A 2.99 per cent tax increase will come into effect – with the bill for a Band D property rising from £1,404.28 to £1,446.27.
Cheshire East residents who face higher car parking fees have forked out more than £360 for the Council Leader to park her car in the past three years.
The figures – obtained through Freedom of Information – are revealed on the day Leader Cllr Rachel Bailey and her Conservative colleagues voted to increase car parking charges across the borough.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Independent councillors in Nantwich and Crewe are urging MPs to get behind plans to transform the way Cheshire East Council is run ahead of a crucial meeting.
Members of the Independent group, including Nantwich councillors Arthur Moran and Penny Butterill, have secured a special council meeting on March 5 to debate whether to change from a cabinet system to a committee system.
Residents in Alpraham say one of their local roads is one of the most poorly maintained in Cheshire – because two authorities will not claim responsibility.
Vale Road in Alpraham is set in idyllic countryside on the border between Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West Council.
Lord Adonis is to speak at an event in Nantwich on Sunday about the Brexit debate.
He will be at the Crewe Vagrants Sports Club in Willaston between 4-6pm.
Two officers have been recruited as part of Cheshire East Council’s bid to tackle fly-tipping and waste disposal issues in South Cheshire.
The move comes in a week when fly-tippers dumped a pile of domestic waste just yards from the airman’s memorial grave in Nantwich..
Cheshire East Council has approved an increase in parking charges across the borough after making a few amendments to initial proposals.
The authority received 296 representations during a three-week consultation between November 28 and December 19.
A Nantwich secondary headteacher has called on parents to sign a national petition to help schools like his secure better funding.
David Cole, head of Brine Leas Academy, says his school is one of the worst off in Cheshire East.
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