By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A Cheshire East councillor has branded the authority a “financial basket case” and wondered why Cheshire West and Chester Council would want to get involved in a devolution deal.
Cllr Mike Sewart was speaking as the council was supposed to be discussing amendments to the terms of reference for the Cheshire and Warrington Joint Committee.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is jeopardising the financial stability of some town and parish councils by delaying telling them how much they will have to pay for local election costs, a councillor has said.
The decision to get the lower tier councils to stump up the costs for their local elections for the first time, was included in Cheshire East’s budget in February this year.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council is looking to fill six top jobs and is prepared to pay more than £750,000 in total for the right people.
The advertisements for the top posts come at a time when the council, which is predicting a £20 million overspend at the end of this financial year, is slashing services.
A Cheshire East councillor has appealed for help after her Wybunbury home was burgled in broad daylight.
Cllr Janet Clowes, leader of the Conservatives in Cheshire East, said their garage was burgled today (December 5) between 11.05am and 2pm.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has approved plans for 18 homes on the Doddington Estate near Nantwich with the ward councillor saying the revised application is an improvement on the first which was “shoddy and grossly incomplete”.
The 18-home scheme is the first of 12 applications which will be submitted for a total of 112 homes over the next decade on Doddington Estate land at Bridgemere.
A young Stapeley pupil has been chosen ahead of more than 270 entries to win MP Connor Naismith’s Christmas card competition.
Oliver Kostic, aged nine, a pupil at Stapeley Broad Lane primary school, will now see his design posted off to the Prime Minister as well as other MPs and dignitaries.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Two potential new rail schemes which would directly impact Cheshire East look set to be “provisionally supported” by the council – but only if they’re re-worked so Crewe and the borough benefits.
The first is the proposed Liverpool to Manchester railway section of Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) project.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has not prosecuted a single “rogue” landlord despite receiving nearly 1,000 complaints from tenants in the past five years.
Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request reveal 945 complaints were made to Cheshire East over the five-year period.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Richer residents should consider putting their hands in their pockets to help fund Cheshire East’s libraries, one councillor has claimed.
Cllr Mary Brooks (Macclesfield, Lab) was speaking as the environment and communities committee as it approved a new libraries strategy which means some will see opening hours reduced.
Three-weekly black bin collections will be introduced across Cheshire East from April 2026 – despite heavy opposition from residents and some councillors.
The environment and communities committee voted narrowly by seven to six yesterday (Wednesday) to change to a three-weekly collection, with one councillor saying “the fact is we can’t afford to not do this”.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Connor Naismith has met with MPs across Cheshire and Staffordshire to discuss rail development and projects that could benefit the counties.
The meeting was hosted by Sarah Edwards MP and included representatives from Northern Powerhouse Partnership, West Midlands Combined Authority, HS2 Ltd, High Speed Rail Group, West Coast Partnership Development and Avanti West Coast.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
An 18-home development looks set to be approved on land at a country estate near Nantwich which is expected to see a total of 112 dwellings over the next decade.
Outline permission for a 112-home scheme on 12 sites at Doddington Estate, off the A51 at Bridgemere, was granted at appeal in 2020 after Cheshire East Council refused the application.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Tenants living in substandard housing are urged to contact their landlord in writing before approaching the council so there is evidence to help with any enforcement action.
A report to Cheshire East’s health and wellbeing board said there are clear links between poor housing conditions and health.
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