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Tories call for Cheshire East Council change to cabinet system

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East needs to seek government advice on how quickly it can switch to a cabinet system because of an urgent need to speed up decision-making, the Conservatives said.

Knutsford councillor Tony Dean (Con) even asked if it was possible to decide within 24 hours if there were any emergency powers which could be introduced to speed up decision-making, describing the pace of change currently as “snail-like”.

July 20, 2025 —

aerial pic of Wistaston Brook housing estate

Cheshire East calls on Government to reduce housing target for borough

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors are calling on the government to reduce its housing target saying the borough needs “plan-led development, not developer-led planning”.

The target has soared by more than 150% from 997 dwellings per annum to 2,471, following changes brought in by the Labour government.

July 18, 2025 —

Boosting your music career: The power of YouTube likes

In the modern world of music, YouTube serves a much larger purpose than just a platform to share songs.

It has the potential to build whole careers. Every interaction carries weight: views, comments, and likes.

July 18, 2025 —

How a trust deed affects your credit score in the UK

If you’re struggling with debt in Scotland, a Trust Deed is a smart way out.

But before you move forward, it’s important to understand how it could affect your credit score.

July 18, 2025 —

Nantwich Town Council backs funding for community health garden

Nantwich councillors have backed the town’s community wellbeing garden with another three years of funding.

The Growing Health Community Garden CIC (GHCG), based at Brookfield Park, has secured the funding which will allow project coordinators to seek further grants.

July 18, 2025 —

Cheshire East awarded £5.4 million grant to boost bus services

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East bosses want more people to use bus services so it can increase passenger numbers and get more government grants to improve services.

It comes as the authority has been allocated more than £5.4 million in a local bus grant for 2025/26 from the Department for Transport.

July 18, 2025 —

Nantwich CC crush Timperley to move third in league

A sensational opening partnership between Yash Pednekar and Ali Chughtai gave Nantwich Cricket Club 1sts a crushing win over Timperley and move to third in the Cheshire County Cricket Premier League.

After doing the toss at Whitehouse Lane, the Dabbers fielded first and the spin duo of Ollie Griffiths (3-60) and Scott Wardley (3-69) helped restrict the visitors to 224-9 from their 55 overs.

July 18, 2025 —

LETTER: Public has lost patience with Cheshire East Council

Dear Editor,
The last few weeks has seen many media posts re what CEC is doing to improve our roads, and also why they do most repairs in the summer etc.

This small close of 16 properties has just been visited by CEC’s white spray team to identify pot hole repairs.

July 17, 2025 —