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Nantwich “road to nowhere” to finally open this summer

Nantwich “road to nowhere” to finally open this summer

The Nantwich “road to nowhere” could finally be opened this summer – two and half years after its initial opening date!

The A51 spine road around Reaseheath was built more than two years ago by housing developers behind the massive Kingsbourne estate between the A51, Welshmen’s Lane and Waterlode.

January 23, 2024
LETTER: Crackdown on over-running utility works

LETTER: Crackdown on over-running utility works

Dear Editor,
When utility company roadworks overrun, it’s motorists who pay the price with congestion, detours and longer journeys.

This is why I’ve announced a plan to crack down on works by utility companies overrunning.

January 23, 2024
Binary options trading legality: A global perspective

Binary options trading legality: A global perspective

Binary options, a form of financial trading, have garnered significant interest worldwide.

Yet, the legal landscape for this trading method varies across different regions.

January 23, 2024
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council spent £37,500 on recruiting new chief executive

Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council spent £37,500 on recruiting new chief executive

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council spent more than £37,500 on a “rigorous recruitment and selection process” to appoint its new chief executive.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service asked for the total costs after listening to the appointments committee in the summer, where it became clear recruiting and appointing a new top boss wasn’t going to be cheap.

January 23, 2024
Geoff Norcott brings “Basic Bloke” show to Crewe Lyceum

Geoff Norcott brings “Basic Bloke” show to Crewe Lyceum

Geoff Norcott brings his “Basic Bloke” UK tour to Crewe Lyceum on March 22.

Norcott is familiar face on TV appearing on Have I Got News For You, A League Of Their Own, The Last Leg, Would I Lie to You?, Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of Ten Cats, Backstage With Katherine Ryan and others.

January 23, 2024
New grants scheme aimed at rural firms in South Cheshire

New grants scheme aimed at rural firms in South Cheshire

Rural businesses can apply for grants support after Cheshire East Council secured funding to support its local rural economy.

The schemes being supported are the Rural Business Capital Grant scheme and the Cheshire East Visitor Economy Grant – funded by the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

January 23, 2024
Adult social care costs rocketing with £5m overspend likely

Adult social care costs rocketing with £5m overspend likely

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Adult social care costs are rocketing in Cheshire East with some needs so complex it can cost about £9,000 a week for one person, councillors were told.

Jill Broomhall, director of adults and social care, said the average age of people being assessed for care need in the borough was 89.

January 22, 2024
Crewe & Nantwich narrowly beaten at Firwood Waterloo

Crewe & Nantwich narrowly beaten at Firwood Waterloo

Crewe & Nantwich RUFC 1sts were narrowly beaten away at Firwood Waterloo (FW) in a rearranged game from the first weekend in December.

Despite a sterling fightback, the visitors fell just short losing 31-28 against their fellow promotion chasers.

January 22, 2024
(LtoR) Gareth Theuma, Customer Experience Manager at Kia UK, with James Quigley, Head of Business at Acorn Motor Group (1)

Acorn Kia Crewe wins Kia 2023 Customer Experience Award

Acorn Kia in Crewe has scooped a top honour at the annual Kia Dealer Excellence Awards which celebrate the best dealerships in the UK.

The competition covers customer experience and service, with customer satisfaction, sales, online reputation score and quick responses to customer queries taken into account.

January 22, 2024
Dog found dumped in bag being cared for at Nantwich rescue shelter

Dog found dumped in bag being cared for at Nantwich rescue shelter

A dog that was dumped in a bag outside a Romanian animal shelter has been taken in by a Nantwich dog rescue to give her a better chance of adoption.

Three-year-old mixed breed Cerys was found in the Romanian village of Gura Vadului last October.

January 22, 2024
True story of Post Office scandal comes to Crewe Lyceum

True story of Post Office scandal comes to Crewe Lyceum

The explosive Post Office scandal story which has rocked the UK in recent weeks will be told in a special show at Crewe Lyceum in April.

It tells the story of how hundreds of innocent people fought to clear their names after being pursued by the Post Office through the criminal courts because the faulty IT system.

January 22, 2024
More than 20 take part in wildflower planting in Nantwich

More than 20 take part in wildflower planting in Nantwich

More than 20 people of all ages turned out for a wildflower planting even at Riverside by Brookfield Park.

The event was organised by Sustainable Nantwich working with other groups such as Cheshire Wildlife Trust and Nantwich in Bloom.

January 21, 2024
Cllr Janet Clowes

LETTER: Cheshire East Council – reserves, revenue and risk

Dear Editor
Okay, council finances are dry reading but CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy) offers a useful explanation of Council Reserves because reserves are important.

They 1) cushion the impacts of uneven cash flows and avoid temporary borrowing. 2) provide a contingency for unexpected emergencies and 3) can be ‘earmarked’ to meet anticipated requirements.

January 21, 2024