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Labour-led Cheshire East Council is on track to miss its budget targets for a third consecutive year.
This is not only disappointing but also shows of a deep-rooted incompetence within the current administration.
A councillor’s bid to earmark £90,000 for improvements to Brookfield Park in Nantwich next year was voted down.
Cllr John Priest put forward a notice of motion to set aside the funds for improvements to the park’s playground.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East would not balance its books in adult services this year even if it closed all its libraries and leisure centres and didn’t spend a penny fixing roads, a councillor said.
Cllr Andrew Kolker was speaking as the adults and health committee yesterday (Sept 23) discussed the massive financial pressures of social care on the council.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The cost of transporting children to school in Cheshire East is still on the rise, despite attempts by the council to bring it down.
The spiralling cost of school transport is one of the reasons the council is facing a predicted £7m overspend in children’s services at the end of this financial year.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is facing a predicted overspend of £27 million by the end of the financial year because its children’s and adults’ services are failing to operate within budget.
A report to the finance sub-committee revealed the adults and health committee is forecast to be overspent by £20m at the end of March next year.
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With the summer holiday season how over, everyone has started planning for their winter breaks.
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Renting a home, whether it’s your first home or you’ve been renting for several years, can be a daunting task.
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By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Radical plans for a “once in a generation” overhaul of cash-strapped Cheshire East Council have been submitted to the government.
The plan aims to help plug a £100 million black hole in the authority’s budget as chiefs admit the authority can “no longer do everything” and that some services will disappear altogether.
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By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has reduced its special needs budget deficit by £10.1 million.
This means it was about £80m overspent in this area at the end of 2023/24 year instead of the predicted £90m.
Nurses at St Luke’s Hospice in Cheshire are urging the community to “walk with us” at their annual Midnight Walk fundraising event as the charity faces worrying times.
Hospices across the UK are facing a funding crisis due to rising staff costs and steep increases in utility bills.
Money management is an important skill that we must always strive to keep honing, but the good news is managing our finances doesn’t need to be a daunting task.
Mostly, what we need to do is understand where our money comes from and track where it goes so we can create a plan we can stick to.
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