LETTER: Cheshire East Council’s ill-conceived parking charge increases
Dear Editor,
I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the upcoming changes to parking charges at Cheshire East Council-operated car parks, set to take effect in May.
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LETTER: Car park changes will impact local businesses
Dear Editor,
I am writing to express my disappointment and frustration with Cheshire East Council’s decision to introduce parking charges at most council-owned car parks from Monday 2nd December 2024.
For years, these car parks have been free to use, encouraging residents and visitors alike to shop in our local town centres.
Controversial changes to CEC car parks begin next month
Motorists are being warned to be aware of controversial changes to car parks in Cheshire East which go live from Monday December 2.
From that date, parking charges will come into effect at most CEC-owned car parks where parking is currently free.
Nantwich Food Festival 2025 in doubt, councillors warned
Nantwich Food Festival committee members warned tonight that next year’s festival may not go ahead.
It has emerged that a long term agreement with Cheshire East Council to use two main car parks in the town for free during the festival has come to an end.
New parking charges across Cheshire East from July 8
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
New parking charges which will see a hike in current fees on most Cheshire East Council car parks will come into force on July 8.
The new charges were voted through by the council’s highways and transport committee in January.
Cashless car parks plan for Nantwich “discriminatory”, town council told
Cheshire East Council could be discriminating against older people with its plans to make all but one car parks in Nantwich cashless.
That was the claim made at Nantwich Town Council, as they discussed CEC’s bid to make all car parks cashless apart from Snow Hill.
CEC to scrap cash payments on all but one car park in Nantwich
Nantwich Town councillors are to discuss plans by Cheshire East to scrap cash payments on all but one of the council-run car parks in the town.
Cheshire East highways committee agreed back in January to going “cashless” on its car parks.
CEC refuse Tory request to reconsider parking charges plan
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has refused a formal request from the Conservatives to reconsider the decision to introduce parking charges in free towns and hike up prices in others.
The highways and transport committee last month voted in favour of changes to the parking policy, which includes introducing charges in the existing ‘free’ towns and villages of Audlem, Alsager, Bollington, Handforth, Holmes Chapel, Middlewich, Poynton, Prestbury and Sandbach.
Cheshire East to keep “free after 3pm” car parking after public consultation
The “free after 3pm” car parking scheme on some Cheshire East Council car parks will be kept after the results of a public consultation.
But parking charges looks set to be introduced in most car parks where it is currently free, and charges may also be brought in on Sundays.
Nantwich Town Council could operate car parking charges, says CEC
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Town councils like Nantwich could be given the option of taking on some car parks if they don’t want to see charges introduced, the deputy leader of Cheshire East has said.
The council is also looking at piloting a system of “demand responsive parking charges” at a number of locations
CEC leader urges council to install car park solar panels
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The leader of Cheshire East Council is urging the council to look into installing solar panels at some of its car parks across the borough.
Cheshire East is about to start work on a large-scale solar farm – which will generate renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions – on land next to the composting plant at Leighton Grange Farm in Crewe.
READER’S LETTER: Why is CEC planning to build housing on Crewe car parks?
Dear Editor,
Cheshire East are planning to close and build housing on two of the main car parks in Crewe town centre, Delamere Street and Chester Street.
The lost car parking spaces will be replaced by a six-storey 390 place car park, on the Royal Arcade development site in the town centre, costing Cheshire East taxpayers a huge £11,315,315.
READER’S LETTER: Cross-party rejection of Cheshire East car park charging strategy
Dear Editor,
Cheshire East Conservatives, together with cross-party colleagues, rejected proposals to consult on a standardised system of charging ‘zones’ across all the borough’s car parks.
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