Council chiefs claim they are winning the fight against pothole plagued roads across Nantwich and Crewe. Cheshire East Council say they have reduced the number of reported potholes by 90% in a year.
A councillor has backed residents in objecting to a plan to build 40 homes on greenfield site in Willaston, Nantwich. The proposal has been submitted for a second time by Richard Lee Ltd to Cheshire East Council for houses on land off Eastern Road.
Highways engineers have wired up a new Nantwich road crossing which had been out of use for three weeks. Parents campaigned for years for the zebra crossing on Wellington Road, outside St Anne’s Catholic Primary School.
A zebra crossing on a busy road outside a Nantwich primary school is still “not in use” – almost three weeks after it was installed. Parents who fought for the crossing near St Anne’s Primary on Wellington Road are calling for Cheshire East Council to take action.
A councillor has blasted a decision to allow 21 new homes in a Nantwich village after public objections were “lost” by Cheshire East Council. The plans for 21 homes on Cheerbrook Road, Willaston, by Wainhomes (North West) were approved by the Strategic Planning Board.
Motorists clogging up a Nantwich village by parking badly are forcing bus drivers to divert from their normal route, it has emerged. Arriva’s number 84 service has had to bypass Willaston village centre a number of times because it cannot get through.
Couples can now tie the knot at the most iconic park in the Crewe and Nantwich area. Queens Park, seen as one of Cheshire East’s “jewels in the crown”, has been formally named as an official wedding venue.
Parents and youngsters are celebrating a new zebra crossing outside a Nantwich primary school after years of campaigning. Cheshire East Council finally installed the crossing on Wellington Road by St Anne’s Primary during the half-term break.
Nantwich campaigners fear a Government Minister rejection of Cheshire East’s 5-year land supply claim, has left the area wide open to housing developers. Secretary of State Eric Pickles (pictured) dismissed the council’s claim it has a 5-year housing plan, when he upheld two appeals by developers.
Garden waste collections across Nantwich and Crewe are to be axed for four months to save money. But the move by Cheshire East Council has sparked anger from residents, according to local councillors.
Planning Minister Nick Boles has vowed to meet Nantwich and Crewe campaign groups fighting the loss of “Green Gap” areas. Mr Boles’ pledge comes after concerns of hundreds of residents were raised by local MP Edward Timpson.
Nantwich Town councillors are reviewing how effective the town’s CCTV cameras are in tackling crime and disorder. The council is set to take over the running of the 15 cameras from Cheshire East.
A council-run short-break service for people with learning disabilities has completed its move from Nantwich to Crewe. The Cheshire East Council service, formerly provided at accommodation on Queens Drive, Nantwich, is now open at Lincoln House.
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