By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Police have said no action is to be taken following seven lengthy investigations into Cheshire East Council.
The investigations included allegations relating to land transactions at Middlewich and Crewe.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Security was tightened at Cheshire East Council’s first meeting since the killing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess.
Guards were outside the door throughout the meeting on Wednesday and all bags were checked before anyone was allowed inside the hall at Macclesfield Leisure Centre.
Four new senior officers have been recruited and appointed by Cheshire East Council – with a combined pay of just under £500,000.
The new posts are Executive Director Adults, Health and Integration (up to £139,999), Executive Director Place (£134,999), Executive Director Children’s Services (£129,999) and Director of Policy and Change (£89,999).
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is to reconsider its borough-wide cemetery strategy after claims the plans are “at best thoughtless and at worst inhumane”.
The council reviewed the strategy in 2018 and a long term proposal was that families would have to bury loved ones in Crewe or Macclesfield as other local cemeteries became full.
Nantwich Town councillors have rejected a new Cheshire East Council draft policy on how it will transfer its assets in future.
In the past, the town council has taken over CEC assets such as the Civic Hall, indoor market and public toilets.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council is owed a staggering £23.25 million in council tax, new figures have shown.
The figure, obtained under FOI by Local Democracy Reporting Service, accounts for the years since the local authority was founded in 2009 to the end of the last financial year in April 2021.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A 90-year-old woman has blasted Cheshire East Council proposals to charge over 85s for a lifeline care alarm service which is currently free.
Cheshire East is consulting with residents on proposals to introduce a £5 a week charge for the telecare service which, at present, is free to residents aged 85 and over if they live alone.
CCTV bosses have hit back at claims they have not provided enough information on the system’s effectiveness in Nantwich.
Town councillors questioned at a meeting last week whether they should be paying almost £25,000 a year for the monitoring of its 14 cameras.
Businesses across Nantwich and Crewe hit badly by the Covid pandemic have just days left to apply for the government’s Restart Grant.
The deadline for applications is June 30, and businesses can apply via the Cheshire East Council website.
Thousands of volunteers across Cheshire East have been hailed as heroes by council chiefs during “Volunteers’ Week”.
Volunteer groups like Nantwich Buddies have played a key role in the pandemic response across the borough supporting more than 4,200 individuals
Travellers who broke through new barriers onto Barony Park in Nantwich in breach of a court injunction were moved on shortly before 4pm today.
It was the first test of the new two-year injunction granted to Cheshire East Council last August.
Dear Editor,
Questions were raised at last week’s Audit and Governance meeting about how inclusive the 3 day’s Health and Welfare leave granted to Cheshire East’s staff, in acknowledgment of the pressure of work they have coped with during the Covid period, has been.
Crewe’s new-look historic Market Hall is almost ready to be unveiled, says Cheshire East Council.
It’s planned to re-open the hall on May 17 with an official launch on June 21, according to Cheshire East Council and Market Asset Management – the new commercial operator of Crewe’s markets.
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