By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
A storm is brewing with Cheshire East’s political world — but it will not make land until 2022 at the earliest.
Parish councils can conjure up images of sleepy English villages and steam locomotives pulling in to a quaint station, but any proposed changes to boundaries and names often lead to an impassioned debate over what you call where you live.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
A bid to bring free parking to car parks in Nantwich and across Cheshire East as lockdown eases has not been ruled out by council leaders.
Nantwich South and Stapeley Cllr Peter Groves asked a Cabinet meeting today (March 9) if CEC would bring in free parking in May, June, and July to boost the borough’s town centres.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Covid-19 vaccine supplies in Cheshire East will be “throttled back” to allow other parts of the country “to catch up”.
That’s according to Cheshire East Council leader Sam Corcoran, who made his comments during his leaders’ address at a full council meeting and on Twitter today (February 19)
By Hannah Youds
Nantwich remains under a Floor Alert along the River Weaver catchment after more heavy rain and the forecast of snow this weekend.
The Environment Agency has placed the Weaver Catchment on Flood Alert along its stretch including Crewe, Frodsham, Winsford and Northwich.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Crucial Cheshire East Council budget plans were not shared with other councillors before going public, according to opposition leader Janet Clowes.
The council’s Labour-Independent cabinet revealed its proposed medium term financial strategy (MTFS) yesterday (January 26), which outlines the authority’s spending plans from 2021-25.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East and West boroughs will move into the tightest Covid-19 restrictions from tomorrow, Matt Hancock has confirmed.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Twenty miles per hour could soon be the default speed limit on Cheshire East’s residential and urban roads.
Independent Cllr Suzie Akers Smith, the council’s walking and cycling champion, has proposed a motion to adopt the policy.
Dear Editor, As we prepare ourselves for the ill-considered cutting of winter gritting routes, the closure of household recycling centres, and the emotional, practical and financial-fall out from a world-wide pandemic, the leader of Cheshire East Council fiddles as Rome burns. In an extraordinary statement, Cllr Corcoran (Labour) washed his hands of the debate on governance changes at Cheshire East[Read More…]
Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester boroughs will be in Tier 2 – the ‘high alert’ level – once national lockdown ends on December 2.
The Government made the announcement this morning, which means both boroughs remaining in same tier as they were before national lockdown back in early November.
Ethan Davies, local democracy reporterNew contact tracing systems have been introduced by both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester councils this week.
The moves, which ‘complement’ the national NHS Test & Trace system, will go live tomorrow, November 25.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Recycling sites across Cheshire East are under threat as the council looks to make savings ahead of the contract’s renewal.
CEC Cabinet members voted to launch a consultation on plans to close some of the borough’s eight recycling centres.
Highways teams have painted specially designed poppy markings across roads in Cheshire East to mark Remembrance Sunday.
The iconic poppies, including one outside Nantwich Civic Hall, have been painted in honour of the service and sacrifice provided by our Armed Forces, veterans and their families.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Missed bin collections in Cheshire East almost trebled last year.
A Freedom of Information request to the council showed 21,340 collections were missed in 2019-20, compared to 7,182 the year before.
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