Nine out of 10 parents of Cheshire East school children have secured their first choice secondary school place, Cheshire East Council said.
It comes after the authority witnessed a rise in ‘on time’ applications from 2018.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Residents in Cheshire East will face an increase in Council Tax from April after members approved the budget for next year.
A 2.99 per cent tax increase will come into effect – with the bill for a Band D property rising from £1,404.28 to £1,446.27.
Residents in Alpraham say one of their local roads is one of the most poorly maintained in Cheshire – because two authorities will not claim responsibility.
Vale Road in Alpraham is set in idyllic countryside on the border between Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West Council.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Councillors have warned that “county lines” drug dealing is beginning to have a serious effect on communities across Cheshire East.
County lines is the practice of urban drug dealers using children to sell drugs in rural areas, villages and smaller towns.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Potholes need to be deeper in Cheshire East than in most other British boroughs before the council intervenes, a new study has found.
The RAC Foundation submitted Freedom of Information requests to each local authority in September 2018, and 190 responded with enough data for the charity’s research.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Action is being demanded to fill Cheshire East’s potholes after councillors complained that patched up roads are breaking back up.
Cllr Mick Warren, independent member for Macclesfield East, told Thursday’s full council meeting that two potholes in his ward have broken back up just three weeks after they were repaired.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council chiefs are being urged to protect a lifeline for elderly residents looking to get from A to B.
Cheshire East Council delayed making cuts to its Little Bus service as part of last year’s bus review, which saw a reduction in the number of subsidised bus services.
Nantwich Town councillors have vowed to fight Cheshire East Council’s plans to increase car park charges in the town.
They say that Nantwich – and neighbouring Crewe – are being treated unfairly with some of the highest parking charges in the borough.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
A home care provider whose financial future has been questioned should be able to continue supporting Crewe and Nantwich’s vulnerable and elderly residents, councillors have been told.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued a warning that Allied Healthcare could only confirm it had funding in place until November 30, and that its future beyond this month was not secure.
By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
The best and worst performing schools in Cheshire East based on GCSE results have been revealed.
Schools across England have been ranked by the Government according to its Attainment 8 and Progress 8 measurements.
Cheshire East Council is to hold free procurement training workshops to help business people with public sector contracts.
The sessions will be provided by the council’s arms-length Skills and Growth Company and are for local businesses in Cheshire East.
New Government figures show that Cheshire East lost the third-biggest amount of greenbelt land out of 10 English boroughs to adopt new local plans last year, writes Stephen Topping.
Primary pupils in Crewe and Nantwich have helped Cheshire East achieve improved end of key stage results in 2018.
From the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage through to the end of Key Stage 2, schools across the borough have produced outcomes where 18 out of the 21 national indicators have improved in 2018 compared to last year.
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