Nantwich Town Council to raise Council Tax by 3.9%
Nantwich councillors are to raise Council Tax for the town’s 5,200 households by 3.9%.
The rise will provide the council with a precept of £574,958 for the 2018-19 financial year.
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Cheshire East Council approves extra £10.9 million adult social care budget to tackle demand
Cheshire East Council is to spend an extra £10.9 million on adult social care in 2018/19 as it bids to tackle a growing demand in the borough.
The authority’s Cabinet, facing reductions in government grants, rising costs and increased demand, has backed proposals to recommission care at home, residential care and respite care.
Nantwich and Crewe residents face another 4.99% Council Tax rise
Householders across Nantwich and Crewe could face another 4.99% Council Tax rise in 2018-19 after Cheshire East Council unveiled its pre-Budget proposals today.
The authority is faced with finding £20 million of savings in the next financial year, while having to fund spiralling costs in adult social care and child care.
3,000 Nantwich households face Council Tax discount checks
As many as 3,000 households in Nantwich could be scrutinised by Cheshire East Council as part of widespread checks on single person Council Tax discounts.
The authority says it intends to run data checks on households claiming discounts “to find instances where incorrect awards have been made”.
Nantwich and Crewe residents face almost 5% hike in Cheshire East Council Tax
Families across Nantwich and Crewe are facing a 4.99% hike in Cheshire East Council Tax bills, it has emerged.
The whopping rise comes as the authority revealed it has to find £100 million of savings by 2020.
Nantwich residents face 3.99% hike in Council Tax in 2017
Nantwich families face a 3.99% rise in Council Tax as Cheshire East Council bids to find £100m savings.
The announcement means many face significantly larger tax bills in 2017-18, and follows a 3.75% increase in April this year.
70 more police officers for Cheshire under new budget plan
An extra 70 police officers will be recruited to Cheshire Police under new budget plans which will see a rise in council tax bills.
Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer has agreed a 3.2% increase in the police precept – equivalent to around 10p per week.
Council tax to rise by 3.75% for Nantwich householders
Nantwich householders face a Council Tax of 3.75 per cent as Cheshire East bid to raise cash for “frontline services”.
Councillors say the rise is “to be regretted” but claim it is needed to fund services for the vulnerable, elderly and young.
Bickerton woman guilty of benefit fraud faces £15,000 bill
A villager near Nantwich faces a £15,000 bill after she claimed benefits while keeping it secret her live-in partner was supporting the family financially.
Emma Bebbington, 39, of Gallantry Bank, Bickerton, claimed housing benefit and income support for nearly two years after failing to disclose her partner was living with her.
Nantwich councillor slams council tax freeze claims by Cheshire East
A Nantwich councillor has criticised Cheshire East Council, claiming that “stealth tax” rises will counter any freeze in council tax rates.
Cllr Arthur Moran spoke out after Cheshire East announced a two-year freeze on council tax.
Two-year Cheshire East council tax freeze for Nantwich residents
Nantwich residents will have council tax bills frozen for at least the next two years, Cheshire East Council has agreed.
The local authority is the first in the country to announce a two-year freeze.
Fire chiefs in Cheshire say £1.9m cuts will not impact service
Fire chiefs in Cheshire say they can maintain improvements in public safety, despite having to find £1.9 million savings.
Members of the Fire Authority were told to expect ongoing cuts of 8% a year from central Government funding – savings of nearly £8 million over the next four years.
Nantwich woman, 45, found guilty of £2,100 benefit fraud
A Nantwich woman has been found guilty of benefit fraud worth more than £2,000.
Clair Edwards-Steele, formerly of Park View, Nantwich, pleaded guilty at Magistrates Court to two offences.
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