A Cheshire East woman was told she would have to wait six months for an appointment to register her baby’s birth, councillors heard.
Members of the audit and governance committee are now seeking assurances that, if there are delays, it won’t prevent families from claiming child benefit immediately after the baby’s birth.
Cheshire East councillors netted more than £1.25 million between them in expenses and allowances in 2020-21, latest figures show.
A basic allowance of £12,351 is paid to each of the 82 elected members, adding up to just short of £1 million.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans for a new primary school in Nantwich moved a step closer when councillors agreed to go out to consultation over the proposals and look for potential sponsors to run it.
As revealed by Nantwich News, the £3.5m free school is earmarked for land close to Nantwich Town’s Weaver Stadium and is needed to cope with rising pupils numbers created by a new housing development.
Town councillors have questioned whether they should be paying for CCTV in Nantwich after receiving little information on outcomes and results.
The council spends more than £25,000 each year on ensuring its network of 14 CCTV cameras are monitored 24/7 from a control centre in Macclesfield.
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The Labour-led coalition which currently runs Cheshire East Council has decided to promote a scheme which pays their own members more money, creating an extra cost for the tax payer.
Councillors in Crewe have welcomed the launch of a pilot scheme to help make the town’s streets and alleyways cleaner and tidier.
The initiative, jointly managed by Cheshire East Council and Crewe Town Council, targets the perpetrators of antisocial activities such as fly-tipping and contamination of bins.
An anti-dog fouling campaign has been launched by Willaston councillors after angry residents said “enough is enough”.
The parish council agreed in March to pull together a campaign after realising the issue was such a bone of contention among villagers.
Nantwich councillors have agreed on plans to try and tackle the mounting litter problem plaguing the town.
It comes after Nantwich Litter Group member Rob Carter made an impassioned plea for help at the town council meeting last night (April 27).
Town councillors were driving each other round the u-bend when they clashed over how Nantwich should provide public toilets in future.
A debate which took more than an hour descended into arguments and heated remarks, with one saying “it’s Handforth Parish Council all over again”.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have clashed over plans to charge residents aged 85 and over £5 per week for ‘assistive technology’ care.
The plans, which were approved for public consultation on Tuesday April 6, would mean over 85s pay the same “standard charge” as other assistive technology users.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Ward councillors in Cheshire East are to have an extra £4,200 to tackle issues like potholes from April.
As part of the Cheshire East 2021/22 budget, Cllr David Marren proposed an amendment to the finance plans which would see each member given ‘at least £4,200’ to tackle highway maintenance issues in their area.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Nantwich residents will have to pay 4.99% more Council Tax to Cheshire East Council from April after councillors approved a new budget for the upcoming year.
The budget, formally known as the Medium Term Financial Strategy, sets out the council’s tax and spending plans from 2021 to 2025.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Financial plans which would see residents pay 4.99% more council tax next year have moved a step closer to final sign-off.
Councillors voted yesterday (February 2) to send the authority’s budget for full council approval later this month.
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