By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is still without a permanent top legal boss more than a year after the previous one left.
The council has made a number of attempts to recruit a permanent monitoring officer since David Brown left in September 2024.
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.
Nantwich Town has teamed up with Fairerpower – the energy scheme launched by Cheshire East Council.
The sponsorship deal will see Fairerpower promoted on players’ shirts for the next two seasons.
Families in Stapeley are being urged to attend a ‘drop-in’ session to help form the parish’s first Neighbourhood Plan.
Hundreds of households across Stapeley have received a questionnaire asking for their views on how the area should develop in the next few years.
Furious opposition councillors have called for Cheshire East Council heads to roll after figures revealed £3.7 million has been spent on the authority’s flawed Local Plan.
And the first casualty was unveiled today, as Cllr David Brown who has overseen the Plan since 2010 announced he is stepping aside.
A damning report by a Planning Inspector has told Cheshire East Council its long-awaited Local Plan is still not good enough to be adopted.
The blow, described as “regrettable” by council chiefs, was delivered by an inspector giving his “interim views” on the Plan’s soundness and legal compliance.
A summer reading challenge enjoyed by scores of Nantwich youngsters has been hailed a “monster” success. This year’s scheme run in Cheshire East libraries including Nantwich had a spooky theme.
A Cheshire East Cabinet councillor has vowed “very serious action” after trees blocking a proposed controversial “Nantwich South” access road were hacked down. Cllr David Brown said they are looking at whether the council’s environmental conditions have been breached.
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