More inconsiderate drivers are parking illegally and irresponsibly across Cheshire East, council chiefs say.
Cheshire East Council says there has been a rise in reported cases of “illegal and irresponsible parking” during the latest lockdown.
A new parking payment app will save Cheshire East drivers 13p per transaction, the authority claims.
Motorists using a mobile phone to pay for parking at Cheshire East Council car parks will see a change to a new app on October 1.
Drivers across Cheshire East are being warned to expect more roadworks and delays as lockdown eases.
Authorities say they have received an increase in requests for roadworks from utility companies following the relaxing of lockdown measures.
Drivers are being warned that the key A500 route between M6 and South Cheshire will be closed overnight for almost two months from October 21.
The closure, to allow initial work on the £55 million dualling project, will be in place between A531/B5472 Meremoor Moss roundabout and M6 Junction 16.
Cheshire Police arrested 227 county drivers during its festive crackdown on drink or drug driving.
Among those were 25 people in Crewe and Nantwich area arrested for driving under influence of drugs – the highest of any area of the county, and a rise on previous years.
Drivers are being warned to avoid Wybunbury Road in Willaston after a “sink hole” appeared.
The hole is between the junction of Eastern Road and Green Lane, and the route is currently closed, says Cheshire Police.
By Stephen Topping
A Nantwich man and chairman of countryside access group says a “culture change” is needed to slow drivers down on the area’s rural roads.
The Cheshire East countryside access forum wants to see an end to irresponsible driving on narrow country roads – particularly on unmarked roads which are set at the national speed limit.
Motorists are being warned to plan journeys as a major link at the busy Crewe Green roundabout closes today for THREE months.
The link between Crewe Green Roundabout and Hungerford Road and Sydney Road will be closed to allow highway improvement works.
A number of drivers have been arrested on suspicion of drink and drug driving offences in Nantwich in the last 24 hours.
Police say four arrests were made for drink driving in the town – including one who tested FOUR and a HALF times over the legal limit.
More than 75 drivers in Cheshire were caught using a mobile phone at the wheel during a national week of action.
Officers from Cheshire Police were on the lookout for people who were scrolling through social media, texting or taking a call while driving.
Hundreds of bus users in Nantwich and Crewe face five more days of travel problems as Arriva drivers continue strike action.
The next day of industrial action takes place on Monday (November 6), with no Arriva bus services across South Cheshire, warns Arriva North West.
Hundreds of bus passengers across Crewe and Nantwich have been hit by the first of three planned industrial action days by Arriva North West drivers.
All Arriva North West services running in Crewe and Nantwich were cancelled today as part of the first 24-hour strike.
More than 900 drivers were caught speeding in a month-long campaign to combat anti-social driving on Cheshire’s rural roads.
Around 40 rural locations across Cheshire were targeted following concerns raised by local communities.
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