Council chiefs and headteachers in South Cheshire have given a cautious welcome to latest Government plans for schools funding.
Education Secretary Justine Greening unveiled the latest national funding formula plan this week.
To say the last month has been a whirlwind for new Crewe and Nantwich MP Laura Smith would be an under-statement.
Thrust into the limelight by her amazing election victory, the 32-year-old’s life has been turned upside down. But she still had time to chat to Nantwichnews over coffee.
Two nurseries near Nantwich are among five to share more than £745,000 of government funding to boost free nursery places.
Rope Green Farm Day Nursery in Willaston, and Bramley Hedge Day Nursery in Bunbury, are to benefit from the capital funding.
Hundreds of families across Cheshire East gathered in Nantwich today to protest at school cuts under the Government’s planned National Funding Formula.
Teachers and parents in Nantwich and Crewe fear the new NFF will see Cheshire East worse off, facing a 4.5% cut in budgets over the next two years.
Angry parents in Nantwich are planning to protest in the town centre over proposed Government cuts to school funding.
Plans by Schools Minister Nick Gibb to introduce a new National Funding Formula could see Nantwich schools hundreds of thousands of pounds worse off.
The headteacher of Brine Leas School in Nantwich has called an extraordinary meeting to outline the funding crisis it faces under the new National Funding Formula.
Andrew Cliffe has invited parents and community members to attend the “Future Funding of Brine Leas School” meeting on Monday February 13.
Nantwich community projects are to benefit from £20,000 of funding to boost local health.
Ten community projects shared the pot from Cheshire East Council after an event at Nantwich Civic Hall saw groups pitch their ideas and receive a public vote.
A Nantwich headteacher has blasted the Government after it emerged the new National Funding Formula could lead to big funding cuts for Nantwich schools.
Andrew Cliffe, headteacher at Brine Leas School, fears the NFF could see his school thousands of pounds worse off.
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College has won £2.5 million of government funding to revitalise its campus.
The school submitted two ambitious bids to make extensive improvements and provide a 21st century upgrade to its current buildings.
Fire chiefs in Cheshire say they can maintain improvements in public safety, despite facing £1 million funding cuts in 2016-17.
Members of the Fire Authority have been told to expect ongoing reductions in central Government funding.
A South Cheshire firm which provides short-term SME funding, is celebrating its fifth anniversary and hitting the £30 million lending milestone.
Creative Capital, based in Tarporley, offers facilities like selective invoice finance, trade finance and bad debt protection on a tailored basis.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has welcomed additional funding to support businesses, jobs and infrastructure in the town.
Cheshire & Warrington LEP, the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for Crewe and Nantwich, has been allocated an additional £15.13 million.
Mayor of Nantwich Cllr John Lewis has opened a new food area at Nantwich Town Football Club. The area was built thanks to funding by Nantwich Town Independent Supports Association (NTISA) with help from Nantwich Town Council.
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