By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have voted through an independent panel’s recommendation to increase councillor allowances and backdate the rise to April 2024.
The vote was close with 39 voting in favour of the rise, 33 against and two abstaining.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has been slow to respond to some of the problems it faces and at times appears overwhelmed by the challenge, an independent panel says.
The independent assurance panel was set up provide external advice, challenge, and expertise to the cash-strapped council in driving forward improvement and transformation.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire Police is looking at providing educational programmes focussing on the dangers and harm of knife crime.
The Police and Crime Commissioner’s plan includes a proposal to “commission educational programmes where appropriate to tackle the scourge of knife crime and other serious violence”.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire’s police and crime panel has asked for clarification of the deputy commissioner’s role after no-one stood in for the commissioner at an official meeting to answer questions about policing.
By Aran Dhillon
Residents across Cheshire are set to pay an extra £10 a year on average to fund policing.
It comes after it emerged that the “burden” of funding is shifting from central Government to taxpayers in the area.
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