By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has defended plans to introduce the highest charge in the north west for garden waste collections.
The council plans to start charging £56 a year to empty garden waste bins from January through its subscription service.
A plan to build a pergola in a pub beer garden in Nantwich has sparked complaints from neighbours.
The owners of the Oddfellows Arms pub on Welsh Row have submitted proposals for the pergola at the rear of the venue.
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Right now, it can feel like control in your life is a little hard to come by.
It has been an incredibly difficult couple of years for everyone, and there are so many different stress factors working against us at any one time.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council will drive ahead with scaled-back plans to improve bus services despite the government putting the brakes on some schemes by refusing grant funding.
The council had put together an ambitious bus service improvement programme (BSIP) in the hope of securing funding as part of the government’s national “bus back better” strategy.
By Mark Smith, local democracy reporter
A crackdown on county lines gangs and improving confidence in policing were among the priorities unveiled in the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire’s new Police and Crime Plan.
Conservative John Dwyer officially presented the plan alongside the force’s Chief Constable Mark Roberts today (November 1).
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
A 72-bedroom care home will be built on Gresty Road in Shavington — despite concerns from one councillor it could burn down like the Notre Dame cathedral.
Cheshire East’s southern planning committee approved the plans yesterday (March 31), paving the way for the 2.5-storey facility to be built.
Staff and parents at a small village school near Tarporley are celebrating a recovery plan which will help keep the school open.
Residents have campaigned to save Huxley CE Primary school and Cheshire West and Chester has now approved the recovery plan and the school is now ready for a new beginning.
Multi-million pound plans to build a largely new hospital on site of the current Leighton Hospital have been unveiled.
Bosses at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust say the “exciting proposals” will ensure a long-term vision for Leighton Hospital.
Nantwich Town council has unveiled a three-year action plan – which includes enhancing green spaces and possibly offering free public wi-fi.
The 24-page 2019 Corporate Strategic Plan sets out the council’s aims and objectives for the next three years, 2020-2023.
Cheshire East Council’s action plan to be carbon neutral by 2025 has been shortlisted for a national environment and sustainability award.
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