By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Radical plans for a “once in a generation” overhaul of cash-strapped Cheshire East Council have been submitted to the government.
The plan aims to help plug a £100 million black hole in the authority’s budget as chiefs admit the authority can “no longer do everything” and that some services will disappear altogether.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East looks set to approve a cost-cutting plan to “transform” the council and save up to £91 million over the next four years as it struggles to stave off effective bankruptcy.
The cash-strapped council needs to plug a £100 million funding gap by 2028.
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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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.
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