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Cheshire East Conservatives challenge parking charges decision

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Tories are challenging the decision to introduce parking charges in free towns and hike up prices in others saying flawed data was used and relevant information wasn’t considered.

Former council leader Rachel Bailey (Audlem, Con) has called-in last month’s highways committee decision to implement a new charging policy across Cheshire East and asked that it be referred to full council for further debate.

February 20, 2024 —

House prices in Nantwich area now average £280,000, says report

A typical home in Nantwich and surrounding villages is now worth £280,000, according to latest figures.

There are now no settlements in Nantwich where a typical home costs less than £250,000, says the report by home valuations site Varbes.

July 7, 2023 —

FEATURE: Why are energy prices rising?

The cost of energy has been on a dramatic upward trajectory over the last year or so, with consequences that have been felt across the broader economy.

The government saw fit to intervene to get the UK through the winter, with a lower energy cap to replace the one set by Ofgem.

March 13, 2023 —

FEATURE: Useful tips to help you make it through inflation

Inflation is the rate at which goods and services prices rise.

It occurs when the demand for products and services surpasses the supply.

October 4, 2022 —

FEATURE: The used car market – still the place to be?

If you have been shopping around in the used car market in recent months, it is understandable if you have been a little shocked at the prices you are finding.

There has been a dramatic rise in prices in recent times largely due to a surge in demand following COVID-19 along with the global chip shortage, which has brought the production of new cars down and led more people to the used car market.

August 28, 2022 —

Soaring fuel prices increasing care worker crisis in Cheshire East

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Soaring fuel prices are adding to care worker shortages in Cheshire East as those who look after people at home struggle to pay for petrol.

The council was awarded £19.4m over two years of the pandemic to help support the care market in areas including infection control, testing and vaccination and workforce recruitment and retention.

June 14, 2022 —