Staff and Pupils at Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School are celebrating their latest Ofsted inspection.
The school near Nantwich achieved a “Strong” standard across key areas including early years provision, attendance and behaviour, and personal development and wellbeing.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Three Cheshire East councillors reported “serious” incidents of abuse on the same day a report revealed more than a third had considered quitting because of harassment and intimidation.
Death threats, excrement posted through letterboxes, stalking, trolling and obscene phone calls are some of the harassment, abuse and intimidation experienced by borough councillors.
A care home in Nantwich has been rated as “inadequate” following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
St Catherines Care Home on Barony Road was found to have breached regulation in FIVE areas relating to safe care and treatment, safeguarding, meeting people’s hydration and nutritional needs, staffing, and how well the home was being managed.
Nantwich company Direct Access has featured in a new North West report on the ambitions of regional businesses over the next 12 months.
Ambition 2025 – commissioned by law firm Pannone Corporate – aims to understand the key drivers of growth, as well as the motivations, priorities and challenges for companies in the North West.
Ofsted inspectors say Reaseheath College in Nantwich “requires improvement” in six areas.
Inspectors visited the college in October and released their latest report this week
Cheshire College – South & West has earned a “Good” rating from its latest Ofsted inspection.
The college, which attracts hundreds of students across Nantwich and Crewe, has also been awarded top grade of “strong contribution to skills” in its latest report.
Village school Calveley Primary near Nantwich is celebrating its latest Ofsted report.
Inspectors rated the school “Good” and said pupils “receive a wonderful and happy learning experience”.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cash-strapped Cheshire East Council is to reorganise its senior management structure which, a report states, is ‘no longer considered fit for purpose’.
The council last reviewed its senior management team in 2019 and further changes were made in 2021.
Dear Editor,
There’s so much to say about this report on the state of Cheshire East Council, completed by the Local Government Association in March, and published on 9th July 2024, that I fear I will drive you to drink if I tackle all of it in this letter.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East will have to stump up nearly £2m to fund an improvement plan to bring its children’s services up to standard, according to a council report.
The council’s children’s services was recently judged to be inadequate by Ofsted, which said too many young people are leaving local authority care without the correct help and support.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The head of Cheshire East’s children’s services has said she should have known “things were not as good as they needed to be” in response to the “inadequate” rating by Ofsted.
Deborah Woodcock, executive director of children’s services, was speaking as councillors fired question after question at her in a children and families committee meeting.
A Nantwich resident has blasted Cheshire East Council for failing to publish its investigation into a serious flooding event – more than four years ago!
Trevor Evans was one of a number of residents and businesses who suffered when River Weaver burst its banks in October 2019 after days of torrential rain.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A damning audit report on Cheshire East Council’s arrangements for managing S106 agreements has revealed millions of pounds hasn’t been allocated to agreed schemes.
A summary of the report to the audit and governance committee stated eight contributions received between 2018/19 and 2021/22 totalling £5.8 million were identified as unallocated.
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