Nantwich Town councillors have voted through a council tax precept rise of 3.5% for 2024-25 – half of the original planned 7% rise first debated in November.
But again the issue prompted at times a heated debate among councillors, with some Labour councillors calling for a zero rise and to find savings elsewhere.
New library opening hours in Nantwich and across Cheshire East will come into effect from December 1.
The changes will be at all sites across the borough except for Alderley Edge library where the new opening hours will go live on Tuesday 5 December.
Festive shoppers in Nantwich will get four FREE car parking days in a bid to boost trade in the run up to Christmas.
The free parking scheme is run by Cheshire East Council and Nantwich Town Council.
A plan to increase the Nantwich Town Council portion of Council Tax by 7% in 2024-25 sparked a heated debate among town councillors.
The town council’s draft budget was put to the council last night at Brookfield Hall.
The helpdesk at Nantwich Police Station on Beam Street will remain closed as it is no longer “viable”.
That was the message from Supt Claire Jesson when she spoke to Nantwich Town Council last night.
Members of Nantwich Angling Society are campaigning to install three new fishing stages along the River Weaver in Nantwich.
The society says the idea will help to make the group more accessible to older members.
The annual Nantwich Christmas lights switch on will take place on November 17.
Nantwich Town Council has unveiled the details of the event which attracts thousands of people to the town centre.
Town councillors in Nantwich have agreed to lobby for more road safety measures near schools in Nantwich South ward.
They want to see the speed limit on Wellington Road and Audlem Road reduced from 30mph to 20mph close to Brine Leas School and St Anne’s Primary.
A Nantwich Town councillor is bidding to have CCTV coverage of Nantwich Lake after a rise in anti-social behaviour.
Cllr John Priest says a number of incidents have occurred around the lake car park off Shrewbridge Road over the summer.
The popular Tree Of Light is to return to Nantwich town square in the run up to Christmas.
The tree enables residents to remember loved ones by hanging lit baubles on the branches for a small donation to charity.
Police say they are aware of anti-social behaviour already affecting the newly opened skate park on the Barony in Nantwich.
Councillors and Crewe and Nantwich MP have voiced concerns about the problems just a few days after the park officially re-opened earlier this month.
Police chiefs have pledged to target e-scooters “plaguing” the streets of Nantwich, town councillors were told.
Crime Commissioner John Dwyer said six e-scooters in the town had already been seized and issued a warning to parents not to buy the “illegal” machines for their kids.
Nantwich Town councillors have agreed to pay £22,000 to keep the town’s library open for an extra half day.
But a debate at last night’s town council meeting descended into a political row over the issue.
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