By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council plans to cut councillors’ travel allowances, slash training budgets and subscriptions, and restructure staffing to make much-needed savings.
The authority is set to pass a new budget in February for the 2021/22 municipal year, which legally must be balanced between expenditure and income.
Residents across Cheshire East are being urged by council bosses to limit their journeys to other boroughs “unless the journey is necessary”.
The advice comes as new Covid-19 restrictions bite harder and latest Cheshire East figures show 668 positive cases in seven days to October 13.
Cheshire East Council wants parents’ views on how their children travel to school ahead of plans for pupils’ safe return to school in September.
Recent government guidance has asked councils to work with schools, parents, carers and transport providers to put in place measures.
Dear Editor,
As Covid-19 tightened its grip on our country, CEC Leader Cllr Corcoran boasted of being able to cycle down the high street without the inconvenience of vehicles.
Cheshire East Council says a new system will make it easier for older and more vulnerable residents to apply for concessionary travel passes.
The authority and its transport company, Transport Service Solutions (TSS), have launched a new online application portal on the council’s website.
Applications are open for this year’s John Platt Travel Scholarship run by Reaseheath College in Nantwich in partnership with Cheshire Agricultural Society.
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A Wistaston man and regular contributor to Nantwichnews has been crowned “Travel Photographer of the Year” by TripAdvisor.
Jonathan White earned the honour in the company’s annual awards, dubbed “The Ollies”, which are given to top contributors from more than 90 million members.
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