Dear Editor,
It was a wonderful feeling being part of the Cheshire East Labour/Independent administration on Wednesday 16th December after voting in favour of a 20’s Plenty in 2020 motion to reduce speed limits on Cheshire East roads where people live and work, on housing developments, town and village centres.
Cheshire East Council is to develop new schemes to promote cycling and walking in the borough after being awarded £588,000 by the government.
The grant follows a bid by the council for a second phase of “active travel” funding from Department for Transport.
Dear Editor,
One of my aims as a Cheshire East Councillor is to improve the safety of our roads.
Anybody in Cheshire East who has crossed roads and roundabout junctions will have either been tooted off the road, or not been ‘allowed’ to cross.
When planning to visit Swanage, you probably look forward to the many natural sightseeing opportunities.
Every single one of them has that ‘wow’ factor.
Many of us are struggling with cabin fever.
With the pandemic’s key public health measure being social distancing, a lot of us have had to stay hunkered down at home with our families, having no idea when things will pick up again.
Cheshire East Council has unveiled its first nine walking and cycling schemes to boost Covid-19 recovery – but none are in Nantwich.
The schemes are the first active travel projects to support the borough through the pandemic.
A South Cheshire group campaigning for more sustainable transport, has welcomed Cheshire East Council’s plans to boost cycling and walking facilities.
Ben Wye, who runs Active Crewe Travel, said there needs to be a commitment to improving measures for safer, more comfortable and more convenient facilities for walking and cycling.
Cheshire East Council’s new leader has appointed a “cycling and walking champion” in a bid to get more people more active.
Cllr Sam Corcoran has appointed Independent Councillor Suzie Akers Smith to the post.
Communities in Nantwich and Crewe are being invited to apply for grants aimed at promoting walking and cycling.
Town and parish councils, charities and voluntary organisations can apply to Cheshire East Council for up to £9,999 in funding.
Council bosses will review plans to scrap school transport and force some Nantwich pupils to walk to school.
Cheshire East had passed a motion to axe free school buses on five routes, including Willaston to Malbank and Brine Leas schools in Nantwich.
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