Cheshire East Council

Cheshire East Council elects its new Mayor
Monday 20th May 2013
Mon 20th May 2013

Cheshire East Council elects its new Mayor

Dorothy Flude, Labour councillor for Crewe South, has been formally sworn in as the new Mayor of Cheshire East. At a meeting of full Council on Wednesday,…
Campaign clock is ticking
Thursday 16th May 2013
Thu 16th May 2013

Campaign clock is ticking

Time is running out for those who have registered their interest in getting a better deal on their gas and electricity bills. People who signed up to…
Cheshire East wins lottery funding for grassroots sport
Wednesday 15th May 2013
Wed 15th May 2013
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Cheshire East wins lottery funding for grassroots sport

Grass-roots sport in Cheshire East has received a massive boost after the Council secured £110,689 of lottery funding. The Authority's leisure development…
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Have your say on proposal for 250 homes on Green Belt off Beech Road
Tuesday 14th May 2013
Tue 14th May 2013
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Have your say on proposal for 250 homes on Green Belt off Beech Road

Local residents have two weeks left to have their say on whether a plot of Green Belt land in Alderley Edge should be identified for a housing development…
Foster Care Fortnight – Put yourself in the picture
Monday 13th May 2013
Mon 13th May 2013

Foster Care Fortnight – Put yourself in the picture

Cheshire East Council is asking residents to 'put themselves in the picture' when it comes to fostering. Foster Care Fortnight runs from May 13th to 26th,…
Travellers move on leaving their litter behind them
Monday 13th May 2013
Mon 13th May 2013
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Travellers move on leaving their litter behind them

A group of travellers set up camp at two different locations close to the A34 bypass recently. Initially the travellers spent a week camped in the grounds…
Council misled public over planning application
Friday 10th May 2013
Fri 10th May 2013
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Council misled public over planning application

Cheshire East Council misled the public on a planning application to change the use of some agricultural land in the Crewe area. A report by the Local…
First tenants for Alderley Park announced
Tuesday 7th May 2013
Tue 7th May 2013

First tenants for Alderley Park announced

Cheshire East Council's aim to build a Bio Science Park and incubator of global significance at AstraZeneca's Alderley Park base has been given a boost…
Approach to pothole repair is 'short-sighted'
Tuesday 30th April 2013
Tue 30th Apr 2013
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Approach to pothole repair is 'short-sighted'

On Monday I reported that Cheshire East Council has filled 21,643 potholes in our roads so far this year and, now that the warmer weather is here, they…
96% of Cheshire premises to have access to fibre broadband
Tuesday 30th April 2013
Tue 30th Apr 2013
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96% of Cheshire premises to have access to fibre broadband

High-speed fibre broadband will be rolled out to around 96% of Cheshire homes and businesses in the next three years under a £28.5m project between…
Drive to tackle potholes moves up a gear
Monday 29th April 2013
Mon 29th Apr 2013
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Drive to tackle potholes moves up a gear

Cheshire East Council has filled 21,643 potholes in our roads so far this year – and says the drive to tackle the problem is now moving up a gear.…
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Collective energy switching campaign hailed big success
Sunday 28th April 2013
Sun 28th Apr 2013
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Collective energy switching campaign hailed big success

More than 4,000 people took part in the Collective Energy Switching campaign on April 9th, with the majority winning a better deal on their gas and electricity…
Ofsted rates Cheshire East's child protection services as inadequate
Saturday 27th April 2013
Sat 27th Apr 2013

Ofsted rates Cheshire East's child protection services as inadequate

Cheshire East's child protection services have been judged as 'inadequate' by Ofsted. The watchdog report was published following an unannounced inspection…
New Chief Executive selected subject to full Council approval
Friday 26th April 2013
Fri 26th Apr 2013
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New Chief Executive selected subject to full Council approval

Following a national recruitment and selection process, the Staffing Committee at Cheshire East will recommend to full Council on 7th May that Mike Suarez…
Site in Alderley Edge could accommodate 250 new homes
Friday 26th April 2013
Fri 26th Apr 2013
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Site in Alderley Edge could accommodate 250 new homes

Cheshire East Council is planning to consult local residents on whether a plot of land in Alderley Edge should be identified for housing development.…
£34,000 of taxpayers money flushed down the toilet
Wednesday 24th April 2013
Wed 24th Apr 2013
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£34,000 of taxpayers money flushed down the toilet

Cheshire East Council (CEC) has confirmed that it costs £34,000 a year to operate the public convenience in Alderley Edge. The automatic public…
Public loo under threat from closure
Tuesday 16th April 2013
Tue 16th Apr 2013
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Public loo under threat from closure

The automatic public toilet off West Street, which is understood to cost around £30,000 a year to run, could be closed in the next couple of years.…
Council announces new senior management team
Tuesday 9th April 2013
Tue 9th Apr 2013
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Council announces new senior management team

Cheshire East Council announced today the first wave of appointments to new senior management posts, which replace the previous structure at the top of…
Failure to crackdown on dog fouling
Friday 5th April 2013
Fri 5th Apr 2013
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Failure to crackdown on dog fouling

The problem of dog fouling on the pavements of Alderley Edge is one that never goes away and it never ceases to amaze me that some dog owners can be so…
Compensation for pothole damage trebles in two years
Thursday 4th April 2013
Thu 4th Apr 2013
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Compensation for pothole damage trebles in two years

The amount of money Cheshire East has paid out to settle compensation claims for vehicle damage caused by potholes has trebled in the past two years.…