Cheshire East Council

Allotments set to transfer to Parish Council
Tuesday 6th March 2012
Tue 6th Mar 2012
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Allotments set to transfer to Parish Council

Alderley Edge Parish Council (AEPC) are set to take ownership of the three allotment sites in the village. Parish councillors voted in October to take…
Cheshire East Cabinet recommends end of Waste PFI scheme
Saturday 3rd March 2012
Sat 3rd Mar 2012

Cheshire East Cabinet recommends end of Waste PFI scheme

Cheshire East Council's Cabinet is expected to make the decision to discontinue its joint waste PFI scheme with Cheshire West and Chester Council on Monday,…
Call for fairer school funding system
Thursday 1st March 2012
Thu 1st Mar 2012

Call for fairer school funding system

Councillors of all political parties have voted unanimously in favour of writing to the Department for Education, asking them to look again at the way…
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Cheshire East Council freezes Council Tax
Tuesday 28th February 2012
Tue 28th Feb 2012
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Cheshire East Council freezes Council Tax

Cheshire East Council has voted to freeze Council Tax for the second year running. The freeze in the authority's Council Tax will be facilitated by a…
Wesley Fitzgerald resigns as Leader of the Council
Thursday 23rd February 2012
Thu 23rd Feb 2012

Wesley Fitzgerald resigns as Leader of the Council

Cllr Wesley Fitzgerald has announced his intention to resign as Leader of Cheshire East Council at the end of April this year. Cllr Fitzgerald has been…
Council lobbies Government over business rates
Thursday 16th February 2012
Thu 16th Feb 2012

Council lobbies Government over business rates

Cheshire East Council is lobbying the Government for a fairer slice of business rates. At the moment, the authority receives in the formula grant only…
Council fined £80,000 for serious email disclosure
Wednesday 15th February 2012
Wed 15th Feb 2012

Council fined £80,000 for serious email disclosure

Cheshire East Council has been ordered to pay a monetary penalty of £80,000 for failing to take appropriate measures to ensure the security and…
Orchestra benefits from community grant
Tuesday 14th February 2012
Tue 14th Feb 2012

Orchestra benefits from community grant

Cheshire East Council has announced that despite the challenging financial climate, community and voluntary organisations are set to benefit from more…
Council looks to secure investment in superfast broadband
Wednesday 8th February 2012
Wed 8th Feb 2012

Council looks to secure investment in superfast broadband

Members of Cheshire East Council were joined by their partners across the region at Jodrell Bank on Friday, February 3rd, as part of Connecting Cheshire;…
Council struggle with frozen bin lids
Friday 3rd February 2012
Fri 3rd Feb 2012
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Council struggle with frozen bin lids

Due to the freezing weather over the last couple of days, the Waste and Recycling team at Cheshire East Council (CEC) have had severe difficulties emptying…
A curtain-call going out to all young people
Monday 30th January 2012
Mon 30th Jan 2012

A curtain-call going out to all young people

More than £2,000 is being made available to help young people across Cheshire East create, promote and deliver their own events at a one-off arts…
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Cheshire East proposes to freeze Council Tax
Wednesday 25th January 2012
Wed 25th Jan 2012

Cheshire East proposes to freeze Council Tax

The Leader of Cheshire East Council announced the Cabinet's intention to freeze residents' Council Tax bills for the second year running. At a meeting…
Council's draft business plan proposes £21.7m of savings
Tuesday 24th January 2012
Tue 24th Jan 2012

Council's draft business plan proposes £21.7m of savings

Cheshire East Council Leader, Councillor Wesley Fitzgerald, has introduced the Council's new-look Draft Business Plan today, which includes proposals…
Council offers care and repair service
Wednesday 18th January 2012
Wed 18th Jan 2012

Council offers care and repair service

Cheshire East Council is supporting older and disabled people with home repairs and adaptations to help keep them safe, warm and independent in their…
Parish Council requests park improvements
Tuesday 10th January 2012
Tue 10th Jan 2012

Parish Council requests park improvements

Alderley Edge Parish Council agreed at last night's meeting to request that Cheshire East Council (CEC) makes a number of improvements to Alderley Edge…
Parish calls for strategy on town centre management
Tuesday 10th January 2012
Tue 10th Jan 2012

Parish calls for strategy on town centre management

The Chairman of Alderley Edge Parish Council is going to consult with neighbouring town and parish councils regarding the future provision of town centre…
New Cabinet member to head up health and wellbeing
Sunday 8th January 2012
Sun 8th Jan 2012

New Cabinet member to head up health and wellbeing

Councillor Janet Clowes has been chosen to join Cheshire East Council's Cabinet to head up the health and wellbeing portfolio. The Wybunbury ward member…
Council Leader issues New Year Statement
Saturday 31st December 2011
Sat 31st Dec 2011
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Council Leader issues New Year Statement

Children and vulnerable adults will remain at the forefront of Cheshire East Council's work in 2012 said Leader, Councillor Wesley Fitzgerald, in a New…
Council defends 'misleading' care claims
Saturday 31st December 2011
Sat 31st Dec 2011
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Council defends 'misleading' care claims

Cheshire East Council has defended allegations that it charges the highest hourly rate for adult social care in the country. A new survey of care published…
Disabled parking crackdown
Thursday 22nd December 2011
Thu 22nd Dec 2011
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Disabled parking crackdown

A new blue badge for people with disabilities is being launched as part of the Government's programme to crackdown on the widespread abuse of the scheme.…