Cheshire East Council

Opinion: Local Plan a bad deal for Wilmslow
Thursday 26th September 2013
Thu 26th Sep 2013
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Opinion: Local Plan a bad deal for Wilmslow

The new Local Plan proposed by Cheshire East Council last week will see Wilmslow taking the burden of a disproportionately high 14.5% of all 'safeguarded'…
Waste reduction volunteers needed
Wednesday 25th September 2013
Wed 25th Sep 2013

Waste reduction volunteers needed

Cheshire East Council is hosting a training day to show people how to shave £100's of pounds off their shopping bill and become a Waste Reduction…
Exercise your right to become a trustee
Sunday 22nd September 2013
Sun 22nd Sep 2013
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Exercise your right to become a trustee

Having decided to create a charitable trust to take over the running of leisure services across the Borough, the Council is now looking for trustees (directors)…
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Potential Local Plan sites unveiled
Wednesday 18th September 2013
Wed 18th Sep 2013
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Potential Local Plan sites unveiled

Cheshire East Council has unveiled its proposed development sites for potential inclusion in the final Local Plan later this year. The planning blueprint,…
Artisan Market to trial Sunday move
Thursday 12th September 2013
Thu 12th Sep 2013
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Artisan Market to trial Sunday move

Recent debate concerning the impact of the Artisan Market upon retailing and shopping in the town centre has resulted in a number of meetings between…
Councils to decide on market's future
Tuesday 10th September 2013
Tue 10th Sep 2013

Councils to decide on market's future

Last week we exclusively reported that a number of retailers are calling for Wilmslow Artisan Market to be moved to a Sunday, as it is having a negative…
Council backs scheme to get empty homes back in use
Saturday 7th September 2013
Sat 7th Sep 2013
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Council backs scheme to get empty homes back in use

A scheme to help bring empty homes back into use has been backed by Cheshire East Council. The aim of the newly-launched National Empty Homes Loan Fund…
Travellers return to Handforth Dean
Tuesday 3rd September 2013
Tue 3rd Sep 2013
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Travellers return to Handforth Dean

A group of travellers have set up camp on Council owned land next to the Handforth Dean retail park, where Next Plc has recently been granted planning…
Council says it is winning the war against potholes
Saturday 24th August 2013
Sat 24th Aug 2013
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Council says it is winning the war against potholes

Cheshire East Council has reached its target of repairing 50,000 potholes across Cheshire East this year. The Council launched its war on potholes in…
Garden centre's controversial water tank can stay above ground
Tuesday 6th August 2013
Tue 6th Aug 2013
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Garden centre's controversial water tank can stay above ground

Wilmslow Garden Centre's neighbours are dismayed that a retrospective planning application to allow them to retain a ground level irrigation tank, along…
Council says use of parking revenues is all above board
Tuesday 6th August 2013
Tue 6th Aug 2013

Council says use of parking revenues is all above board

Following a ruling last month that local authorities cannot use parking charges to increase revenue, Councillor Brian Silvester has questioned whether…
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Travellers leave Dairy House Lane 'largely tidy'
Wednesday 31st July 2013
Wed 31st Jul 2013
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Travellers leave Dairy House Lane 'largely tidy'

The travellers who have been camped on land to the rear of Total Fitness in Handforth have now moved on to public land opposite. Having left Carnival…
'Free after Three' parking coming to Wilmslow
Friday 26th July 2013
Fri 26th Jul 2013
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'Free after Three' parking coming to Wilmslow

Motorists can enjoy free car parking after 3pm in the town from next month, as part of a new initiative by Cheshire East Council. From August 5th, parking…
Travellers move on to Council land in Handforth
Thursday 25th July 2013
Thu 25th Jul 2013
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Travellers move on to Council land in Handforth

The travellers who moved on from Carnival Field last week are now camped on land to the rear of Total Fitness in Handforth. The same group that spent…
Wilmslow pupil appointed as Junior Safety Officer of the Year
Wednesday 24th July 2013
Wed 24th Jul 2013

Wilmslow pupil appointed as Junior Safety Officer of the Year

The winner of Cheshire East Junior Safety Officer of the Year 2013 has been announced as 11-year-old Hana Williams of Dean Oaks Primary School. Hana was…
£2000 bill for Carnival Field clean up
Tuesday 23rd July 2013
Tue 23rd Jul 2013
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£2000 bill for Carnival Field clean up

Having spent nearly two weeks camped on Carnival Field, the travellers have moved on - after initially refusing to do so when the Council obtained a repossession…
Wilmslow councillor joins Cheshire East Cabinet
Tuesday 23rd July 2013
Tue 23rd Jul 2013

Wilmslow councillor joins Cheshire East Cabinet

Following the resignation of Jamie Macrae in June a ward councillor for Wilmslow has been appointed to the Cabinet. Councillor Don Stockton who represents…
Cheshire East is 'sitting' on vast supplies of geothermal energy
Monday 22nd July 2013
Mon 22nd Jul 2013

Cheshire East is 'sitting' on vast supplies of geothermal energy

Cheshire East Council has agreed to undertake a feasibility study into the potential of geothermal energy deep beneath the ground. Independent studies…
Cabinet meeting to be streamed over the internet
Saturday 20th July 2013
Sat 20th Jul 2013

Cabinet meeting to be streamed over the internet

Cheshire East Council will be breaking new ground next week when their Cabinet meeting is filmed and streamed live over the internet for the first time.…
Work starts on new Lacey Green development
Sunday 14th July 2013
Sun 14th Jul 2013

Work starts on new Lacey Green development

Work has started on a new housing development which will replace a derelict sheltered housing block in Lacey Green. Oakdene Court, which has been unused…