Cheshire East has narrowly approved plans to convert a Macclesfield office block into flats – despite several councillors expressing serious concerns about fire safety and escape routes from two ‘inner’ bedrooms.
Cheshire East has deferred an application for two chimney stacks for a medical research company in Macclesfield saying there are some serious questions about what the fumes could contain.
MORE than 5,700 people have signed a petition objecting to Cheshire East’s proposals for safety work at Poynton Pool and demanded an independent survey into the condition of the reservoir.
A Bollington primary school with just three pupils on roll looks set to close for good at the end of this term.
A new Crewe school scheduled to open in two years’ time will be delayed by 12 months because a developer has gone into administration.
Cheshire East has a £200m backlog of road repairs because of ‘inadequate’ government funding so an extra £110m over the next 10 years won’t resolve the problem, the council’s highways boss has said.
Cheshire East should take a leaf out of Hartlepool Council’s book and use its libraries as community hubs to make savings, CEC’s deputy leader said.
Cheshire East could slash travel expense costs, save time and reduce its carbon footprint if fewer officers and visiting councillors attended meetings in person, the deputy leader said.
COUNCILLORS being threatened and harassed on social media or in person are being urged to speak directly to Cheshire's police commissioner if complaints to local officers aren't being followed up.
Cheshire East has been paying for 3,000 mobile phones for its staff but 500 of those haven’t been used for several months, a councillor said.
