Cheshire

Time is nearly up if you want to get involved in the latest round of the Local Plan consultation. The ‘Possible Additional Sites’ consultation closes on Thursday, May 30.

Cheshire East has been handed a massive boost with the announcement that the Department for Education has approved plans by the National Autistic Society (NAS) to run a specialist free school in Church Lawton, near Alsager.

The new and direct bus service designed to transport commuters in and around Crewe has been hailed a success after notching up 25,000 passenger journeys in just four months.

The new and direct bus service designed to transport commuters in and around Crewe has been hailed a success after notching up 25,000 passenger journeys in just four months.

Cheshire East Council has joined forces with its neighbouring councils to establish a new powerful decision-making body to oversee the region’s future investment in transport.

The Crewe and Nantwich Rock Choir concert will kick off a summer of exciting events in Crewe. Find out more.

Councillor Dorothy Flude has been formally sworn in as the new Mayor of Cheshire East.

A popular Victorian church building in Congleton is throwing open its doors to the public as it aims to secure funding for a long-awaited refurbishment.

Grass-roots sport in Cheshire East has received a massive boost after the Council successfully secured £110,689 of lottery funding

Walkers in Goostrey will now find it easier to explore the Cheshire countryside thanks to a new footpath.

Approval has been given to progress the proposal from the Hurdsfield Community Group, in partnership with Peaks and Plains Housing Trust, to create a new community-led library and community space for Hurdsfield.

Cheshire East Council is asking residents to ‘put themselves in the picture’ when it comes to fostering.

The Council’s aim to build a Bio Science Park and Incubator of global significance at AstraZeneca’s Alderley Park base has been given a massive boost with the news that the first three tenants have been secured.

Cheshire East is celebrating after three of the Borough’s developments scooped top honours at this year’s North West Building Excellence Awards.

People who signed up to the Cheshire East Collective Energy Switching campaign now need to respond to their ‘offer’ before the fast-approaching deadline of May 20, 2013.

High-speed fibre broadband will be rolled out to around 96 per cent of Cheshire homes and businesses in the next three years under a £28.5m project between four Cheshire councils and BT.

Cheshire East Council has been working closely with police in Cheshire and the Environment Agency (EA) as part of an operation targeting rogue traders and bogus callers in the Knutsford area.

Cheshire East Council has filled more than a staggering 21,643 potholes in our roads so far this year – and now the drive to tackle problem is moving up a gear.

In January 2013 Cheshire East Council launched its “war on potholes” which will be boosted by a £25 million cash investment over the next two years.

Residents with an interest in how the high-speed rail line HS2 might affect their property or business now have three more weeks to take part in a consultation.