£110m Cuts to Rural Service Delivery Grant Monday, 23 December, 2024 The abolition of the Rural Services Delivery Grant (RSDG) in 2025-26 will mean a loss of £110 million for rural councils. The Rural Service Delivery Grant was established in 2013 under the Conservatives to provide un-ringfenced funding to rural councils in England, recognising the additional costs associated with delivering services in sparsely populated areas. In the 2024-25 financial year, the... Local News
Willaston & Rope Councillor seeks clarity for grieving families 28th July 2024 Cllr Allen Gage is seeking assurance that grieving residents will not be charged extra council tax on second homes acquired following a death in the family... Local News
Head of CEC’s Childrens Services to leave at end of the month 24th July 2024 Cheshire East Councillors were informed yesterday that after just 2.5 years, the Executive Director of Children’s Services is to leave at the end of next week... Local News
CEC Leader resigns before a Vote of No Confidence 17th July 2024 At full Council today, in advance of the Conservative Notice of Motion calling for a vote of no confidence in his leadership, Cllr Sam Corcoran announced that... Local News
Cheshire East faces bankruptcy unless it acts soon. 10th July 2024 The LGA Corporate Peer Challenge Report has warned Cheshire East that they could be facing effective bankruptcy unless it acts soon. Labour, which has run the... Local News
CEC receives damning Peer Challenge Report from the LGA 9th July 2024 The Local Government Association (LGA) has now published a critical Corporate Peer Challenge Report following a six-week delay as a result of the General... Local News
Looking to the Future; from Westminster to Cheshire East 5th July 2024 Last night, the nation exercised its democratic mandate, “voted for change” - and change is what the Nation certainly got! In Cheshire East, we have lost two... Local News
PRIME MINISTER VISITS FARMERS IN MACCLESFIELD 1st June 2024 On Friday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined David Rutley at Rowlinson’s Farm in Gawsworth to meet with Members of the Cheshire Farming Community as part of his... Local News
Esther McVey (PPC Tatton) continues Residents’ Meeting throughout Campaign 1st June 2024 Parliamentary Candidate, Esther McVey is seeking re-election to the Tatton Constituency on July 4th. She was first elected to Tatton in 2017 and has served in a... Local News
Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron helps launch Campaign in Macclesfield 28th May 2024 Lord Cameron visited David Rutley MP in Macclesfield today, to officially launch the Conservative General Election Campaign here in the Northwest. Lord Cameron... Local News
Everything you need to know about Budget 2021 3rd March 2021 Find out how Budget 2021 is protecting the jobs and livelihoods of the British people. National News
Budget 2021: The Chancellor's Speech in Full 3rd March 2021 Read and Watch the Chancellor's Budget announcement here in full. One year ago, we promised the British people we would do whatever it takes to provide security... National News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
