Cheshire East Council to Consider Additional Council Tax Rises Friday, 3 January, 2025 Next Thursday, the Finance Sub-Committee (FSC) must examine the dire state of Cheshire East’s finances, consider how to avoid a Section 114 Notice and how CEC can best bring prepare a legal, balanced budget in time for February’s Budget Council meeting. Despite receiving an additional £6.1m government grants, and assuming all ‘Council-wide Transformation Savings” can be achieved, there is still a... Local News
Labour Government targets pensioners as over 80,000 older Cheshire East Residents to lose Winter Fuel Payment 15th August 2024 Over 80,000 pensioners are set to lose Winter Fuel Allowance and a senior Cheshire East Councillor is calling for action to support low-income pensioners... Local News
Cyber Attack on Council could be “Catastrophic” 30th July 2024 Cllr Andrew Kolker (Dane Valley), highlighted the potentially “catastrophic” impact on Cheshire East Council should the organisation be the target of a Cyber... 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
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on New Coronavirus Regulations 1st December 2020 The Prime Minister today urged MPs in the House of Commons to pass new COVID regulations, to keep transmission down and beat the virus. National News
