Labour-Independents approve the drawing down of £17.6m Exceptional Financial Support Friday, 10 January, 2025 Labour & Independent Councillors on the Finance Sub-Committee have approved the drawing down of £17.6m exceptional financial support (ESF) from Government, despite the long-term cost of interest rates. The EFS, is not ‘free money’ but must be paid back over up to twenty years and incurs interest. Members were told that it is needed to balance the forecast overspend at the current financial year... Local News
Scale of financial incompetence at Cheshire East Council revealed by new SEND research 22nd August 2024 The scale of financial incompetence at Labour/Independent-run Cheshire East Council has been revealed by research published today into the Council’s High Needs... 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
Cost of Corbyn’s Christmas – Corbyn would make your family Christmas cost a third more 11th December 2019 New analysis has revealed that the cost of Christmas across Britain would increase substantially under Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour. National News
The choice tomorrow 11th December 2019 With voting to begin at 7am on Thursday, opinion polls say the election is too close to call - the Conservatives need 9 more seats for a majority, but... National News
Vote on Thursday to break the gridlock 10th December 2019 Two days before polling day, the Prime Minister is taking nothing for granted - whilst the Conservatives only need to gain 9 seats to get an overall majority... National News
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
