Head of CEC’s Childrens Services to leave at end of the month Wednesday, 24 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. This follows an ongoing litany of financial and operational issues across the service which was judged to be ‘inadequate’ overall earlier this year after OFSTED inspectors found the experiences and progress of care leavers to be inadequate... 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
RISHI SUNAK ANNOUNCES GENERAL ELECTION ON 4TH JULY 22nd May 2024 This evening, Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has announced the date of the next General Election. Speaking today on the steps of Downing Street, he said: ”In the... Local News
Shutting the door on Care leavers: Council slides from National Success to “Inadequate” after 5 years of Labour Leadership 16th May 2024 In April 2018, Cheshire East Council was one of the first local authorities visited by Mark Riddell MBE (the government’s national implementation adviser for... Local News
The Conservative Party Leadership contest 2024 24th July 2024 A new Leader of the Party will be chosen by members National News
Machzike Hadath shul Speech from Rishi 1st July 2024 Rishi stands shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community National News
The Triple Lock Plus: Only the Conservatives have a clear plan for pensioners 28th May 2024 From next April, the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance—a... National News
Rishi Sunak Announces National Service Policy 28th May 2024 Only the Conservatives will take the bold action needed to give young people the opportunities they deserve National News
Why I'm calling a General Election 28th May 2024 Rishi Sunak explains in the Spectator why he has called a General Election. National News
General Election Speech in Full 28th May 2024 Rishi Sunak's speech in full as the Prime Minister announces a General Election in July National News