Cheshire East Council permitted to borrow up to £35m to help balance the 2026-27 Budget Tuesday, 24 February, 2026 Government published details today of support granted to Local Authorities who have requested Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) for 2026-27. “Support in Principle” has been granted to Cheshire East Council up to the value of £35 million to aid the Council to meet current deficits and deliver a balanced budget. This news follows the recent refusal by Government to allow Cheshire East Council to... Local News
Cheshire East leaders set to face no-confidence vote at full council 17th February 2026 THE FOLLOWING NOTICE OF MOTION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING OF FULL COUNCIL NEXT WEEK, REQUESTING A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN THE LEADER AND... Local News
Administration Recommends “Perilous” Budget To Full Council 15th February 2026 Having heard last week that Government will not permit Cheshire East to raise its Council Tax by 9.99%, the Council is still expected to increase council tax by... Local News
Government Refuses 9.99% Council Tax Bailout Request 11th February 2026 As Government announced the final Local Authority Funding Settlement this week, Cheshire East was informed that their request to raise a 9.99 per cent council... Local News
Cheshire East seeks Government Permission for 10% Council Tax Hike 29th January 2026 The Council has estimated an £18.2m deficit for the next financial year (2026/27) and has already written to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local... Local News
Strong Turnout for Protest against Adlington New Town Proposal 18th January 2026 Protesters held another successful demonstration today against the Government's New Town Task Force (NTTF) proposal to build up to 20,000 homes across nearly 1... Local News
Planning Minister and Task Force Chair confirm CEC Leaders complicit in recommending an Adlington New Town Proposal to Government 13th January 2026 This morning, at 10am, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s discussion on NEW TOWNS was broadcast on the BBC Parliament Channel. The... Local News
Notice of Motion objecting to proposed PCSO cuts gains resounding cross-party CEC support 10th December 2025 NOTICE OF MOTION: PROTECTING THE ROLE OF POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICERS ACROSS CHESHIRE & WARRINGTON. We are delighted to report that the Notice of Motion... Local News
Labour/Independent Councillors support Cabinet System that restricts Public asking questions. 29th November 2025 Any new Cabinet System must not prevent the Public from asking questions says Conservative Group Leader Stewart Gardiner Following criticism in the LGA Peer... Local News
£8.86m overspend blamed on soaring costs and ‘unrealistic savings’ targets. 15th November 2025 Members of the Cheshire East Children’s Committee have been told that overspends of £8.86m are predicted by April next year, due to the rising cost of... Local News
Conservatives pledge to cut Student loan interest 23rd February 2026 In our New Deal for young people, we will cap Plan 2 interest rates. National News
Conservatives force Chagos Surrender delay 19th February 2026 Starmer once again caves to the pressure... National News
Labour U-turn on cancellation of Local Elections 17th February 2026 Predictable chaos from a useless government that cannot make basic decisions. National News
Is Britain Broken? 12th February 2026 The Conservatives’ second Party Political Broadcast answers the question. National News
Conservatives force Morgan McSweeney resignation 8th February 2026 After months of pressure, McSweeney has finally been forced out. National News
WATCH LIVE: Kemi delivers Press Conference on Mandelson Scandal 5th February 2026 Having forced Labour into another U-turn... National News
