Leaders reject “cheap and nasty” rail plan
Political leaders from Liverpool City Region, Warrington, and Cheshire West & Chester have combined to condemn part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail proposal it says would “short-change” the region.
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Crewe HS2 Royal Assent is ‘catalyst’ for levelling up
Work can officially start on the first Northern leg of the UK’s high speed rail project after the proposals were enshrined in law on Thursday.
Cheshire East outlines clean air asks
The local authority has asked for road exemptions and support for its bus providers, in response to a consultation on Greater Manchester's proposed Clean Air Zone.
Cheshire & Warrington lines up multimillion Govt plea
Requests for funding to develop an enterprise zone around the Crewe HS2 station, and grow the life sciences and renewable energy clusters at Alderley Park and Ellesmere Port, are included in the LEP’s submission to Whitehall ahead of the comprehensive spending review.
Cheshire East makes U-turn on Green Belt release
The council aims to ditch proposals to release some Green Belt land around towns such as Mobberley and Alderley Edge for housing, on the grounds that enough development has been delivered to meet need.
Cheshire East fires off Jenrick letter
The local authority’s leader and cabinet planning head have issued an open letter to the Secretary of State strongly criticising his decision to grant a planning appeal in the borough.
Land deal drafted for Handforth Garden Village
Cheshire East Council is trying to unlock land to build 1,500 homes but needs to unpick a complicated set of issues involving third party rights of way and other barriers to development.
Cheshire East confirms chief executive appointment
Lorraine O’Donnell will join at the end of March from her previous role as director of transformation and partnerships at Durham County Council.
McVey replaced as housing minister
Tatton MP Esther McVey has been sacked as housing minister – her successor will be the tenth person to have held the post in as many years.
Place North West launches 2020 Media Pack
This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.
