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It's good that Cheshire East has finally connected our local hospital to the network. It's difficult to believe that Leighton has not had a connection prior to this. I'm please to hear that Wrenbury area's transport has been reinstated ....

BUT ... what about the Buerton area? We are completely cut off. Currently my husband still drives but that happens when he can no longer do so? Taxis are prohibitivley expensive and the walk of 1.8 miles each way is too far even the fittest of mid-70 year olds. It worries me greatly.

Hi. Can anyone recommend a good joiner/carpenter to replace original, decorative soffits and fascias on an old house please?

Message for Doreen Hubbard – did you manage to find someone to help with moving boxes to Chester as I have not seen anyone respond?

It would be nice if who ever put up the Panto signs would take them down, unless they are leaving them up for next year!! They are not a good advert for our village especilly the one at little heath which was broken in the storms, it also should not be screwed to the Village sign

Here's the link to the league table where CEC is top (ie worst) – where the following analysis can be found:-
"The analysis, based on data from FixMyStreet.com, indicates that 69 councils each have over 1,000 potholes left unrepaired, with Cheshire East Council topping the list with a staggering 17,191 open reports.

Hertfordshire County Council comes closely behind with 12,650 unresolved potholes, while Essex County Council, home to pop legend Rod Stewart, ranks third with 11,190."

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/uk-s-9-worst-towns-for-potholes-as-midlands-features-twice-in-damming-list/ar-AA1zJsng?

If you want better roads, we need EVERYONE to complain.
So, register every pothole and send a formal complaint email to CEC.

Use this link for logging a pothole:
https://fixmystreet.cheshireeast.gov.uk/
Photos definitely help as well as accurate description.

They do fix some of them, although the fix tends to only last a few days / weeks / months at best. So, you need to keep logging issues.

Submit a formal complaint about the waste of taxpayers' money due to continued botched repairs to:
Complaints Team rlluk@cheshireeast.gov.uk
and cc info@digital.cheshireeast.gov.uk

If hundreds rather than a handful complain regularly, CEC may eventually start fixing the holes properly once rather than unlimited botches.

Drove back from Nantwich this afternoon and found there has been a repair to the pot holes on the Hatherton Bends. How long it will last as it appears to filled with cold tarmac rather than hot tarmac. All other pot holes on this road were ignored.

Read an article online that Cheshire East tops the list for the most pot holes in the list of councils in the UK.

Just cone back from the Thai restaurant in Cheshire Street..what a lovely place it is and fabulous food..Staff are so friendly will definatly be back ..

A heads up to all road users. As most will be aware the section of the A529 at the Hatherton bends has been in poor shape surface wise for some time now. However this morning on my return from Nantwich it appears to have rapidly deteriorated to a point I would term hazardous. It's usually possible to ' navigate ' around potholes, but on this section of road it is not. I had to brake and reduce my speed to walking pace ,which is risky in itself ,and even then it was an unpleasant experience.
Anyone on two wheels please be particularly careful.
I have reported my concern, by phone , to Highways as a matter of urgency.

This morning I checked the application on the Cheshire East website, AND the consultation period end date is still 06.03.25.

Can the Parish Council please;
- Clarify whether Cheshire East has accepted to postpone the consultation deadline – I seem to understand that they have NOT as yet. Personally, I intend to submit my comments before the 06.03.25
- Inform us when Cheshire East accepts or declines to postpone the deadline, and for whom? That is, whether it's postponed for the Parish Council ONLY, OR also for the general public.
- AND, can the Parish Council provide an example, or a template, of applicable and effective comments that we should submit?

14 years today at 12.50 Jan and I were greatly blessed to be able to walk out of the damaged remains of Christchurch cathedral NZ without injury following the hugely damaging earthquake that claimed the lives of 185 people, 3000 injured and left the city in ruins. Our grateful thanks to all the wonderful people of Christchurch who were so helpful to us despite all their own fears and hardship in those devastating hours and days.
.God bless them all.

Try John Roach at Hatherton 07570341944

Does anyone know of a good storage place for household goods ?

Hi Kate,

I would be very interested to know what the internet speed would be like there. Is there a fibre connection all the way to the property or is it fibre to the green box and then copper from the box to the property?

Thanks,
Sally

Missing cat. Black and very fat and very fluffy.
Woore rd, in between bath lane and mount pleasant. Comes to the name "Pusscat", he is microchipped as Horatio and is wearing a tracking collar albeit flat. All of his contact details are upto date on his microchip from when we adopted him nearly a year ago and had him chipped.
There's two children missing their beloved friend

I agree wholeheartedly with everything already said. Audlem cannot take a housing application of such size. If anyone has driven or walked along the road through Tollgate they know it is totally unsuitable as an access to such a proposed development. There is often cars parked outside properties which actually could make it very dangerous.Traffic will be so heavy through the village, and as we all know it is struggling now.
We are being told all the time about ' air quality' – surely the air quality for those already living on Tollgate will be horrendous as their homes are too close to the access road.
Medical centre- everyone needs to be registered to a GP- does our surgery have the capacity to take such an increase? Likewise the primary school.?

To any reasonable and realistic person 133 new houses accessed by Tollgate Drive is madness. Consider that many households have at least 2 cars, that would be around 266 additional cars driving through Tollgate Drive to get to the main road. These would be using a road never intended to carry this additional number of cars. In addition the 233 cars would need to get out onto the main road with Green Lane directly opposite. The problem even gets worse as many of these cars will want to drive through what is already a bottle neck in the village. Of course, before we have to tolerate this congestion we would have, probably a couple of years, of heavy plant, large delivery lorries and workmens's vans trying to get through to the site, past existing houses with cars parked outside these houses.

I think the previous application for houses on this site was refused, has anything changed from the original application?

Yes! I would love this! I work for the university but am based full time at home and would love a change of venue and some'co-workers' without making the trip to the office sometimes! High speed reliable internet would be a must, a mix of open desks and those with some privacy would be good, maybe links to local businesses for refreshments (Jan Lek, Tearoom etc), charging points, a printer or scanner available, and at a reasonable price (!)

Yes it is a real boat that forms the bar at the Shroppie Fly

Does anyone know if the boat at the bar in she Shroppie Fly is a real boat?

133 new houses with one access through Tollgate Drive ! Madness

Well said Margaret. I couldn't agree more.
The last time a planning application was put in for this land in 2016 the flood plain was pointed out to the applicant. At that time only 5 houses were planned for that part of the field.
Also the land going down to the canal, almost directly beyond the Tollgate entrance was considered to be outside the village boundary for housing and also a landscape worth keeping.

Chris Fennell in market Drayton is excellent. Fixed our washing machine and oven in the past.

01630 655965

We are considering setting up a coworking/hot desking space in Audlem and would love to hear what people think.

* Would you use a coworking/hot desking space in Audlem?

* What features make a coworking/hot desking space appealing?

* What do you like or dislike about coworking/hot desking spaces?

Constructive opinions would be appreciated.

Kate

It would make a real change if builders actually consulted residents or even the Parish Council to establish "The Housing Need" for the village rather than submit plans for houses that will make them the most profit. It is unbelievable that they feel it will have no Environmental Impact especially as the location is by the River Weaver, but at least it will provide the water features for many gardens when it floods.

Has account been taken into account of impact on the school village, nursery, and medical facilities. Have they taken into account that we have no pubic transport? We know that there is a housing shortage but why not plan constructively and not purely to meet the required government targets. What new facilities will be part of the planning permission apart from open areas for recreation. Best guess in NONE.

Thank you Chris, appreciated.

Always helpful to have word of mouth recommendations

Fiona