House of Fraser notifies Council of decision not to progress with store in Chester
House of Fraser has today notified Cheshire West and Chester Council that it no longer plans to progress with a new store in Chester Northgate. The decision is part of a whole Company Voluntary Arrangement for House of Fraser which includes the closure of a large...
Engage programme aimed at Approved Driver Trainers
Client Centered Learning Course An unmissable opportunity for Approved Driving Instructors to join the award winning Engage programme, which aims to reduce young and inexperienced drivers collisions. The Engage programme is an innovative scheme for Approved Driving...
Leader supports Transport For The North Statement
Councillor Samantha Dixon, Leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council said: ”As a member of the Transport for the North Partnership Board, I fully support today’s statement from John Cridland, Chairman of Transport for the North about Northern’s rail service. “The...
Volunteer helps the borough spearhead the recycling revolution
Cheshire West and Chester Council supports volunteering and the work done by the hundreds of volunteers throughout the borough every day. Residents across west Cheshire also support the commitment to recycling too, with 58 per cent of residents’ waste now being...
Road closure needed for repairs to Bradley Bridge in Malpas
Repairs to Bradley Bridge will require Old Malpas Road (B5395) near Malpas to be closed. The bridge wall was previously struck by a car causing considerable damage. The Council is now undertaking significant repairs to the bridge, which will begin on Monday, 11 June...
Pupils get a taste of life working in the hotel industry
Year 5 pupils at Winsford primary schools have been given an insight into what it would be like to work in the hotel industry. The children from Darnhall Primary School, Over Hall Community School and Winsford High Street Community Primary School were among 117 pupils...
The ‘People Who Protect Your Plate’ in Cheshire West
This week Cheshire West and Chester Council is supporting National Food Safety Week 2018 (4 to 10 June 2018). The Council is partnering with the Food Standards Agency to shine a light on food safety and the team working behind the scenes in the borough to help ensure...
Don’t miss a trick – be scam aware
Cheshire West and Chester Trading Standards and Citizens Advice Cheshire West are joining forces to help people know when they’ve been targeted with a scam. Events have been organised as part of Scams Awareness Month in June, a national campaign encouraging people to...
Fly tipper caught red handed
Mohammad Jalal Mohammad, 35 years old of Dudley, West Midlands appeared before the West Cheshire Magistrates Court on 17 May 2018 and pleaded guilty to a charge of depositing waste contrary to the Environmental Protection Act 1990, commonly known as fly-tipping....
New multi-million pound masterplan unveiled for Weaver Square
A new masterplan is unveiled this week for the Weaver Square area of Northwich, to create a vibrant new neighbourhood for the town to complement investments made to date in the development of Barons Quay and public realm improvements on Witton Street. The masterplan...
The Secrets of Chester’s Grosvenor Park Revealed
Archaeologists from Cheshire West and Chester Council in partnership with the University of Chester, complete their annual training dig for second year archaeological students this week. The training dig is an essential part of their archaeology degree course. An Open...
Michael Sandle: Monumental Rage
Professor Michael Sandle RA, who studied at Chester School of Art, is widely recognised as one of the finest sculptors in the world and is also a brilliant draughtsman and printmaker. Chester’s Grosvenor Museum is proud to present an exhibition of his work, ‘Michael...
Growth Track 360 welcomes the announcement of the successful bidder for the Wales & Borders rail franchise
The North Wales and Mersey Dee Rail Task Force, the group behind the Growth Track 360 campaign, has welcomed today’s announcement that Keolis Amey have been confirmed as the successful bidder for the Wales and Borders Franchise. This important announcement offers the...
Council’s libraries celebrate National Bookstart Week 2018
Libraries across Cheshire West and Chester will be celebrating National Bookstart Week from 4 June, with a range of exciting events to encourage families to have fun reading together, anywhere and anytime. National Bookstart Week is an annual celebration of the...
Council’s resurfacing programme will extend ‘life expectancy’ of borough’s roads
Cheshire West and Chester Council has begun its road resurfacing programme now warmer weather has arrived. In 2018 the Council’s Highways Department will be treating approximately 130,000m² of road surface with a micro asphalt surface treatment. Micro asphalt surface...
Upton Westlea Primary School launches Parent Parking Charter
Upton Westlea Primary School has been working alongside Cheshire West and Chester Council on a Parent Parking Charter to help stop parking problems outside the school gates. Under the Charter, parents, drivers and school visitors make a pledge to reduce congestion...
Winsford Industrial Estate expansion could create hundreds of jobs
The regeneration of Winsford as a place to live and work took another step forward with plans to expand the employment opportunities at the town’s Industrial Estate off Road One. Up to 1,500 jobs could be created at the site after the Council’s partnership with Public...
Chester Town Hall Square Public Consultation
A temporary exhibition opens next week (Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 May) in the Forum Shopping centre to discuss concept options to attract investment for improvements to Town Hall Square. The plan is to create an attractive, high quality, vibrant area for a range of...