Let the renaissance continue
Our Conservative Council is supporting the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) on 17th May and the Love Music Hate Homophobia event taking place at the Chester Guildhall on 19th May. On 17th May, to mark IDAHO, the Council will fly the Rainbow flag outside the HQ building in Chester and at other council buildings around the … [Read more...]
Cllr Razia Daniels joined Friends of Edgar's Field and Handbridge residents to plant a cherry tree commemorating the 120th anniversary of the park's official opening. Edgar’s Field was given in trust to Chester Corporation as a public park in 1892 by Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, the First Duke of Westminster, for the enjoyment of the residents of … [Read more...]
Following concerns being raised by local residents, our Councillors have responded swiftly to ensure that parks are open longer during the summer. Concerns had been raised that parks with secure access are locked too early during the summer, preventing people from enjoying warm summer evenings. Cllr Stuart Parker has said "that for a trial … [Read more...]
Newton is to benefit from a further two flashing signs to alert speeding motorists that they are breaking the speed limit thanks to our local councillors Tom Parry and Adrian Walmsley. The two signs are on Plas Newton Lane and Newton Lane and have been funded by our councillors members' budgets. The additions come following the successes of … [Read more...]
Three of our Councillors are urging local people in the Great Boughton and Huntington areas of Chester to join their campaign against a proposed mobile phone mast – in the same area as one which was recently withdrawn. In February, an application for an 18-foot lattice tower mast adjacent to Caldy Valley Nature Park at the Butterbache Water … [Read more...]
COUNCIL AGREES TO BACKFORD HALL SALE The Council’s Executive have agreed to the sale of Backford Hall to a Cheshire based housing company – Jones Homes. However the sale of the historic former Council Offices will be conditional on the approval of a planning application by the Council’s Planning Committee. The company has … [Read more...]
Our Conservative Councillors in Great Boughton, Pamela Hall and Keith Board, have used their members budgets to fund the purchase of 5 new reading chairs for Great Boughton Library. The new chairs replace some very old ones and have been described as "very comfortable" by Cllr Hall. Our Councillors enjoy close links with the library, which is … [Read more...]
NEW AMPHITHEATRE MODEL UNVEILED A new model of Chester’s Roman amphitheatre has been unveiled at the Amphitheartre by Roman soldiers. The 1:75 scale model, measuring 1.2 metres by 1 metre, depicts the amphitheatre as it would have appeared in Roman times. The model was conceived by Imagemakers Heritage Design & Consulting. The site … [Read more...]
We are very happy to say that a half mile section of Brook Lane between the junctions of Ermine Road and Dicksons Drive and Liverpool Road is going to be resurfaced under a £150,000 road resurfacing scheme. To undertake the work, Brook Lane will be closed from Sunday 18th March to Saturday 24th March with diversions in place. Access to shops, … [Read more...]
Our Conservative controlled Council has issued 24 fixed penalty notices, all for £100, in the Garden Quarter following a crackdown on resident’s who put their rubbish out on the wrong day. Rubbish collection day in the Garden Quarter is Tuesday, Council teams went in on Wednesday to cleanse alleyways and on Thursday a team of Streetscene … [Read more...]
Chester’s world-famous St Werburgh Street should be pedestrianised – says Conservative Councillor Adrian Walmsley. The member for Newton has put forward the idea in a notice of motion which goes before Cheshire West and Chester Council on Thursday February 23. He says: “There cannot be many Cathedrals like Chester which has traffic … [Read more...]
Proposed plans for a mobile phone mast to be installed on Chester Road adjacent to Caldy Valley Nature Park have been withdrawn. Conservative Councillors and residents in Great Boughton and Huntington had joined together in opposing the original planning application for an 18 metre mast. Local residents had been instrumental in raising … [Read more...]
Our Handbridge Park councillors, Neil Sullivan and Razia Daniels have used their members budgets to fund a Tea Dance for local residents. Everyone is invited to come and join in this free event on 17th February between 2 and 4pm at West Cheshire College on Eaton Road. Neil said: "This is a fantastic opportunity to have an enjoyable afternoon, … [Read more...]
Councillor Jill Houlbrook is very is pleased that following concerns about the proposed 50mph speed limit on a section of the A5116 (Liverpool Road), our Council's road safety team and Cheshire Police have revisited the assessment carried out by the consultants some time ago and decided to reduce the speed limit along Liverpool Road to 40mph, … [Read more...]
Our Upton Councillors, Jill Houlbrook and Hilarie McNae have arranged a community recycling day with the support of Upton Parish Council. Skips will be available on 18th February between 9.30 and 12.30 at the Parish Council car park on Wealstone Lane. Residents will also be able to get their bikes security marked and talk to representatives of the … [Read more...]
After lobbying Cheshire West and Chester Council, Chester MP Stephen Mosley has received reassurances that work will occur to improve the new Boughton Heath Roundabout. The new roundabout, approved by the previous Labour Government to help mitigate for increased traffic resulting from the Saighton Camp housing development, has caused concern for … [Read more...]
Local Councillors and angry residents in Great Boughton and Huntington are urging all local residents and members of the public to join them in opposing a new mobile phone mast. Local residents have been instrumental in raising awareness of this and their campaign has caught the attention not just of local residents but those in surrounding … [Read more...]
Chester MP Stephen Mosley has taken concerns about safety and capacity at one of Chester’s most notoriously congested traffic hotspots to the Highways Agency. Regular travellers into Chester, whose daily routine involves navigating the A483 / B5445 Pulford Roundabout and the main A483 / A55 junction (the Posthouse roundabout), will be all too … [Read more...]
Our Upton Councillors, Jill Houlbrook and Hilarie McNae were disappointed with the state that grass verges on Wealstone Lane in Upton had been left in following work by the National Grid. They also noticed that a street sign on the road had been damaged during the road works. Verges, paths and the road itself should be restored to its prior … [Read more...]
Our Newton Councillors, Tom Parry and Adrian Walmsley are pleased and happy that they were able to persuade their colleagues on the planning committee to unanimously grant planning permission for an Extra Care Housing scheme to be build in Newton. The three acre development will be build by Arena Housing Group to create 131 one and two bedroom … [Read more...]
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