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Speed Limits Reduced From 60 Mph On Sections Of Vale Royal Roads

Roads with reduced speed limits now circle the village of Norley in Vale Royal after they were assessed by Cheshire County Council.

New 40 mph speed limits on Fingerpost Lane and Cow Lane and 30 mph speed limits on Bag Lane and Marsh Lane have been introduced replacing the previous 60 mph limits.

Cheshire Named In Government Pilot Scheme

Cheshire is one of only two authorities in the North West selected to take part.  The announcement follows the recent launch of the Quirk Review called ‘Making Assets Work’ which looked at the community management and ownership of public assets.

Work Underway On Wharton’s New Library

Demolition work is underway on Wharton library.

Cheshire’s Executive Member for Community and Communications Nora Dolphin was there to watch the first stages of the project get underway.

Registration Certificates Now Available Online

Festival For Young Children Involving Theatre Companies From The Uk And Two European Countries

A new festival is taking place across Cheshire for children aged between two and six who will be able to watch theatrical events from the UK and two European countries.

Titled Kindergardens, theatre companies from Italy, Croatia and the UK will be taking part.

Laughter In The Library Events Across Cheshire

And it’s all part of a range of events in May for the National Year of Reading with this month’s topic Mind and Body.

Tickets are available at host libraries across Cheshire to learn more about laughter.

Trading Standards Seminar For The Motor Vehicle Trade

Taking Place at Tatton Park on May 22, it will cover Trading Standards legislation relevant to garage sales and servicing including the rights of the consumers, warranties and counterfeit car parts.

Have Your Say On School Transport Provision

‘Incorrect and Misleading Information’ Before House During Split Cheshire Debate – Says County Commu

Businesses Alerted To Bogus Health and Safety Officials

Cheshire’s Trading Standards officers have warned businesses to be on the alert for a new Health & Safety scam with small businesses and retailers targeted by con artists posing as officials.

Businesses have been incorrectly told they need to have all portable electrical items on the premises tested by them at cost of about £200. 

They are further told that any electrical tests carried out by the trader's own electrician could be worthless and their insurance could be ‘null and void’ if they did not obtain electrical test certificates from them.

Trading Standards have advised that while there is a legal requirement to have portable electrical equipment tested, it does not have to be done by any particular company.

County Councillor Nora Dolphin, Executive member for Community and Communications added, “Here is yet another underhand attempt to defraud money from honest traders.”

The Hunt Is On For Cheshire’s Loan Sharks

Cheshire’s Trading Standards officers have joined with their colleagues in Halton, Warrington and Merseyside to crack down on illegal money-lending by rooting out loan sharks and bringing them to justice. 

No Cold Calling Zones To Beat Doorstep Crime

Be A Scrooge On Packaging This Christmas

Cheshire shoppers and retailers are urged to do their bit this Christmas to tackle excessive packaging and reduce the burden on waste disposal.

Trading Standards officers conducted a survey of toys and gadgets and found that packaging constituted between 32% and 83% of the items purchased. In 75% of the toys sampled, more than 50% of the entire product weight was packaging.

Cheshire County Council To Maintain Pressure On Post Office Closures

The document will now be sent to the Post Office’s Network Development Manager in time for the consultation December 18 deadline.

Last month it was announced that 24 post offices were threatened with closure and that six could receive a possible outreach provision.

Pop Star Bride Natasha Chooses 'Romantic Cheshire'

Celebrating A Centenary Of Book Reading At Neston

“Great Majority” Support ‘One Cheshire’ Option

Split Cheshire Finance Case ‘More Like Economics Of Madhouse’ - Warns Cheshire Community Supremo

Revamp Of Chester’s Blacon Library Officially Unveiled

Successful Undercover Fireworks Sales Operation

22 shops were visited to carry out test purchases and no fireworks were sold.

“This is marvellous news and we are extremely pleased with the outcome” said Cheshire’s Executive member for Community and Communications Nora Dolphin.

WOW Factor a Winner For Wharton Partnership

Don't Get Tangled in the World Wide Web

Cheshire residents are warned by Trading Standards officers, “Don’t get tangled in the world wide web”

Shoppers thinking of doing their Christmas shopping on-line, are not alone.  Shopping on the internet has never been easier or more popular but before buying that special gift, Trading Standards encourage consumers to protect themselves and to know their rights.

Trading Standards Carry Out ‘Spot Checks’ On Fireworks Retailers

Archive Holiday Film To Be Shown At Cheshire Record Office Exhibition

Archive film showing how people spent their free time and holidays will be screened at the Cheshire Record Office in Chester for a week beginning Monday October 22.

 As part of the national Archives Awareness Campaign on Freedom and Liberty, archive documents will also be on display.

Salt Museum And Stretton Water Mill Gain National Recognition

‘Play Your Part’ – Cheshire Residents Asked To Have Their Say On County Issues

Cheshire Library Service To Follow Partnership Model

Support for Retailers as Tobacco Age Restriction Rises to 18

Hundreds Of Years Of History On Show At Cheshire Record Office

An Archivist will undertake tours of the search room and the conservation department which will include meeting a Conservator who repairs and preserves ancient documents. The tour will also include the rarely seen strong rooms which house some of Cheshire and Chester’s extensive archive collections.

County Defends Its Right To Speak Out For Cheshire’s Council Taxpayers Over White Paper Proposals

Cheshire County Council today (Wednesday) strongly defended its right to speak out on behalf of the county’s 250,000-plus council taxpayers.

Communications and Community Executive member Nora Dolphin hit back strongly at allegations from Borough Council leader Councillor Wesley Fitzgerald that the county had “wasted money” on its opposition to splitting Cheshire.

Animal Movement Spot Checks Underway

Split Cheshire ‘Disaster’ For Winsford, Northwich And Taxpayers Claim County Trio

Rudheath Young People Help To Write A Play About Issues They Face Living In Rural Areas

Fake Sensodyne Toothpaste Alert In Cheshire

New Vision For Cheshire’s ‘Four Star’ Library Service

Chester Team Come Runners Up In The Young Consumers Of The Year Competition

 A team of four students from Upton-by-Chester High School has finished runner-up in the North West Final of the Young Consumers of the Year Competition 2007.

Free Booklists From Your Local Library

They remind us that every child can enjoy and learn from reading at a young age.

River Safety Signage Scheme Completed

MP Visits ‘Under The Arches’ Exhibition At Northwich’s Salt Museum

MP for Crewe and Nantwich Gwyneth Dunwoody has paid a visit to Cheshire County Council’s Salt Museum in Northwich.

Invited to view the ‘Under the Arches’ railway exhibition, she was joined by Inspector Mike Sutton from the British Transport Police and County Councillor Nora Dolphin.

Accolade For Cheshire ● Lifelong Learning Service

County Council Website Gains Top Ranking

Cheshire County Council’s website has been ranked within the top 28 (five percent) of the 544 local authority sites across the country.

www.cheshire.gov.uk has gained ‘Transactional Status’ in a ‘Better Connected 2007’ report by the Society of Information Technology Management – narrowly missing out on the highest status of ‘Excellent’.

Tarporley Library Open For Business

A 10th Birthday Celebration Of Theatre, Dance And Music For Cheshire’s Rural Residents

Important Charter Presented to County Council Members

Crewe Library Celebrates 40th Birthday

Sell Out Gig At Sandbach Library!

Cheshire County Council mobilised a three hundred strong emergency team to deal with serious problem

Consumer Champs Set Their Sights On Manchester

New One-Way Road System Introduced Near Frodsham

Cheshire's Council Chiefs Commission County Survey on Gypsy Accommodation Needs

So Who Do You Think You Are? Valuable Resource For Family Historians

Trying For A Healthier Lifestyle

Trading Standards Carry Out ‘Spot Checks’ On Fireworks Retailers