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More information available at Local information for Local Areas in Cheshire.
- Currently there is a total area of 163,100 hectares of agricultural land in Cheshire. Macclesfield has the largest number of agricultural holdings (1,214 holdings, or 40,270 hectares of land) - Sheet Ec E6
- The rate of unemployment per district in July 2008 was highest in Ellesmere Port & Neston, at 2.2%. It was lowest in Macclesfield, at 1.2% - Sheets Ec U4,Ec U5
- In Cheshire there are 6,855 unemployment claimants, 9% of which have claimed for 1 year or more. 31% of claimants in the county are under 25 - Sheets Ec U7,Ec U8
- Unemployment (claimant count) in Cheshire is running at 1.7% (July 2008), this compares favourably to the North West (2.7%) and the UK (2.3%) - Sheet Ec U10
- From April 2007 to April 2008 the rate of unemployment in the UK has fallen from 5.4% to 5.2%. Of the G7 countries, France has the highest rate of unemployment, at 7.8% - Sheet Ec U11
- Cheshire's job density is 0.88, which compares with the North West (0.85) and the UK (0.88).Job density in the county range from 0.68 in Congleton, to 1.09 in Chester - Sheet Ec U18
- There were 50,553 recorded crimes in Cheshire in 2007/2008 ( 74 recorded crimes per 1,000 population), compared to 57,375 in 2006/07 (84 recorded crimes per 1,000 population - Sheet Com S1
- The largest decrease in recorded crime was in Chester with a 10.5% fall compared to 2006/07.The highest level of recorded crime was in Chester, with 89 recorded crimes per 1,000 population, and the lowest level was in Congleton, with 51 crimes per 1,000 population - Sheet Com S2
Omnibus Survey
The Omnibus survey was undertaken primarily to meet the strategic needs of the Waste and Planning Service in the production of the individual Minerals and Waste Development Frameworks (MWDF). The survey also supported the strategic needs of the County Council’s Corporate Plan, the Cheshire Local Area Agreement, the Cheshire Sustainable Communities Strategy and the district community strategies led by the six district Local Strategic Partnerships. Topics covered for the whole of Cheshire included:
Quality of life
Involvement in the community
Community cohesion
Mental health
Moving home.
Cheshire Community Survey 2007 - Summary
Road Safety discussion groups - reports
In January 2008, discussion groups were held with local drivers to explore ways of communicating road safety messages for a stretch of the A540 near Neston and the A530 between Nantwich and Middlewich. These stretches of road are among the most dangerous in Cheshire.
A530 Road Safety Discussion Groups Report 2008
A540 Road Safety Discussion Groups Report 2008
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