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Cheshire East Council is set to raise Council Tax by 4.99% in April.

Cheshire East Council has set out a package of plans to protect essential services and work towards putting council finances on a sustainable footing for the long-term.

The transfer of powers from Parliament to Cheshire and Warrington has been confirmed, giving local people and leaders more control over their destiny.

Cheshire East Council has officially opened the newly-refurbished Macclesfield Market Hall, marking a significant milestone in the town centre’s regeneration.

NHS maternity services are failing women and babies through a reluctance to admit mistakes, “a lack of kindness and compassion” and pervasive discrimination, according to a Government-ordered investigation..

The chairman of a Manchester mosque has asked for increased police presence after what the Prime Minister called a “concerning” incident when an armed man arrived during Ramadan prayers..

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he passed information “in good faith” to the Metropolitan Police following reports someone had informed the force that Lord Peter Mandelson could be a flight risk..

Almost all NHS trusts are missing a major cancer target, with some of the worst performers seeing only around half of patients on time, data shows..