Towns in the east of Cheshire form Manchester's most affluent commuter belt with some of the UK's highest property prices outside the Home Counties. Cheshire is rich in canals, particularly the east of the county with its strategic importance between Manchester, Stoke and Birmingham. The ...
and a water tower added in 1902. During the First World War the workhouse was used for military casualties. Following the 1929 Local Government Act the workhouse was taken over by Cheshire County Council and was renamed Arclid Hospital, mostly looking after the elderly. On the outbreak...
Cheshire West and Chester, and Cheshire East. She confirmed she had not changed her mind on 19 December 2007 and therefore the proposal to split two-tier Cheshire into two would proceed. Cheshire County Council leader Paul Findlow, who attempted ...