Cheshire East Council has secured more than £150,000 in funding from the government - to install electric vehicle charging points in four Crewe car parks.

Work is expected to start on installing the infrastructure in Crewe within the next few months.

11 other towns in the borough will also benefit from this £150,000 funding.

The four charging point locations in Crewe are: Wrexham Terrace Car Park, Bulkeley Street, Edleston Road Car Park and Hope Street Car Park (Ryan Parker).

Highways and transport committee chair Craig Browne made the announcement about the £151,000 grant at Wednesday's (October 19) meeting of the full council at Tatton Park.

Cllr Browne said: "This funding will enable us to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure at 15 locations in 12 towns across the borough including Crewe, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Middlewich, Congleton, Nantwich, Alsager, Sandbach and Wilmslow.

"These will be at a mix of on street locations and in public car parks that are close to residential areas and work is expected to start during the current financial year."

Four charging point locations are proposed in Crewe.

These are at Wrexham Terrace Car Park, Bulkeley Street, Edleston Road Car Park and Hope Street Car Park.

Highways and transport committee chair, Cllr Craig Browne (Cheshire East Council).

The proposed locations as part of this phase for installation are: Fairview Car Park, Alsager; Antrobus Street Car Park, Congleton; Southway Car Park, Middlewich; Snow Hill Car Park, Nantwich; Chapel Street Car Park, Sandbach and The Carrs Car Park, Wilmslow.

Two sites have been identified in Knutsford – these are King Street Car Park and Tatton Street Car Park.

Three locations have been identified at Macclesfield. These are Brook Street, Churchill Way Car Park and Whalley Hayes Car Park.

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By Ryan Parker and Belinda Ryan