News in Congleton

A Congleton town centre beer café will reopen its doors on Friday for the first time since full lockdown was implemented.

Barley Hops, on Swan Bank, has provided a local delivery service since March and ensured their loyal customers continue to receive their favourite wines, gins and beers.

A Congleton social club plans to safely hand out sweet treats to all the children in their costumes who will be trick or treating this Halloween.

Between the hours of 3pm and 5pm on Saturday 31st October, The Cygnet Club, on Swan Bank, will be handing out little goody bags to children, who are accompanied by a parent.

HC One's Greengables Care Home, located on Sandbach Road, is a home specialising in nursing care to many residents living in Congleton.

It is also the workplace of a housekeeper whose 20 years of service have not gone unrecognised.

Following the Fiver Fest earlier in the year, the successful event returns, celebrating the wonderful, independent shops and retailers in Congleton.

From October 10 to 23, lots of independent businesses and shops will be offering special deals costing just a fiver. It is to encourage footfall on the High Street and give local traders a boost in these challenging times.

Aberla Utilities, part of the Aberla Group, has been contracted by Siemens to design and install a containerised 500kWe Gas Engine at their manufacturing site in Congleton.

The project will help reduce grid dependency by enabling flexible and efficient energy to power Siemens' day-to-day operations.

More detail has been shared on the request to government made by Cheshire councils for more resources in fighting the coronavirus outbreak.

The joint request, between Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, and Warrington Borough councils, was sent last week.

Remember, remember the Fifth of November!

It's time to enter the Rotary Guy Fawkes competition and start to think about building your Guy.

Cheshire East Council is adopting a new approach and launching a new long-term campaign to attract and recruit more people to become foster carers.

With more than 530 cared for children and young people in Cheshire East there is a need to find homes for children locally.

A councillor wants further signage provided by Cheshire East Highways on two Congleton main roads to ensure motorists are sufficiently made aware of the 30mph speed limits and there is no "misconception".

Cheshire Police inspector Kelly Johnston attended last Thursday's Congleton Town Council meeting of Community and Environment Committee to give councillors a verbal report on policing matters affecting Congleton.

CHESHIRE East Council stress they are not yet imposing extra Covid-19 measures although the borough has been put on the government's watch list.

Both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester are now under closer scrutiny due to rising infection rates and their proximity to neighbouring council authorities where tighter restrictions are in place.