News in Congleton

Cheshire Police is appealing to those who travel to work on the roads to drive carefully and help keep the county's roads safe.

As part of a national week of action (Monday 14 – Sunday 20 September) Project EDWARD will see officers in Cheshire targeting those who drive for work across the county in a bid to keep them, and other road users, safe on the roads.

It could be next month before traffic light issues on a main road outside Congleton are fixed.

Cheshire East Highways are aware of traffic signal issues on A54 Buxton Road, near Colley Mill Bridge, North Rode.

A small fire involving an oven was the reason why a smoke alarm was activated at a Congleton property.

Shortly after 11:30pm last night (Sunday), firefighters were notified of a smoke alarm having been activated at an occupied domestic property in Swaledale Avenue, Congleton.

EFFORTS to curb the amount of drivers parking on pavements in Cheshire East should be increased, according to a Congleton ward councillor.

Cheshire East Council cycling and walking champion Cllr Suzie Akers Smith has told the LDRS that the council is 'committed to banning pavement parking'.

CHESHIRE East council officials are set to appoint a new Director of Public Health having had an interim appointment throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

Matt Tyrer has held the stop-gap role for a year, including the Covid-19 outbreak and initial recovery, having joined the council's public health team in 2017.

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A Congleton resident has called on the community to unite and voice their opposition to the Government's planning white papers by signing a petition.

Richard Walton has lodged a petition, which gives residents a streamlined summary of the two 80-page long white paper documents, and the potential impact the planning process would have on Congleton if passed.

The bear who put the bear into Beartown is returning in a new electronic book, and this time it's going to be a bit special.

The eBook will be free to download and will be used to promote Congleton, its shops, charities and businesses with free advertising inside the book.

Sam Corcoran, leader of Cheshire East Council, has hit out at proposed changes to the planning system.

Cllr Corcoran tweeted saying he didn't 'want to see another flood of speculative housing applications on greenfield sites in Cheshire East'.

In England, 13 people kill themselves every day, that's one person every 90 minutes – the length of a football match.

Today (Thursday 10 September) is World Suicide Prevention Day, and to promote this Cheshire East Council are launching a new suicide prevention programme.