News in Congleton

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Congleton Leisure Centre is to reopen on Tuesday for the first time in over five months after closing at the beginning of the lockdown.

While some other leisure centres in the borough have been open since late July, Congleton's is among the last to open as part of a phased reopening plan.

No coronavirus deaths were registered in the Congleton area in July according to new figures published today (Friday).

The death toll currently sits at 45 in the local area according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which publishes the figures each month.

Cheshire East Council has been awarded a bronze award for its work with the Armed Forces and ex-service personnel in the borough.

The award is made by the Ministry of Defence through its employer recognition scheme and spotlights the council's commitment to the Armed Forces and ex-soldiers, sailors and airmen living in the borough.

Here is a list of job opportunities that are currently available in and around Congleton.

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Cheshire East Council is asking Congleton parents and carers to help keep school gates clear of traffic when pupils return to class in September.

Around 56,000 children and young people attend more than 170 schools and colleges across the borough.

Detectives are urging people to stay vigilant following several reports of scam phone calls purporting to be from Microsoft.

In Cheshire, there have been several reports of residents receiving phone calls from fraudsters posing as workers from Microsoft.

Cheshire East Council has issued nearly £100,000 worth of fines in relation to littering, dog fouling and fly tipping in the year up to the end of March.

It has also been revealed that in the same period 302 cases were referred for prosecution due to the non-payment of fines out of a total 1,187 which were issued.

Congleton Town Council has urged anyone concerned about the removal of two telephone boxes to respond to a consultation from BT.

The telecoms giant which manages the nations network of telephone boxes proposes to remove those on Edinburgh Road and Crescent Road.

The owners of a Congleton vape shop are seeking to move from their Mill Street premises because they say the footpath is too narrow to allow for social distancing.

The owners have applied for planning permission to turn a redundant stable in Biddulph into their new shop.