News in Congleton

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Congleton firefighters attended to a one-vehicle collision which involved an overturned car in a field in Moreton.

One fire engine from Congleton was called to a field near Newcastle Road, Moreton, at 7:18am this morning (Tuesday).

EAT Out to Help Out has been a huge success in Congleton, with more than 90,000 meals dished up under the scheme.

Latest figures show the scale of the benefit to the 75 restaurants, cafes, pubs and coffee houses which took part in the government initiative within the Congleton constituency.

The swimming pool at Congleton Leisure Centre has reopened today (Monday) after closing over five months ago at the beginning of the lockdown.

The pool reopening forms the part of a phased reopening by the operator Everybody Leisure. The leisure centre located on Worrall Street reopened on Tuesday (1st September).

The NHS in Cheshire is urging people to familiarise themselves with their blood pressure readings as part of Know Your Numbers Week 2020.

Although Coronavirus and its key symptoms rightly remain at the forefront of people's minds, high blood pressure continues to be a silent killer which can lead to heart disease, stroke and other serious illnesses.

Cheshire East Council has given the green light to a trial 'active travel' scheme in Congleton which aims to help combat Covid-19 and make our towns safer for cycling and walking.

This scheme is part of seven other towns across the borough as a first phase to improve walking and cycling and improve access to our town centres, areas for employment and schools.

Schools in Cheshire East have seen levels of attendance significantly higher than the England average, following the long Covid lockdown.

Early figures from the Department for Education show that, of the 113 Cheshire East schools that submitted a data return on Thursday 3 September, 100 were fully open – an open rate of 88.5 per cent - the national average being 71.5 per cent for that day.

Detectives are continuing to warn the public after a spate of courier fraud scams have left Cheshire victims without thousands of pounds.

In July a warning was issued regarding courier fraud however, since then, detectives have continued to see residents falling foul to fraudsters.

A Congleton dog trainer has written a book to help the thousands of people across the UK and beyond who got a four-legged companion during the lockdown.

Hazel Rafferty is a trainer at the Danesford Obedience Dog Training Club, but with classes suspended at Mossley Village Hall, she had to find new ways to help train the town's puppies.

The governments Eat Out to Help Out scheme has proven to be popular across the country with 64 million meals being served throughout August.

Bank holiday Monday saw the scheme come to an end, but some national chains have announced that they will be continuing with the offer or something similar through September.