News in Congleton

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.

Up Close is an interview series for Congleton Nub News, in which we talk to local people about their businesses, hobbies, or anything else they want to chat about!

In the latest instalment, we spoke to Emma Hall, the West Heath yoga instructor behind EMAYOGA about her experience with yoga and how she has worked to keep her students connected despite the coronavirus restrictions.

Staff at Park Lane care home in Congleton are celebrating after achieving a rating of 10 on the leading review site carehome.co.uk.

The Kingsley Healthcare run home is one of only two in Cheshire and eight across the entire North West to reach a perfect score, based on the reviews of residents, their relatives and friends, and visiting health professionals.

A Congleton man is among five others arrested following the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl in Liverpool city centre on Sunday.

Officers descended on an apart-hotel in the city centre after an incident was reported to police shortly before 4:30am.

A study by Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service shows that a joint campaign with the Innovation Agency has potentially prevented up to 12 strokes and saved the NHS around half a million pounds in gross treatment costs.

The Service commissioned an evaluation of the effect and impact of atrial fibrillation and affordable warmth screening as part of its Safe and Well Programme for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 financial years - with the independent research and report produced by Dr Julian Clarke, a Senior Lecturer at Edge Hill University.

Congleton Nub News is continuing to show support businesses in our town through our free local listings feature.

We are right here to help all Congleton businesses keep going in these uncertain times and that is why our free business directory is now open for you to use.

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.