News in Congleton

Residents and visitors to Congleton will be dining out in style next month, as a number of local restaurants, pubs and cafés take part in the government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

In a bid to boost the hospitality industry following the coronavirus lockdown, the unprecedented government scheme will allow people who dine out from Monday to Wednesday during August to benefit from 50 per cent off the price of their meals, up to the value of £10 a head, with the government reimbursing the restaurant the remaining 50 per cent.

Cheshire East Council is asking residents to continue to follow social distancing guidance and observe other measures to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection.

This follows news of increased rates of infection and lockdown measures in Greater Manchester, East Lancashire and West Yorkshire.

Ahead of the weekend, Cheshire Police is reminding residents not to let their guard down in the fight against Covid-19.

Whilst there has been a steady decline in the number of cases across the county, the virus has not gone away and it is essential that everyone continues to follow the government guidelines.

Detectives are issuing an urgent warning to the public after a recent spate in telephone scams which have left Cheshire victims without thousands of pounds.

Officers are continuing to see cases of courier fraud, this scam is mainly committed by organised crime groups (OCGs).

Giantswood Lane is due to reopen today (Friday), but temporary traffic lights will be in place from Monday (3 August).

The temporary traffic lights on Giantswood Lane, between Westlow Mere and Smithy Lane, Hulme Walfield, will be in place 24 hours a day to allow the widening of the Giantswood Lane carriageway.

It remains uncertain whether Argos' Congleton town centre store will ever reopen.

Congleton shoppers are currently having to use the Biddulph Argos, which is located in Sainsbury's, on Wharf Road.

Congleton Town Council is gearing up to challenge Cheshire East Council (CEC) about the potential loss of a 26-space free car park in the town.

The council says it was not consulted about CEC's intention to close the Rope Walk car park.

Plans are in the pipeline to provide a life-saving defibrillator in Congleton's Edinburgh Road.

Members of tonight's town council community and environment committee are to consider a proposal to investigate adopting a redundant telephone box in the road to house the equipment.

Congleton town councillors are to consider formally banning the use of a potentially hazardous weed killer at children's play areas.

The debate to stop using glyphosate - the world's most widely-used weed killer - was prompted by concerns raised by a Congleton mum with young children.

A Congleton travel agency is at risk of closure as part of a nationwide restructuring fuelled by the pandemic.

TUI is set to close 166 high street stores in the UK and Ireland as it adapts to changes in customer behaviour, though 350 stores will remain in TUI's retail network.