News in Congleton

Two cars were vandalised at a Congleton car park at a similar time over the weekend.

Ella Kehoe left her car at the Chapel Street car park on Saturday whilst she was working which is what she has done for the last two years without any issue.

A 49-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and was taken to Leighton Hospital after colliding with a lamppost in Congleton.

A Cheshire Police spokesperson said: "At 1.07am on 8 March police were called to Willow Street in Congleton following reports of a car colliding with a lamppost."

East Cheshire Hospice was delighted to receive £342 from Congleton Rotary from funds raised by Congleton's first Tree of Light.

Rotary had agreed to give 50% of the proceeds from the sale of stars for the tree to the hospice, with the remaining going to Rotary for their good causes.

Black Firs Primary School has been closed since Wednesday due to a "catastrophic" failure of their hot-water system.

In an email sent to parents on Thursday, Black Firs Headteacher Martin Casserley said: "As you will be aware, school is closed due to the catastrophic failure of our hot-water system early Wednesday morning; the pressurised water cylinder burst flooding our boiler room.

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THERE are no plans to close down Congleton's minor injuries unit (MIU), NHS bosses insist, but its nurses will continue to plug gaps at Macclesfield's A&E.

The MIU at Congleton War Memorial Hospital is supposed to be open Monday to Friday, but over recent years it has closed on days where its nurses are required at Macclesfield Hospital.

Developers have been issued with a notice relating to the 'noise and hours of working' at the the Briggs Way construction site, Congleton.

The construction of 94 new homes, off Manchester Road, has already begun, but concerns have been raised about the working hours at the site.

Twenty five volunteers including eight children from Dane Valley Beavers attended Marshall Grove last weekend.

The ground was very wet, but the volunteers were not deterred and planted about 125 tree whips suitable for the conditions, these included alder, willow, hazel, holly, birch, oak, elder and beech.

A road closure is required to install emergency measures to the highway embankment and Radnor Bridge foundations.

Chelford Road, either side of the River Dane will be closed from 8am on Thursday 5th March until 6pm on Friday 6th March.

Congleton's newest under-18s night Fresh comes to the town's High Street next month.

After several meetings over the last couple of months with the town council's Anti Social Behaviour Working Group and Youth Council, Councillor Rob Moreton approached the manager of Bamboogy to organise an event for the young people of Congleton at the club.