News in Congleton

Calling all green-fingered and handy volunteers! Congleton In Bloom supported by Plastic Free Congleton and Friends of Congleton Park host their first town tidy of 2020 on Saturday 7th March.

Meeting in Congleton Park from 10am-12noon, there is a variety of activities to join in with.

The broken down train near Congleton has now been moved, and services between Stoke-on-Trent and Stockport are returning to normal.

Trains may still be delayed by up to 30 minutes or cancelled until approximately 11:00.

A broken down train near Congleton is causing disruption to trains between Stoke-on-Trent and Stockport.

Trains may be delayed by up to 30 minutes or cancelled. Where possible, services will be diverted, not calling at stations between Stoke-on-Trent and Stockport.

Congleton Town Council's desire to ensure that Congleton has its very own place for people in mental health crisis was further confirmed last week when two town councillors attended the opening of Cheshire's first Crisis Centre.

Councillors Mark Rogan and Kay Wesley from Congleton Town Council's Health and Wellbeing Working Group attended the official opening of the 'Number 71' Crisis Café in Chester to learn more about how it was set up and the services it will provide.

Congleton Town Council's Finance and Policy Committee has unanimously voted to adopt a new Equality and Inclusion Policy proposed by Councillor Kay Wesley, the country's first Women's Equality Party councillor.

The new policy sets out an ambition that no-one is held back due to their specific characteristics and that the council will actively tackle inequalities.

Tomorrow will be a bonus day for all with it being a leap year, but especially for those who visit Congleton Town Centre.

To mark the leap year and the end of the Fiver Fest Fortnight, many shops and businesses in Congleton are participating in the first Congleton Bonus Day.

Residents have the opportunity to meet Congleton Town councillors to discuss issues of concern tomorrow.

Liberal Democrat councillors Robert Hemsley and Suzy Firkin met and spoke to residents about a range of topics at the first of the Congleton town councillor surgeries, held on 25th January.

Congleton residents and businesses have been encouraged to plant trees with just a month of this year's planting season remaining.

Cheshire East Council has announced that more than 6,000 trees are planned to be planted across the borough during this planting season (ending March 2020).

Congleton Unplugged is back with a bang and kicks off tomorrow at the Congleton Cricket Club.

The seventh annual music festival is back for three weekends and brings music events for everyone.

Six Congleton fruit trees which have been ripped out the ground after only being planted on Saturday are safe and will be replanted.

Congleton Sustainability Group and Cheshire Wildlife Trust have formed a partnership that aims to plant more trees in Congleton.