News in Congleton

Congleton Town will be targeting three points in front of a potentially packed Silk 106.9 Stadium on Sunday.

The North West Counties Football League takes part in the annual Groundhop this weekend, with a variety of kick off times at seven of the league's fixtures allowing groundhoppers and football fanatics the opportunity to watch a wealth of action across three days (Friday to Sunday).

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.

Craig Leese, the co owner of Smash Tennis UK is the new Head Coach at Congleton Lawn Tennis Club

Craig has been playing tennis since the age of 5, a scary 27 years ago and first picked up a racket down at Kidsgrove sports centre and then began his junior tennis locally at Alsager Tennis Club.

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.

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