News in Congleton

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.

With both the Congleton RUFC 1st and 2nd team games called off due to bad weather and poor pitch conditions, the Vets game was the only one to go ahead against Lancashire Typhoons.

The hardened veterans of rugby boarded the coach and supporters commented on the uncanny resemblance of the squad and the Hollywood blockbuster The Expendables.

Congleton Town lost 3-0 against bottom side Litherland REMYCA on Saturday.

Goals from George Donnelly, David Crist and James Murphy were enough for the home side to clinch all three points.

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.

We have compiled a list of jobs currently hiring in and around Congleton to give you a helping hand in your job hunt! --------------------SEND Practitioner- Congleton Simply Education are working with a wide variety of primary schools throughout the Cheshire area who are looking for Teaching Assistants who have SEN experience. We offer daily supply, short term, long term and permanent positions depending on what you are looking for. If this sounds like the role for you, then the key benefits for working with Simply Education are:

- Employment Benefits such as Holiday Pay, Sick Pay, Maternity/Paternity Pay, Retail Discounts, Health and Wellbeing support and guidance.

Congleton MP Fiona Bruce raised concerns of residents on the Loachbrook estate, Somerford, about outstanding works on the housing development for a second time in the House of Commons.

Bovis Homes built Loachbrook Meadows, on Sandbach Road, Somerford, and the first residents moved in around five years ago, but there are complaints that there is still much left to be done.