News in Congleton

With their biggest home crowd for several years Congleton Town were hoping to put last weekend's defeat at Litherland behind them, but the visitors Northwich Victoria had other ideas with two goals in each half seeing off the home side.

The Bears on loan Aaron Bott had returned to Leek and Kyle Diskin started in midfield with Johnathan Beaumont making his first start since injury up front.

Congleton's 1st team took on the visiting Ellesmere port this Saturday on Hankinsons field in Congleton.

Both teams took to the field in high spirits and with an abundance of energy, Ellesmere took the lead and scored early missing their conversion and putting the score at 0-5.

Congleton RUFC second XV travelled to Northwich on Saturday in a return fixture, captained by Andy Simms the team ran out onto the pitch and began their battle.

Congleton came unstuck early in the first quarter of the game dropping points thanks to ill-discipline, yellow cards followed one after another during the next 20 minutes.

Black Firs Primary School reopened today after their hot-water system issues were resolved over the weekend.

The school had been closed since Wednesday due to the failure of their hot-water system; the pressurised water cylinder burst on Wednesday morning, which flooded their boiler room.

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.

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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