News in Congleton

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.

A Congleton Response Police Officer has seized an uninsured moped this afternoon after the vehicle failed to stop earlier in the day.

Plans to use a 200-year-old weir in Congleton to generate renewable energy have taken a massive step forward.

After nearly four years of detailed work Dane Valley Community Energy volunteers have announced the Congleton Hydro Community Share scheme is now open.

Cheshire East Council has provided latest advice to the borough's schools about the issue of pupils and staff returning from trips to Italy amid coronavirus concerns.

It follows the decisions by Sandbach High School and Brine Leas School to send pupils and staff home after they had returned from northern Italy.

Congleton Town's match away to Padiham which was scheduled to kick-off at 7:45pm tonight has been postponed.

After a pitch inspection, the referee deemed the pitch waterlogged.

Congleton residents have the chance to find out more about the planned highway changes for Padgbury Lane, at a public feedback session being held at the Quinta Primary School on Monday 2nd March from 6pm to 7.30pm.

The event has been organised by Congleton Town Council to give residents the chance to learn how Cheshire East Highways has adapted the proposed scheme for the road following the public consultation that was carried out between the 25th September and 27th October 2019.

A new website has launched to serve Congleton with hyper-local news and what's on - but without any annoying advertising.

Congleton - which can be found at the website address https://congleton.nub.news - is an online newspaper solely for Congleton and the surrounding area. We are hyper-local so our articles are about what's important for the town.

Congleton will celebrate the leap year with a Congleton Bonus Day on Saturday.

Over 20 shops and businesses in Congleton Town Centre are handing out raffle tickets to visitors who spend £5 or more in their shop on Saturday.

A Congleton road is set to be closed for 18 days as roadworks take place on the route.

Fol Hollow and Waggs Road will be shut from today and are due to reopen by Saturday March 14th.

The Congleton and District Horticultural Society will host their first open meeting of the year on Wednesday, in the Congleton Library meeting room at 7.30pm.

Simon Gulliver will return to present his new illustrated talk Arts and Crafts Gardens.