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Diagnostic centre takes shape at town hospital

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Diagnostic centre takes shape at town hospital

The appearance of a crane towering above Congleton War Memorial Hospital has been a sign that work is progressing towards completion of a new community diagnostic centre. When finished, the range of diagnostic tests and other services available will mean patients can be seen closer to home, will reduce waiting times and improve early detection of various health conditions. During phase of one the development, part of the hospital site on Canal S…Read Article

Villagers are urged to object to caravan plan

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Villagers are urged to object to caravan plan

Villagers are being urged to lodge objections to an application to create a 47-caravan storage area on a field site off Main Road in the centre of Goostrey. Cheshire East planners are being asked to approve the application for the change of use of the site by Emery Planning of Macclesfield on behalf of Cranstone Estates based in Knutsford, (writes John Williams). The current field site, described as land adjacent to 51 Main Road, will be replace…Read Article

Store re-opened after major refurb

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Store re-opened after major refurb

Bromley Road’s Co-op has relaunched following a five-week programme of improvements. The convenience store, which supports 18 jobs, includes an in-store bakery and increased range of fresh, healthy and chilled produce, alongside Co-op’s focus on food-to-go and meal deals, Fairtrade products, pizzas, flowers ready meals and award-winning wines. The store now has new refrigeration, to support the Co-op’s work to further cut its carbon footprint, a…Read Article

Year 7 Share their Blessings

Our Year 7 students have been studying 'Blessing', a poem by Imtiaz Dharker and thinking about the blessings in their own lives. They've crafted these thoughts in to poems in their English lessons. Here is a wonderful example from Sienna McK.Congleton · Congleton Read Article

Arthur Holland ceramics go under hammer

Ceramics by Hanley-born Arthur Holland — who painted Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation Vase in 1953 — are being auctioned by his grandchildren on 12th July at Potteries Auctions, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Born in 1896 in Hanley, to Mary Holland and pottery polisher Arthur Thompson Holland, Arthur was a talented child who left school at 13 and was taken under the wing of Josiah Wedgwood as an apprentice at his Etruria factory. At the same time, he unde…Queen Elizabeth II · Congleton Read Article

Students Thrive at CHS

We held our 2025 Thrive Games in June, with six students from each House competing in teambuilding activities including a general knowledge CHS quiz and an art-based challenge. In the quiz, the teams had to use all their knowledge of our school, school values, school routines and more to answer a host of questions from Miss McAleavy. If they got all the answers correct, they were able to find the secret password that led to the prize! The final …Congleton · Congleton Read Article

CHS Awarded Gold School Games Award for 2024-25

We were delighted to learn in June that we been awarded the 2024/25 Gold School Games Mark, which is the highest award from School Games, a government-led award scheme celebrating schools' commitment to developing competitive sport within their school and community. This is a real testament to the hard work and dedication of our amazing PE team. Click here to find our more about the School Games.Congleton · Congleton Read Article

Sixth Form College Students and Staff Team Up

Students and staff cheered on our Sixth Form College and Staff teams in June at our 2025 House Rounders Tournament. Well done to everyone who took part, particularly the winning team, Mandela! Runners up, Attenborough narrowly missed out on a win. Thank you to our lower school helpers and all of our supporters.Congleton · Congleton Read Article

High Street award was 50th birthday present

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‘Truly remarkable woman’ honoured with new garden

A memorial garden in which the founder of Biddulph in Bloom’s favourite flowers will grow year after year was unveiled on Thursday. Paid for by townsfolk in honour of the late Hilda Sheldon MBE, the memorial garden, on the corner of Wharf Road car park, was designed by Ryan Pullin, (47), fondly described as Biddulph in Bloom’s “head gardener” and who first started to help Mrs Sheldon keep the verges tidy when he was still at school. He was at th…Congleton · Congleton Read Article

Mayor awards the ‘Chronicle’ for town centre presence

The “Chronicle’s” long-standing presence in Congleton town centre has been recognised by the mayor. Deputy editor James Jackson accepted Coun Kay Wesley’s Congleton High Street award on behalf of the family-owned independent newspaper, established more than 130 years ago. As her year in office drew to a close, Coun Wesley wanted to recognise town centre-based firms, which she said were an “integral” part of Congleton’s fabric. She has been distr…Congleton · Congleton Read Article

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