Motorists regularly complain at the sorry state of some motorway service stations – after all no-one wants overpriced weak coffee or soggy sandwiches. Earlier this year we revealed how Sandbach services on the M6 received a number of very grim TripAdvi…
An intrepid North Staffordshire explorer is on top of the world after climbing one of the globe’s tallest mountains. Jack Breed, 27, is setting his sights on the highest peaks in the world.
Earlier this year, Jack summited Mount Manaslu, in Nepal – the…
A pub claims it has been the victim of a “long-standing vendetta” as it accused some neighbours of “unjust” objections over noise. Emily Hamand, who runs The Wharf Inn in Congleton, made the comments during a staunch defence of the historic watering ho…
A miniature steam railway that has been transporting families for years has been put up for sale. The 10.25 inch gauge Leek[1] and Rudyard Railway runs alongside the lake on the site of original rail tracks, for 1.5 miles.
It is a popular tourist attra…
Collision investigators are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist has been left in hospital following a ‘serious’ crash in North Staffordshire. Police[1] and paramedics had been called out to Biddulph’s[2] Congleton Road where the route was shut off …
Coming soon to Crewe: Ruby Wax, a night of Halloween ghost stories and a tribute to Rod Stewart. That’s according to the posters outside the town’s Lyceum Theatre, where the red-velour interior and cherub-adorned balcony evoke the theatre’s Edward…
The family of a professional rugby player killed by a careless driver have paid tribute to “a kind, gentle soul with the biggest heart”. Liam Walsh, 23, died in a crash on Cronton Road in Widnes in 2021.
Glyn Davies, 59, pleaded guilty to causing death…
A new Aldi store and a Starbucks drive-thru planned for Congleton should be open for business next year. Cheshire East’s strategic planning board approved the scheme for the supermarket, coffee shop and another retail unit at Viking Way on Wednesday (S…
East Staffordshire Borough Council
P/2023/00932: Erection of a detached triple garage with annex above at Rowan Barn, Pinfold Lane, Bromley Hurst, Abbots Bromley, WS15 3AF
P/2023/00951: Prior Approval for the conversion of agricultural building to form…
A major housing developer has failed in its second attempt to get permission to build dozens of new homes in a small Somerset village near the M5.
Gladman Developments has been striving to secure permission for a new development at North End in Creech …
A woman was left trapped in an overturned car after a smash. Police, firefighters and paramedics were called out to Giantswood Lane, in Congleton[1], yesterday afternoon to reports of a collision.
Officers found a silver Peugeot Combi had crashed into …
Councillors are set to decide on plans to improve the facilities at a popular Cheshire golf course by creating three additional holes.
Members of the Cheshire East Council strategic planning board will meet on Wednesday, July 26 to consider the proposa…
A popular ‘pay-and-play’ golf course near Stoke-on-Trent could be set to expand. Plans to improve the facilities by creating three additional holes at Marton Meadows Golf Club will be decided on next week.
Councillors will meet on Wednesday, July 26, t…
Protestors gathered at Northwich railway station yesterday to protest the closure of the station’s ticket office. Over 20 local residents, inculding disability campaigners, rail workers and the local MP gathered outside the station Sunday (July 16).
Un…