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A charity gala evening at St Mary's Church, Astbury, tomorrow (Saturday) featuring tenor Russell Watson, has been postponed due to the singer being unwell. The concert, in aid of church funds, will now be staged on Friday 23rd December at 7.30pm instead.
Police report M6 northbound junctions 16 to 17, multi-vehicle collision. Lanes 1 and 2 affected. Police and National Highways attending. There will be delays in the area.
Users of the M6 are advised to allow extra time this morning due to overrunning roadworks. Overnight resurfacing from J20 (Lymm) to J21 (Woolston) has over-run and will be finished by 8am instead of 5am. Allow extra time for journeys or consider alternative routes.
We've got a grant from Meta to fund a commnuity reporter, aimed at someone who would otherwise not get the job because of lack of qualifications / opportunity / leaving the industry & wanting back - see this week's paper for info.
The Chronicle is on sale this morning ONLY 70p. A bargain! We've got lots of community news, plus a tribute to a vet who carried out historical research; we celebrate the oldest surviviving "Cookie" and report on the changes at the Mercian Regiment. And nine pages of letters. 9!
Tomorrow's editorial, about naming the new link road. Any ideas? It appears not to be out for the public, they don't want Roady McRoadFace..
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A bell in St Peter's Church tower, Congleton, will be tolled 100 times at noon on Saturday to mark the funeral of Captain Sir Tom Moore. The bell will join hundreds of belltowers across the country for the tribute.
A photographer who has been running her business while home-schooling her two small children during the pandemic has snapped up three prestigious awards. Buy this week's Chronicle for the full story and some rather good photos.
Labour’s representatives on Sandbach Town Council have joined forces to call a fellow councillor to resign. Who and why .... buy this week's Chronicle to find out.