News in Alsager

Alsager Town started the new North West Counties Football League campaign with a 3-0 home defeat to St Martins FC.

The visitors took the lead on the stroke of half-time and secured all three points with two second half goals.

Students across all year groups at Alsager School participated in the mass annual celebration that encourages us all to enjoy, discover and share poetry.

Throughout National Poetry Day 2020 (1 October), teachers of all subjects shared their favourite poems with students and explored poems relevant to their subject, such as 'In Flanders Fields' in History, 'Romance de la Luna' in Spanish, 'Future Visions' in Science and 'Pi Poem' in Maths.

Alsager School's Year 11 students will stay at home today (Monday) after the school was informed of a positive Covid-19 case.

The school was notified yesterday (Sunday) evening of a positive coronavirus case in Year 11 and has taken advice and took the precautionary measure.

CHESHIRE East's revised blueprint for development has come under fire from Alsager Town councillors at the council's strategic planning meeting.

The Site Allocations and Development Policies Document (SADPD) lays out the second phase of the authority's local plan for the borough, and includes much of the detail on where development is aimed for.

United Utilities have repaired a sewer which caused a significant sinkhole problem in Alsager, but found difficulties in establishing what created the issue.

Cllr June Buckley, a ward councillor for Alsager, previously stated the town had been blighted by a problem with the roads deteriorating for months.

A new toy shop, which has a huge selection of memorabilia from some of the biggest film franchises, has opened its doors to the Alsager community for the first time today.

Bunty's, which can be found next to the post office in Lawton Road, Alsager, is located where the Chocolate Boutique used to be.

Alsager Community Support Centre are now open for face-to-face visits for help and advice at their centre.

The centre, which is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9.30am to 12.30pm, is located on the edge of Fairview Car Park, behind County Vets.

A popular four-star hotel's plans to build a new outdoor garden spa have been approved by Cheshire East Council.

Applicants Andrew and Justine Middleton submitted plans for a garden spa development including a pool area at the Manor House Hotel, Alsager, which would extend off the existing buildings on the Audley Road site.

Alsager Town Football Club was delighted to welcome former England international Joleon Lescott to take their U18s training session last week.

Lescott who won four major trophies during his time with Manchester City was joined by former Manchester United player Simon Davies.

First team football returns to Wood Park for the first time in seven months on Saturday when the North West Counties Football League season finally gets underway.

Alsager Town Football Club host St Martins in the new campaign's curtain-raiser, kick-off is 3pm.