5th of December Until 7pm Cheadle High Street FAQ's Download your poster A group of Cheadle shop owners are banding together to offer local residents the opportunity to visit their stores for a late-night shopping event this Friday, 5th of December. This is the perfect opportunity not only to get great Christmas gifts and more, but to share some love with our town centre businesses who, despite ongoing difficult times, turn up day after day to provide us with the very best a

The meeting space for many Cheadle Town Council Meetings. Cheadle Town Council convened on November 3rd at 7pm, the customary time for full council meetings held on the first Monday of the month. During this meeting, the activities of committees, sub-committees, and individual councillors are reviewed and decisions are made. Members of the public are always welcome, and all residents have an opportunity to speak for up to three minutes on any topic of local interest. It's bes

This Wednesday do consider a visit to Cheddleton Flint Mill, where Gareth the donkey and Saint Edwards Parish choir will be supporting Santa Claus in bringing festive cheer to local visitors. The mill will be lit and refreshments available in support of this fantastic historic space. Santa at the Mill this Wednesday - created 1.12.25

If you’re venturing down into Cheadle today please be aware that the walkway between the Card Factory and Coral is blocked by a commercial rubbish bin from the High Street end and with tape at the car park end. We couldn’t see a footpath closure notice and asked the scaffolder if they had one. We were told that they had, but they’d forgotten to bring it. Further investigations revealed that their telephone number on the flatbed trucks doesn’t work and we rang several compani

Monday, the 1st of December, saw SMDC leaders and County Council deputy leader Marin Murray descend on Cheadle High Street, Mike Gledhill and Andrew Stokes among their number. Why they are here, we cannot tell, what we do know is they walked past the Empty market hall, crossed and over the road in the direction of Cross Street. Perhaps tonight’s full council meeting will reveal useful information as to developments in our town. Senior Council Leaders Spotted in Cheadle - 1.1

In many communities across the UK, the Christmas Lights Switch On event is a celebration of both the Christmas period ahead and a wonderful way to light up those darker nights after long summer days. It's the coming together of families and friends to the town or village centre, not just to count down the moment until the lights are first seen, but to experience other activities too. Favourites include a visit to Santa Claus, mulled wine and mince pies, carol singers and othe

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The JCB Pothole Pro has returned to the district on another mission to help patch up the area’s potholes and prepare roads for surface treatments. The machine combines cutting and cleaning functions, enabling quicker and more cost-effective pothole repairs.  It’s primarily used to fix potholes before the roads undergo a preventative surface treatment.  This month, it completed work in Leek, at Ilam Moor Lane - from Brunnister Lane to Blore Road - and Dove Dale’s Thorpe Road.

A crossroad in Cheadle has been changed from a ‘give way’ to a ‘stop’ junction after safety concerns were raised by the local community.  A highways scheme to carry out road repairs and improve safety at the Draycott Cross Road junction with the A521 Delphouse Road completed on Friday 21 November.  The work, which took five days to complete, saw crews patching up potholes and carrying out repairs to footways and kerbs. They also used jets to clear out all the drains in the ar

Staffordshire gritting crews have been deployed for the first time this year as wintery weather takes hold, with freezing temperatures affecting the county. From now up until the end of April, road and air temperatures and a variety of forecasts are being monitored closely, with crews rolling out when temperatures drop below freezing.  As well as gritting crews, the county council’s hill contractors, who help grit higher ground where traditional gritting machines can’t access

This week we love is new segment for COGNEWS which highlights something exceptional in the local area this week. This week we loved all the amazing festive activities being organised by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. You'll find them under What's On right across all our publications. Many are taking place at the Wolseley Centre in Stafford, and this is a great way to support a local charity that does amazing things for nature and education in Staffordshire. They are also COG C

Saving Zone, a family run High Street store in Cheadle has reported to COGNEWS that the have never had a single incident of theft in the store until the last two months. The manager in the household products store is finding it very stressful because he now cannot leave the counter and has to constantly watch the CCTV. Popular items with thieves are radios and tools Saving Zone staff, like Boots the Chemist, also fear that that Cheadle may be being targeted by drug gangs.

Both Staffordshire County Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council have announced that they have submitted their final plans to central government for their preference as to how Staffordshire's local government should be organised in the very near future. They propose a completely different approach from each other but both include Stoke-on-Trent despite many Staffordshire Moorlands councillors objections and the say no to Stoke campaign. SCC (Staffordshire Count

2025 has been tough for breeding barn owls in Staffordshire, with very few chicks recorded in comparison to previous years. This mirrors a national trend which is possibly linked to the long, dry summer reducing vole numbers which are the owls’ main food source.   Barn owl by Jon Hawkins Despite this, Staffordshire Wildlife reports that their nature reserves remain vital refuges for birds of prey. Here’s how they are helping: Nest boxes installed with guidance from the Barn O

Cheadle Discovery Group has launched their exciting new project entitled WW2 Spirit and the “Hope of Cheadle.” Ivan Wozniak, trustee of Cheadle Discovery Group, said, "It has taken over a year to develop our project and includes many distinct elements and several community partners, including Cheadle Historical Society and the Cheadle Methodist Church." The recent launch event at Wellspring Methodist Church "The project focuses on researching and presenting life in Cheadle du

Like many local residents, we are puzzled by the secrecy surrounding developments in our town. The most recent example is the work on the Tape Street Short Stay Car Park, which is currently undergoing a five-week development program. Local residents and businesses have neither been informed nor consulted, and it appears that, as of the full town council meeting on Monday, October 3rd, the Town Council has also not been informed of the details of the work or involved in the pl

Local Staffordshire cuisine features the humble oatcake. You'll find them in supermarkets, specialty oatcake shops, cafes and you can even make your own. This modest brown oat patty offers an excellent substitute for sliced bread, wraps, and other similar items. You can roll, fold, or even make a calzone. Best enjoyed warm, this typically savoury treat can also be served sweet and is a versatile base for nearly any filling you can think of. Traditionally, Staffordshire folk o

Lyn Smith reported to COGNEWS that in their latest church building inspection, St. Giles the Abbot Church, the surveyor noticed that the cement mortar was spalling. What's happening is the cement is flaking and falling away from the building, leaving gaps which will enable water to get between the stone. The reason behind this is that the builder who completed the last repair work made the all-too-common mistake of using cement instead of lime mortar. The cost of repair to th

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Masses more Fruit and Nuts Have you noticed that there seems to be so much more fruit on the trees this year - beautiful isn’t it? 2025 is a mast year for fruit and nuts in the UK. This means trees like oaks are producing a significantly larger crop of acorns and other fruits and nuts, leading to an abundance of them across the country. This phenomenon is cyclical, happening approximately every three to five years, and is considered a survival strategy for the trees. The surp