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Bid to make Congleton’s Priesty Fields an asset of community value

Lucy Pritchard - October 21, 2026

Congleton-born poet David Jones said it was an ‘incredible and rare honour’ to have archive accepted

Historically valuable gates to become a Congleton Town Council asset

Olivia Smedley’s talk will bring Thomas Bower back to life

Priesty Field sold to a Congleton resident despite council efforts to purchase land

Explorer’s disappearance was “highly unusual”

Melanie Walker - October 16, 2026 0

‘Juvenile’ station art inspired exhibition

Melanie Walker - October 16, 2026 0

Seventy-year romance that began in Blackpool

Hannah Cochrane - October 16, 2026 0

Report on Biddulph disaster brought back memories for survivor

Lucy Pritchard - October 6, 2026 0

Opposition to Swan Bank house renovation plans

Melanie Walker - October 5, 2026 0

How ‘Chronicle’ reported Biddulph disaster

Chronicle Reporter - September 14, 2026 0

Staffordshire MPs call for support for ceramic industry after big manufacturer...

Chronicle Reporter - July 28, 2026 0

Garden Stories launch at the old Bath House

Chronicle Editor - July 3, 2026 0

Development will honour town’s VC

Chronicle Reporter - June 25, 2026 0

Cost of the town library needs looking at: claim

Chronicle Reporter - June 19, 2026 0

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