The Human Rights Act has helped improve openness in one local council at least. The leader of Congleton Borough Council has been investigated for breaking the local government codes of conduct. A report was drawn up by an independent investigator.
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You couldn't make it up…could you?
The Congleton Chronicle is once again pushing back the boundaries of journalism in its pages. The most recent example of staff working hard to bring their readers all the local news involved a one-act play competition organised by local thespians.
Council sets example of openness
Congleton Chronicle reporter Sue Dickens got an unexpected scoop when she went to a debate on the result of an investigation into the leader of a local council. Coun Linda Short, the leader of Congleton Borough Council, had been independently
New bid for boxing fame
An amateur boxing club is set to be re-launched after one of its former members was inspired by a newspaper article. A ‘bygones’ piece in the Congleton Chronicle led Michael Thompson to reunite himself with the boxing ring. He saw
More howlers from the Accrington Observer
Jeremy Condliffe, now editor of the Congleton Chronicle series, has supplied us with some more of the howlers uttered in the newsroom when he worked at the Accrington Observer. He tells us they were uttered by Mervyn Kay, Phil Harris,
Newsroom howlers to make you shudder
We’ve all been there – asking that question that makes you want the ground to open up and swallow you. The following “office quotes” were supplied by Jeremy Condliffe, editor of the Congleton Chronicle series: “I used to work at
Sorry for the cock-up
An apology from the Congleton Chronicle. The ‘Chronicle’ would like to apologise to PC Steve Meacock for mis-spelling his name in last week’s newspaper. We understand that he has been subject to some ridicule from colleagues after we referred to