Academics are on a mission to help the UK’s high streets – by teaming up with 10 towns, including Alsager, to bring cutting-edge research directly to them.

Researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University are leading a pioneering £250,000 project to breathe new life into the high street over the next six years, called High Street UK 2020.

Traditional British high streets have been facing ‘unprecedented threats’ in recent years as competition from the internet intensified as well as shoppers’ pockets being hit by the economic downturn. [Read more…]

North Staffordshire Community Rail Partnership and Alsager Station volunteers are celebrating again after taking yet another award, this time at the 2013 Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards.

For the third year running, the station has been recognised at these awards for the great support it receives from the community, this time receiving the Youth Challenge award.  [Read more…]

Alsager skier Rowan Cheshire has been named in the Team GB line-up for next month’s Winter Olympics in Sochi.

The 18-year-old competes a new event, the halfpipe, at the Winter Olympics which start on Friday, February 7 in Russia. Cheshire takes her place in the team in good form after becoming the first British woman to win halfpipe World Cup gold earlier this month in Calgary, the first time a British woman has won gold in a World Cup event since 1992 when Jilly Curry claimed the combined title in Oberjoch, Germany.

Alsager Civic will be closed to the public on occasion over the next two weeks (from 24^th January).

Due to the construction work being carried out at the Civic it will be necessary to close the building to the public over several days during the next few weeks.

The Civic will still be contactable during these periods on their number 01270 879711 or email enquiries@alsagercivic.

Alsager Sixth Form College capped off its best ever year by celebrating the achievements of former students at its annual Presentation Evening.  [Read more…]