Congleton Industries
The principal industries in Congleton include the manufacture of airbags and golf-balls. There are light engineering factories near the town, and sand extraction occurs on the Cheshire plain, although much of the town is now a dormitory for Manchester.
There are a number of other smaller industries in the town, such as IT and smaller factories. There is a good number of shops and local service industries provide much of the employment and jobs in and around the congleton area.
There are several weekly local newspapers: the paid-for Chronicle and free-sheets the Congleton Advertiser and Congleton Guardian. Local radio comes from nearby Macclesfield-based Silk FM and Signal Radio from Stoke-on-Trent.