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  • Silkmen exit the FA Cup

    Tamworth FC 4 Macclesfield FC 2 A spirited effort from Robbie Savage’s Silkmen was in vain as they fell short to National League outfit Tamworth...

  • Visit the Lovell Quinta this weekend

    Under the National Garden Scheme, The Lovell Quinta Arboretum at Swettenham will open for visitors this Sunday. This 28 acre arboretum has been established since...

  • Congleton cannabis farm found

    Cheshire Police have discovered a large-scale cannabis farm inside a Congleton town centre building. The farm, consisting of hundreds of plants, was described as ‘sophisticated’....

  • Council can’t afford to open new car park

    We keep saying you couldn’t make it up – then the clowns at Cheshire East Circus go one better. In July, Crewe’s new 390-space town...

  • Apple scam

    A variation on the usual efforts to separate you from your hard-earned. It appears to be a message from Apple – but the email comes...

  • Cheshire Police are recruiting

    Cheshire Police are holding Recruitment Events, seeking new officers. If you would like to find out more about becoming a Cheshire Police Constable or even...

  • British Flag to close?

    Owners of The British Flag on Coare Street, in Macclesfield, have re-applied for permission to close the business and convert the property into a house....

  • Whats’s on at Cinemac

    Monday 7th October to Sunday 10th October Lee (15)Monday 7th to Thursday 10th – 14:00 A Different Man (15)Monday 7th to Thursday 10th – 19:30...

  • FA Trophy: City of Liverpool 0 Macclesfield FC 3

    Courtesy of Silkmen TV: highlights of Saturday’s FA Trophy match against City of Liverpool. Three second half goals from Robbie Silkmen secured their spot in...

  • Another Co-operative Bank scam

    The Co-op bank scammers are back. Their sole aim is to part you from your hard-earned funds – so keep your wits about you –...

  • Barracks retail park on the market

    Barracks Mill retail park has been put up for sale – with a price tag of £22,750,000. Annual rental income from the retail park is...

  • Visit a NGS garden this weekend

    Courtesy of the National Garden Scheme, pay a visit to Bucklow Farm in Knutsford this weekend. A country garden with shrubs, perennial borders, rambling roses,...

  • Macclesfield tip is struggling to cope

    Following the permanent closure of two local waste sites the road past The Rising Sun on Congleton Road is in danger of becoming permanently gridlocked...

  • Yuletide at Tatton

    Back for a second year with new and breath-taking installations Step into our incredible glittering adventure at Tatton Park Gardens this winter! Fall into a...

  • Macclesfield Lit & Phil first meeting

    A reminder that this evening 1st October sees the first meeting of the new Macclesfield Lit & Phil Society’s season. Ian and Elizabeth Tomlinson will talk...

  • Another huge earner at Cheshire East Council

    Cheshire East Council has appointed Phil Cresswell as Executive Director for Place. The Place Directorate includes services such as highways, waste and recycling, planning, transport...

  • Macclesfield FC 6 Witton Albion 1

    Witton take a battering as Silkmen progress Silkmen TV brings you highlights of Saturday’s match. A professional display from Robbie Savage’s Silkmen saw them progress...

  • Rambling on

    Saturday’s short walk around Congleton, led by Jennie. From the station, we walked along the Macclesfield Canal, turned off, through Havannah to the River Dane,...

  • Have you seen this man?

    Cheshire police are appealing for help in tracing a wanted man. Mohamed Mari, 25, originally from Egypt, is wanted in connection breaching bail and breach...

  • Elvis won’t be entering the building!

    The Elvis tribute, scheduled for Saturday, 28th September, at The Pack Horse Bowling Club, has been cancelled. The organisers, in a social media post, say...