• Macclesfield Hospital employee retires after 52 years

    Colleagues across East Cheshire NHS Trust bid a fond farewell to Sylvia Kendrick from Macclesfield, who has worked in the main restaurant at Treetops since...

  • New Elective Treatment Centre opens at Macclesfield Hospital

    Above: The Estates and Facilities team with Chair, Aislinn O’Dwyer and CEO, Ged Murphy. Staff at East Cheshire NHS Trust have this week unveiled a brand-new, Elective...

  • The Royal Cheshire County Show – day 2

    A glorious morning on the second day of The Royal Cheshire County Show gave way to a monsoon of tropical proportions. But, by then the...

  • The Royal Cheshire County Show – day 1

    Given the recent spell of glorious weather, weather on the first day of the Royal Cheshire County Show couldn’t have been much worse. But being...

  • Ready, Set, Read!

    The Summer Reading Challenge is back This year’s Summer Reading Challenge will soon be upon us so get ready for Ready, Set, Read! Cheshire East...

  • MP meets Danes Moss developer

    Macclesfield MP David Rutley recently met representatives from Barratt Developments on site at Danes Moss, to discuss the South Macclesfield Development Area. As Barratt owns...

  • Chilean burglary gang jailed

    Three Chilean men, who travelled to the UK with the intention of committing crime, have been jailed. Victor Munoz, 31, Sergio Sepulveda Castro, 27, and...

  • Barnaby Parade 2023

    The weather had turned a tad damp, then with seconds to go everything changed. The sun (almost) put in an appearance but at least the...

  • Walking and cycling take precedence at Black Lane

    Now you may be wondering what’s been going on at the junction of Black Lane and Hurdsfield Road for the last twelve or so weeks....

  • The Royal Cheshire County Show 2023

    The highly anticipated Royal Cheshire County Show is back and promises to be an extraordinary celebration of agriculture, music, and community spirit for the whole...

  • Barnaby Festival Community Art Trail

    The Barnaby Festival Community Art Trail is  here! Join us this weekend to celebrate the abundance of local talent on display throughout Macclesfield and spot...

  • 25,000 sign petition to halt Danes Moss

    By the time you read this 25,000 people should have signed the change.org petition urging Cheshire East Council to scrap the development of Danes Moss....

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Wednesday 14th & Thursday 15th Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (PG) 2h 15m 16:15, 19:15 Friday 16th Book Club: The Next Chapter (12A) 1h 48m –...

  • Pinfold Street property closure order

    A property that has caused residents of a Macclesfield neighbourhood months of distress has been shut down by officers following the securing of a closure...

  • Celebrate Fathers Day with a garden visit

    There’s a wonderful selection of gardens opening this weekend. Whether your visit is inspired by a love of gardens or you’re celebrating Father’s Day with a garden...

  • RHS competition for best ginnel garden

    Communities across the North West with inspirational visions of how to transform their ginnel into a beautiful garden could win £1,000 in RHS vouchers and free entry to...

  • TV Licensing scam

    Keep your eyes peeled for yet another TV Licensing scam. The email won’t fool most of us, but if you have any vulnerable family members...

  • Macclesfield nursery in North West’s top 20

    Parents have rated Busy Bees Macclesfield one of the Top 20 nurseries, out of 1,725 early years settings in the North West. The top twenty...

  • £5,000 fine for illegally dumped rubbish

    It’s not difficult to find someone on social media conveniently offering to collect large amounts of waste or scrap, but did you know you could...

  • Barnaby Platform

    Programme of Events The Barnaby team have 28 exciting events happening over the Barnaby weekend in addition to the core Barnaby Parade, Art Trail and Listening...