• Macclesfield to Whaley Bridge road – latest

    Cheshire East Council says work to repair the B5470 Macclesfield to Whaley Bridge road could take several months. The embankment collapsed taking the road with...

  • Sarah’s legacy continues

    The second phase of a breast cancer study created at the request of Girls Aloud singer, Sarah Harding, will begin this year. Funded by The...

  • Blank-firing guns handed in

    Cheshire Constabulary is supporting a month-long amnesty. The operation is intended to secure blank-firing guns which can easily be converted into weapons. The four-week amnesty...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Monday 10th & Tuesday 11thBridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (15) 16:45Mickey 17 (15) – 19:30 Thursday 13thBridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (15) 16:45Mickey...

  • Local children benefit from opticians gifts

    Specsavers Macclesfield has donated a selection of new toys to Macclesfield Children and Baby Library. The library group, run by volunteers, helps families in need...

  • The tip: Macclesfield’s new theme park?

    Accessing Macclesfield refuse tip is akin to queuing at a theme park. Once you’ve made it off the main road, having earned the ire of...

  • Macclesfield schools under pressure

    Above: Fallibroome Academy Anyone with half-an-ounce of sense could see it coming. When the government introduced VAT at 20% on private education, it was inevitable...

  • Does Macclesfield need Gails?

    Gail’s opened the doors of its Macclesfield bakery on Friday and the BBC were on hand to quiz some Macc shoppers. There is a cheerful...

  • Selling off the family silver?

    Above: Churchill Way car park which may be sold off No, not the mayor’s regalia – that’s for the future, today it’s our car parks....

  • New camera tech for Macclesfield Hospital

    Above: Mark Morrison, Endoscopy Nurse Specialist with Staff Nurse Jingbo Ellison.  East Cheshire NHS Trust have launched a new transnasal endoscopy (TNE) service. The facility...

  • Courier fraud on the increase

    With the rise in the number of courier frauds across the county Cheshire police are issuing more warnings to residents. Courier fraud is where a...

  • Flipping fantastic pancake race

    East Cheshire NHS Charity’s Macclesfield Pancake Race turned Shrove Tuesday into a day of fun and fundraising, with over £900 raised. Crowds gathered in the...

  • Chilly Charity Challenge for Beech Hall

    Members of the Beech Hall School community faced the freeze for the school’s annual Ice Challenge Swim – in aid of homelessness charity, Crisis. The...

  • u3a & Macclesfield Castle Rotary

    Macclesfield u3a members continue to provide Community support with the Macclesfield Castle Rotary club to the schools Mock Interviewing programme for 16 year olds in...

  • Should cash-haemorrhaging car park be sold?

    Applause, along with some laughter, filled the council chamber, when a Cheshire East councillor posed the question. Cllr Reg Kain (Alsager, Lib Dem) had enquired...

  • First choice for 95% of schoolchildren

    Eager parents have learned whether their children have secured their preferred secondary school place. And, for the vast majority, it’s been good news. This year...

  • Legends of the Edge

    Above: Joe Beard, Malcolm Robinson, Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer Legends of the Edge is a celebration of some of the myths, legends and stories from...

  • Quarry Bank restoration could cost £100,000

    Above: National Trust Images/Paul Harris It could cost “in excess of £100,000” to restore a National Trust estate after it was badly damaged by heavy...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Macclesfield Comedy club is back this Friday! Join us for some of the best comedians in the UK! It’s not long until Sea Fever are...

  • Dangerous driver jailed

    A man who led officers from Cheshire Roads and Crime Unit on a dangerous pursuit has been jailed. The incident began at around 2.45am on...