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  • Macclesfield Open Art Exhibition

    By on June 14, 2020

    Autumn, oil on canvas, 70 x 70 cm Pat Havis Macclesfield Open Art Exhibition first opened its doors in 2013. Due to the reorganisation of...

  • Cryptocurrency thief jailed

    By on June 12, 2020

    A man from St Helens who stole more than £30,000 worth of cryptocurrency has been jailed for 20 months. Mark Andrews, 38, of Woodlands Road, pleaded...

  • Players and staff struggling with mental health during uncertainty

    By on June 12, 2020

    Macclesfield Town players and staff say their mental health has been “disregarded”, as they await Friday’s independent hearing outcome. The Silkmen, already docked 11 points...

  • MP calls for “fair play off the pitch”

    By on June 11, 2020

    Following the vote to conclude the EFL League Two season, Macclesfield MP, David Rutley, has issued a statement: “Following the decision made by the clubs...

  • Barnaby 2020 programme

    By on June 11, 2020

    Barnaby Festival will be presenting a programme of online commissions on the traditional Barnaby dates of June 20 & June 21. These commissions interpret the theme...

  • Making ‘scrubs’ for Macclesfield Hospital

    By on June 10, 2020

    Chris Watson and Philip Harden with some of the items of scrubs clothing. The Rotary Club of Macclesfield Castle are the latest of many organisations...

  • EFL ‘trying their best’ to throw Macclesfield out

    By on June 10, 2020

    Macclesfield Town players say the club have been unfairly treated by the EFL after League Two was ended on Tuesday.  The Silkmen are facing a...

  • Barnaby 2020 Homemade Parade

    By on June 9, 2020

    The Barnaby Parade is one of the highlights of the festival bringing people together in a celebration of creativity and community. Sadly, owing to the...

  • Trafford Centre owner on verge of collapse

    By on June 8, 2020

    Shopping centre giant intu could collapse into administration within a fortnight, it has been claimed. The retail centre owner remains in crucial talks with its...

  • The Royal Cheshire County Show 2020 goes virtual!

    By on June 8, 2020

    The Cheshire Agricultural Society has announced the launch of The Royal Cheshire Virtual Show 2020. The much-loved traditional event, cancelled owing to the onset of the Covid-19  pandemic, regularly attracts over 80,000 visitors to the Cheshire Showground in Tabley. The online event, which will take place in lieu of the live Show on 16th  and  17th  June, promises to provide a flavour of the entertainment, education and fun which have become the signature of this vibrant  celebration of all things Cheshire. Rob Davenport, Show Director,  commented: “We are thrilled to be offering an online showcase of our wonderful Show, providing  competitors, visitors and traders an opportunity  to celebrate the riches of our county’s agricultural heritage.” Highlights of the virtual event will include fresh, engaging content from the Delamere Dairy Main Ring and  The Roberts Bakery Food  Halls, as well as the sights and sounds of all the celebrated showground marquees. Competitors are invited to enter their prized animals in an array of competition classes, including cattle, sheep, goats and, of course, light and heavy horses. Competitions will be judged on uploaded photographs and videos by a panel of Show judges and winners will be revealed online on the days of the virtual event. The ground-breaking initiative will also enable the Show’s diverse trade stands to present their products and services to an online audience, allowing shoppers to browse and purchase unique...

  • Paul’s Pics

    By on June 8, 2020

    LocLocal wildlife photographer, Paul Beech, captured a pair of nest-building Great Crested Grebes on one of the Langley reservoirs. He said it was their fourth...

  • Tributes to ex-Kings pupil – GP Edward Cockayne

    By on June 6, 2020

    The family of Edward Ernest Cockayne, who passed away peacefully at home on Friday, have paid the following tribute to the ‘influential and respected’ family...

  • East Cheshire Hospice virtual Christmas tree collection

    By on June 6, 2020

    The East Cheshire Hospice Christmas Tree Collection Virtual Summer Campaign is really heating up! Thanks to your donations, Firgus has made it to sunny Portugal...

  • £1.4m project protects power supply for AstraZeneca

    By on June 6, 2020

    A £1.4m project to protect AstraZeneca’s pharmaceuticals site, ensuring its sensitive manufacturing systems can operate around the clock, has been completed. AstraZeneca invested in the...

  • Will you help make Isla’s day?

    By on June 5, 2020

    A devoted Buxton mum is asking people to send a birthday card to her four-year-old daughter – who has spent her last two big days...

  • Sai Life Sciences going into Alderley Park

    By on June 5, 2020

    Sai Life Sciences, one of India’s fastest growing contract development and manufacturing organisations, is to establish its first European hub at Alderley Park. The business,...

  • Barnaby Festival 2020 Our Future is Ancient

    By on June 5, 2020

    Image: Simon Buckley / Not Quite Light Macclesfield’s Barnaby Festival will be presenting a digital programme over the weekend of June 20 – 21 to...

  • Have you seen Pippa?

    By on June 4, 2020

    The owners of cat Pippa are concerned that she’s not returned to her home in Belmont Avenue, Whirley since 24th May of this year. Black...

  • Cheshire East moves towards hydrogen refuelling

    By on June 4, 2020

    Cheshire East Council has secured planning permission to build a green hydrogen refuelling compound in Middlewich  bringing carbon and air quality benefits to Cheshire East....

  • Two-metre Peters ward off intruders

    By on June 3, 2020

    Peter Crouch is using a life-size cut out of himself to ward off intruders from his Mottram-St-Andrew home. Peter, 39, took the 2D model from...