All posts by Editor

  • All about ECHO

    You may not be aware of it, but East Cheshire NHS Trust has its own charity called ECHO. ECHO holds a number of fundraising events...

  • School solar panel competition

    Local schools have the opportunity to win a solar panel package worth up to £10,000 with a competition run by Cheshire East. Storengy UK works...

  • Can you see Macclesfield in a different light?

    Macclesfield Barnaby Festival is back and Macclesfield’s community groups are needed to bring their interpretations of the 2020 theme VISION to life through the parade....

  • Decline in profits for AstraZeneca

    AstraZeneca could be at risk on two fronts after the pharmaeceutical giant announced its annual results for 2019 showing pre-tax profits falling by 22% to...

  • Message from the Barnaby team

    It’s no secret that public funding of the arts has been under increasing pressure in that period, and our wonderful supporters have always stepped up to...

  • Is it time to call a halt to retail developments?

    Intu owned, The Trafford Centre Here’s a lesson for those who see local authorities being to blame for the demise of our high streets. Over...

  • Tech hub opens at Alderley Park

    A new hub for hi-tech business has opened at Alderley Park. Glasshouse is aimed at digital and tech companies seeking to work alongside some of...

  • Six burglars banged up

    Six men from Wirral who burgled houses and dozens of businesses in Macclesfield and across the north have been jailed for a total of more...

  • East Cheshire Hospice Spring Ball

    Spring is coming – and so is the Hospice’s first ever Spring Ball! Join everyone Alderley Edge Cricket Club on Friday 27th March 2020 for...

  • Witness to attempted Chester Road robbery sought

    Following an attempted robbery on Chester Road, Macclesfield, detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward. At around 1.30 pm on Monday, 10 February, a...

  • Gradus continues to make the grade

    In recognition of the important role that it continues to play in the local economy, Macclesfield-based business, Gradus PLC, was visited by local MP, David...

  • You’re never too old to get fit

    A group of residents from The Bridges, on Buxton Road in Macclesfield, have started 2020 with a focus on fitness to improve their physical and...

  • Support East Cheshire Hospice this Valentines

    International artist Susie MacMurray has created an extraordinary artwork, ‘Gathering’, inspired by the work of the Hospice, to help raise vital funds for our patients....

  • Hospice@Home to go 24/7

    East Cheshire Hospice’s highly successful Hospice@Home service is being extended, on April 1, to provide round-the-clock care to local patients. As a result, the dedicated...

  • Shareholder committee members sought

    Cheshire East Council is looking to recruit two residents to sit on a committee that helps govern three of its companies established to seek better...

  • Increase in cost of policing approved

    Cheshire’s Police and Crime Panel have approved an increase in the  budget for 2020/21 and the council tax precept increase. An additional 90 officers, funded...

  • Cheshire East bin wagons will run on gas

    Cheshire East Council are implementing a £1m scheme which will see bin wagons converted to take home-produced hydrogen. The scheme funded by C.E.C. and Storengy...

  • Rolex service centre at Wilmslow Prestons

    Above: Gerard Kerr, head of after-sales at Rolex UK and Prestons head watchmaker Steve Tilson cut the ribbon on the 55 square metre workshop where...

  • Police appeal following Poynton burglary

    Cheshire Police are investigating an aggravated burglary which took place in a house on London Road North in Poynton at around 1 pm on Wednesday,...

  • Pott Shrigley School pupils start hearts

    The children of Cheshire-based Pott Shrigley Church School have recently been trained in First Aid via the British Heart Foundation’s HEARTSTART programme. The first session...