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  • Future of Virgin Trains in doubt

    Virgin Trains, which operates Macclesfield’s main Manchester to London links, could disappear from UK rail schedules owing to the operator’s bid partner, Stagecoach, being barred...

  • Charity walkers light up the night

    East Cheshire Hospice’s Light Up The Night Walk was a big success seeing hundreds of participants set off as the sun set, to celebrate the...

  • Onwards and upwards for Manchester Airport

    Manchester Airport has seen another month of growth after passenger numbers increased by 3.8% ( 2.1m passengers) in March driven largely by European traffic as...

  • Boost for road repairs

    Cheshire East Council has received the maximum capital funding allocation from central government for highway repairs and flood resilience across the borough. An allocation of...

  • College’s manifesto success

    Macclesfield College has surpassed its ‘Macclesfield Manifesto’ target and created 100 new apprenticeships in and around Macclesfield within the first 100 days of 2019. In...

  • Egg-chanted Easter at Tatton

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  • Appeal to help trace Wilmslow man

    Police are asking the public to help them trace a 35-year-old man – wanted for failing to appear at court. Gareth Morris Fitzgerald has recently...

  • Follow the money!

    Along with many others we were called “naysayers” by certain quarters of the Macclesfield and Cheshire East establishment when we challenged the wisdom of Macclesfield’s...

  • What’s On at Cinemac

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  • Cheshire’s C.O.O. resigns

    The chief operating officer of Cheshire East Council, Peter Bates, has resigned. His is the latest resignation at the local authority linked to an investigation...

  • Macclesfield players refusing to train

    Macclesfield Town’s bid to remain in League Two being hindered by a series of difficulties on and off the pitch. The Silkmen find themselves bottom...

  • Macclesfield is on the rise

    A new nationwide survey reveals Macclesfield is firmly on the rise when it comes to being entrepreneurial and growing wealth. The town secured top ten...

  • MP learns life-saving skills

    Macclesfield MP, David Rutley, recently met with the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Fundraising Manager for Cheshire, Leah Goodhind, to discuss the charity’s important work in...

  • Stalking victim’s story raises awareness

    Cheshire Police and North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Integrated Anti-Stalking Unit (IASU) in Halton and Warrington is one of three in the country...

  • Buxton Mountain Rescue help mountain biker

    The Buxton Mountain Rescue Team were called to rescue a mountain biker who had fallen off his bike and landed badly whilst cycling in Wildboarclough....

  • They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

    It’s a wall, a stone wall, a very impressive stone wall . . . and a stone wall with real history. This wall – and...

  • May the Fourth be with you

    Macclesfield Town Centre will be visited next month nine 9 well-known Star Wars characters – as part of the international Star Wars Day celebrations. Organised...

  • Men charged with drug offences

    Two Manchester men have been charged in connection with drug offences in Macclesfield. Kayson Thomas, aged 20, and Nico Edgar, aged 20, both of Tipton...

  • Discover National Parks fortnight

    This Saturday (6 April) marks the start of Discover National Parks Fortnight – a two-week celebration across the UK with events and experiences running throughout...

  • Men identified following football match disorder

    As the three men, wanted in connection with disorder at a football match in Macclesfield have been identified, Cheshire Police have requested us to take...