All posts by Editor

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Old Sunday School, Roe Street
, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Tickets • can be purchased on the door, subject to demand • can...

  • Raising a glass and help Mend our Mountains

    A new beer will be launched this weekend in support of a Peak District National Park fundraising project. Great Ridge Ale has been specially brewed...

  • Cheshire’s missing highlighted in tv documentary

    Above: PC Chris Howard who appears in the tv programme. A television series following missing person cases in Cheshire will air on BBC One next week (Monday,...

  • Car thief jailed

    A man who stole 12 cars across Cheshire and Greater Manchester has been sentenced to two years in prison.  Mariujus Gruzinskas, 29, of Claughton Avenue,...

  • Woman charged over damage to cenotaph

    Following our report of vandalism to the Cenotaph on Park Green, Macclesfield, a woman has been arrested and charged, Suzanne Caldwell, aged 54, of Century...

  • Women in Words- a Weekend Poetry Festival

    Dunham Massey will play host to seven contemporary poets on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 September for Women in Words – a two day poetry...

  • War memorial vandalised

    Police investigating criminal damage to a cenotaph in Macclesfield are appealing for witnesses to come forward. At around 7.30pm on Monday 27 August a woman...

  • Natures bounty at Teggs Nose Country Park

    ‘Intastitch’ Contemporary Textile Art are holding their latest exhibition, ‘Natures Bounty’ at Teggsnose Country Park Teas Room, OId Buxton Road, Macclesfield, SK11 0AP from Friday...

  • It’s Treacle weekend!

    The last Sunday in every month means just one thing – Treacle Market. Treacle Market is one of the largest artisan markets in the North...

  • An evening of jazz and blues with Chris Barber

    The BIG Chris Barber Band is considered by many to be one of the ‘world’s finest and respected traditional jazz bands’.  Led by Chris Barber...

  • Macclesfield/Congleton road closed from 1st-5th September.

    Above: Congleton Road junction with Moss Lane, Macclesfield (image Google maps) The A536 Macclesfield to Congleton road will be closed for five days from 1st to 5th...

  • Help sought over two shop burglaries

    Police investigating a burglary at the Windyway animal sanctuary shop in Macclesfield are appealing for witnesses. Some time between 12 noon on Wednesday 22 August...

  • Campaign to reduce motorcycle collisions

    Cheshire Police have launched an operation to reduce the number of serious and fatal motorcycle collisions on Cheshire’s roads. Last night (Thursday 23rd August) officers...

  • Quarry Bank Mill re-opens this weekend

    Local historic mill, Quarry Bank, once the site of one of the largest cotton manufacturing businesses in Britain, is reopening to the public tomorrow (Saturday,...

  • Macclesfield Lit and Phil new season

    Macclesfield Literary and Philosophical Society’s programme for 2018-2019 kicks off on Thursday 13 September when travel writer, Nick Hunt, will talk about his recent book, “Where the...

  • Emergency services test their response

    Emergency services from Cheshire and Greater Manchester descended on the soon to be opened A555 link road in Cheadle on Friday (16 August) to role...

  • TKMaxx opens its doors in Macclesfield

    TK Maxx has opened the doors of its new town centre store – the first tenant to take their place in the £11m extension of the...

  • Next phase of borough development plan

    Cheshire East Council is about to launch the next phase of the Development Plan, the approved framework for housing, employment, and other key infrastructure sites...

  • Government £45m grant signals green light for Congleton link road

    Construction of another major road scheme in Cheshire East can go ahead following confirmation of a £45m government grant. The 5.5km (3.5 mile) Congleton Link...

  • Home care for older and vulnerable people

    Cheshire East Council is changing the way it organises care services provided to older and vulnerable people in their own homes. The authority has invested...