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  • Cheshire East’s car park changes hits businesses

    We suspect that Cheshire East stopped long stays at some Macclesfield car parks in a bid to ‘massage’ car park stats. No doubt to justify...

  • Car meet chaos

    As a result of chaotic scenes, on roads around Manchester Airport, Cheshire Police have issued a dispersal order. The car meets over the last few...

  • “I read the news today oh boy . . .

    . . . four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.”* We have to wonder what The Beatles would have made of the news, that Cheshire East...

  • Swimathon this weekend

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  • Macclesfield councillor in court

    A Macclesfield councillor accused of strangulation and trying to pervert the course of justice appeared in court via a prison video link. Councillor Ashley Farrall,...

  • The family silver is being sold

    We’re told that the amalgamation of Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Warrington will bring investment and prosperity for all. We’re told that businesses will have...

  • 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...