All posts by Editor

  • Billy Showell painting class

    Renowned botanical watercolour artist, Billy Showell, a key member of the Society of Botanical Artists, will be paying a visit to Mottram St Andrew village...

  • Play to Win on world’s longest inflatable assault course

    Active Cheshire is thrilled to announce the launch of PlayFest 2018 – a spectacular event inspiring businesses, schools and communities to get together, compete, get active,...

  • Appeal after burglars target elderly Wilmslow resident

    Officers from Macclesfield CID are appealing for information following a burglary in Wilmslow. At around 7 pm on Tuesday (6 February) the victim, an elderly...

  • Congleton man charged with burglary

    Following an investigation Macclesfield Police have charged a 38-year-old man with burglary. Tony Heathcote from Redfern Avenue in Congleton was arrested following reports of suspicious...

  • Donation helps students build a brighter future

    Students attending a construction skills course are building a brighter future, thanks to a donation of bricks and timber. Macclesfield-based not for profit company, Trade...

  • Barry Bennell pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

    Former Crewe Alexandra coach, Barry Bennell, denied seven counts of indecent assault between 1981 and 1986 on a boy and one count of attempted buggery...

  • Local bus services retained

    Local evening bus services running in Crewe, Sandbach, Macclesfield, Middlewich and Congleton are being retained. All subsidised evening services in Cheshire East were due to...

  • Flight ticket fraud

    Fraudsters are attempting to entice victims who are looking for cheap flights abroad. Victims have reported booking tickets via websites or a “popular” ticket broker,...

  • Chief Constable’s alleged ‘angry outbursts and aggressive attacks’

    Cheshire Police have announced that suspended Chief Constable, Simon Byrne, will face an 11-day gross misconduct hearing – accused of ‘volatile, unpredictable and offensive behaviour’....

  • Speed awareness

    Let’s face it, we’re all prone to lapses in concentration – and as I get older – more than ever. I’ve been lucky so far,...

  • Thieves target elderly woman in Congleton

    Police are appealing for information after callous thieves targeted a vulnerable resident in Congleton. At around 2pm on Monday 5 February the elderly woman was...

  • Could you be a firefighter?

    Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is recruiting for on-call firefighters at the following fire stations: Alsager, Audlem, Bollington, Frodsham, Holmes Chapel, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Malpas, Middlewich, Penketh,...

  • Angels bring ‘Hope’ to the streets

    Volunteers from Macclesfield Hope Street Angels, a voluntary organisation launched by Hope in North East Cheshire in 2012, were joined by local MP, David Rutley,...

  • Manufacturers offered help to prepare for Brexit

    Local manufacturers are invited to a free Cheshire East Council-backed event to help them plan and prepare for Brexit. The workshop, entitled ‘Preparing your manufacturing...

  • High Court dismisses Muller planning appeal

      A High Court judge has backed Cheshire East’s Local Plan for shaping future development in the borough by throwing out an appeal from a...

  • Hate Crime Week

    Cheshire Constabulary is joining other North West police forces in raising awareness of hate crime this week. Held from Monday 5 February to Sunday 11...

  • ‘Transition’

    Exhibition: ‘Transition’ focuses on the artwork of Alice Beech, Nichola Eardley and Puff Williams; all HNC Art & Design Students from Macclesfield College. The exhibition...

  • Cycling Saturday returns

    On Saturday 10th March from 10am-2pm, Cycle Saturday will return to Macclesfield Town Centre. This free event was first held in 2017 and proved to...

  • Equipment taken from Brassington’s

    Following the closure of Brassingtons Bakery Ltd a quantity of bakery equipment and a delivery vehicle were illegally removed from the premises at 58 Brown...

  • Can we still rely on the police to protect us?

    If you’ve been told by a police officer that you’ve broken the law – with some reservations you might accept it. You may offer a...