All posts by Editor

  • MP seeks answers on traffic disruption

    The severe disruption and long delays that Macclesfield residents and businesses have experienced due to the closure of the Silk Road have been raised with...

  • Appeal to locate missing teenage girl

    Cindy Worthington, 15-years-old, was reported missing from the Beoley area of Redditch around 9pm Monday (14 August) and officers are concerned for her welfare. She...

  • MaccLaughs tonight!

    Don’t forget tonight’s MaccLaughs sees Craig Deeley, Hannah Silvester, Eddie Fortune, Amy Vreeke, Ash Preston and MC Clay Nikiforuk take to the stage for a varied...

  • The Game’s a Foot, try the Fish!

    If Sherlock had a sense of humour, these mysteries would still give him a run for his money. Two delightfully silly whodunits from Tom Taylor,...

  • 9 to 5 – the musical

    Alderley & Wilmslow Musical Theatre Company are delighted to present “9 to 5” – the hilarious new musical comedy from Dolly Parton. Based on the hit...

  • British Jazz legend celebrates a Centenary of Jazz

    Chris Barber OBE is one of the last British Jazz legends around. This Icon of traditional jazz will be in Buxton to help celebrate 100...

  • Fetch the Kagools, it’s raining comedy!

    Last year Buxton fringe winners The Kagools will be back at Buxton Opera House, as part of the Comedy Festival. These multi award-winning duo will...

  • Knutsford performance to commemorate Alan Turing trial

    The father of the modern computer is to be celebrated with a play and exhibition in Knutsford. Fifty years after the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality...

  • Funding boost for mountain rescuers

    Image: Local MP, David Rutley, a keen walker and rock climber, with members of Buxton Mountain Rescue Team Over the years generous Macclesfield residents have helped raise hundreds...

  • Growing support for relaxation garden

    A “calm oasis” for Bollington residents is being proposed by The Bridgend Centre, one of the community’s leading charities. The charity is seeking to extend...

  • Lonely Planet puts Castleton on the map

    Travel experts Lonely Planet are to spend a day at the Peak District National Park’s new flagship visitor centre in Castleton next week. The team...

  • MP drops in on West Park café

    Macclesfield’s MP, David Rutley, recently paid a visit to a local café that’s been given a new lease of life. West Park Café had sat...

  • Missing Wilmslow woman found

    The 42-year-old woman from the Wilmslow area reported missing yesterday (Monday 14 August) has been found safe and well. Thanks to everyone who assisted in finding...

  • Mayor praises Passchendaele commemoration

    Cheshire East Council Mayor, Councillor Arthur Moran, has praised the large number of people who turned out for this year’s Passchendaele commemoration service at the...

  • Council to streamline its constitution

    Cheshire East Council is to update and streamline its constitution – the legal framework which governs the way the council operates and how its decisions...

  • Borough’s landlords face poor standards penalties

    Cheshire East Council’s housing enforcement policy is to be strengthened to ensure residents in rented accommodation get the best housing standards with the right fire...

  • Weave Town Talk with Wayne Hemingway

    World-renowned designer Wayne Hemingway MBE, will be the headline speaker at the fourth Weave Town Talk on Thursday, September 7 at Macclesfield Town Hall as...

  • Opening of Peak District visitor centre

    Castleton’s new-look visitor centre was given a celebrity launch following a £330,000 investment by the Peak District National Park Authority. Mr William Tucker, HM Lord-Lieutenant...

  • Honour for two Macclesfield D-Day heroes

    Two brave Macclesfield residents have been awarded the highest French order of merit for their distinguished service during the Second World War. Kenneth Newton, aged...

  • Solar panel farm for Astra Zeneca

    A new solar panel farm installed at AstraZeneca’s Hurdsfield site is believed to be one of the largest in the North West.  Consisting of 658...