All posts by Editor

  • Weight management service

    Cheshire East Council is launching a new weight management service to help overweight primary-age children get healthier. Let’s get movin’ is an exciting new referral...

  • Don’t lose your voice – General Election June 8

    Cheshire East Council is calling on local residents to ensure they don’t lose their voice in the upcoming General Election. If you are not registered,...

  • Countdown to Buxton’s Big Session Festival

    Following its sold-out success last year, The Big Session Festival is back in Buxton this bank holiday weekend, for an extended four days, opening on...

  • Some of the worst children’s jobs in history

    Twisting cotton, shovelling coal and sweeping floors probably sounds like a lot of hard work. However, families visiting Quarry Bank will discover it is also...

  • Christ Church springs to life

    Local landmark Christ Church, on Bridge Street, in Macclesfield, will re-open to visitors on Sunday 30th April between 11.00am and 4.00pm. Entry to the church...

  • When did our laws stop protecting us?

    I own a small commercial property on Brown Street in Macclesfield, occupied by Brassington’s bakery, that effectively represents my old-age pension. The tenants failed to pay the...

  • English Touring Opera heads back to Buxton

      English Touring Opera is back in Buxton delivering an exciting double-bill of world famous opera, Puccini’s Tosca on Thursday 4 & Friday 5 May...

  • Robert Cray live on stage

    Legendary guitarist and singer-songwriter Robert Cray is returning to the UK, performing Buxton Opera House on Monday 8 May. The concert is in support of...

  • Hawkwind

    Psychedelic “space rockers” Hawkwind will be in concert at Buxton Opera House in May. Formed in 1969 by former busker Dave Brock, the group has...

  • Cheshire East connecting to voluntary, community and faith organisations

    Cheshire East Council has set out a plan for how it will connect with the voluntary, community and faith (VCF) sector over the next three years. In...

  • Cinemac – National Theatre Live events

    Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 This week: National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Thursday 20 April, 7pm ★★★★ ‘Hilarious’ The Times  ★★★★ ‘Fizzes with life’ Observer ★★★★ ‘A...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Old Sunday School Roe Street Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Monday 17 April to Thursday 4 May Monday 17...

  • Rotary Club Swimathon

    The Rotary Club of Macclesfield Castle held it’s annual Swimathon at the Macclesfield Leisure Centre on recently. This is the 17th anniversary of this popular...

  • No better place this Easter . . .

    There’s not many places better than Tatton to spend a day out over the Easter weekend – especially with a family like mine aged 18 months up...

  • Countdown to Buxton’s Big Session Festival

    Above: Blackbeard’s Tea Party Following its sold-out success last year, The Big Session Festival will be back in Buxton this month, taking place for an...

  • Traffic-free reservoir road benefits walkers, cyclists and horse riders

    Visitors to the Derwent dams, near Sheffield, are reminded that the weekend and bank holiday road closure, between Fairholmes and King’s Tree, is in force...

  • Fresh look at historic rail route

    It was once a major cross-Pennine rail route, steam trains packed with freight or passengers thundering through Peak District tunnels at regular intervals. Now walkers...

  • Easter at Little Moreton Hall – Egg hunts and seed bombs

    Help wake the garden with egg hunts and seed bombs this Easter at Little Moreton Hall, Congleton, Egg hunts, Fri 14 – Mon 17 April...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Old Sunday School, Roe Street
, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Saturday 8 to Thursday 20 April We have added an extra screening of...

  • Charlotte Bronte’s Thornfield Hall to let!

    A piece of Peak District literary history has just come back on the letting market. North Lees Hall, the Grade II listed tower house which...