All posts by Editor

  • Cannon and Ball

    TV comedy legends Cannon and Ball will be at Buxton Opera House with a new comedy play The Dressing Room. Set behind the scenes at a...

  • Tom Paxton returns to Buxton

    Tom Paxton returns to Buxton this month, with very special guests Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer. Tom has had a music career spanning more than 50...

  • Exhibition by Yvette Hawkins at The Silk Museum

    The Silk Museum will be hosting an exciting new exhibition by artist Yvette Hawkins using silk woven by a colony of 10,000 silkworms she has...

  • Cheshire Police’s newest furry recruit named Axel

    Cheshire Police’s newest furry recruit needed a name and you voted for Axel. A vast range of inspiring names for the crime fighting canine flooded...

  • Congleton man charged with sex offences

    A 32-year-old man who was wanted in relation to an incident in Congleton has been charged with a number of offences.  Reginald Steven Corbett, of...

  • Appeal for witnesses following Handforth robbery

    Cheshire Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery of a delivery driver on Campden Way at the junction of Grangeway in Handforth. On Wednesday, December...

  • Web Foundry eyes growth with Wilmslow base

    Web design and development agency Web Foundry is marking a new chapter in business growth with a move to a new office in Wilmslow. The agency, which...

  • Get fit with the Rotary Swimathon

    New Year resolutions to get fit are great but sometimes we all need motivation and a goal.  How about taking part in the Macclesfield Castle Rotary...

  • Local plan a major threat to Cheshire Gateway business

    The company behind plans to build a science and technology park on the border between Cheshire and Trafford fears the scheme will be left out of...

  • Name Cheshire Police’s newest furry recruit

    Cheshire Police’s newest furry recruit needs a name. Suggestions have been flooding in on social media and thousands have put forward a range of inspiring...

  • Barracks Mill redevelopment goes to appeal

    We’ve had the following from Wake up Macc: Following Cheshire East Strategic Planning Board’s refusal of the application for a retail development at Barracks Mill...

  • Renewed appeal to trace Reginald Corbett

    Police are renewing their appeal to trace a man they would like to speak to in relation to a sexual assault.  Officers are looking to...

  • Gold accreditation for Axon

    Macclesfield based IT firm Axon has announced its latest Microsoft competencies after being awarded Gold Cloud Productivity and Silver Cloud Customer Relationship Management accreditations by...

  • Freedom of the press is under threat – act now

    For the first time in 300 years, the freedom of the press is in danger with the culture secretary weighing up whether to bring in...

  • Luxury homes to be built at Alderley Park

    Luxury housebuilder PH Homes is set to create 74 stunning family homes in the grounds of the 400-acre Alderley Park in Cheshire. Designed by internationally-renowned...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Wednesday 4 to Thursday 26 January 2017 Wednesday 4 January Rogue One: A Star...

  • £30m Poynton relief road

    Cheshire East Council is set to grant planning permission to the £30m Poynton relief road, a project it is undertaking jointly with Stockport Council. The...

  • Vote on whether to increase Police precept

    David Keane, Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, is urging residents across the county to comment on funding for the police service. Between 3 and 24...

  • Macclesfield Civic Society Awards 2017

    Forget the Oscars, Baftas or Strictly ! It’s time to submit your nominations for the Maccesfield Civic Awards Scheme to find out which were the...

  • Seeking Oriana trippers Brian and Joan

    We’ve received an email from Colin Kenvyn, seeking a Macclesfield couple he made friends with whilst recently cruising on the Oriana. Mr Kenvyn wrote: “During October...