All posts by Editor

  • Plan to convert St John’s in the balance

    Plans to convert St John the Baptist Church in Bollington into apartments have been recommended for refusal. St John’s, on Church Street, Bollington, closed twenty...

  • Residents rubbish council’s bin plans

    Cheshire East residents have firmly rejected plans to introduce three-weekly black bin collections. The council maintains collecting household waste bins every three weeks instead of...

  • Council closing meals service for the elderly

    Cheshire East has written to residents a Handforth old folks home to advise its proposed closure of their home’s restaurant. The letter to all residents...

  • Craig’s charity wax

    Dad’s painful waxing challenge raises funds for Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit at Macclesfield Hospital Devoted father, Craig Wilson, undertook the excruciating challenge of having his body...

  • Come to Macclesfield . . . it’s perfectly safe!

    According to the Spontanes, Macclesfield is perfectly safe! So grab your tickets for The Dirt Box Disco and have yourself an exceedingly merry Christmas! https://www.facebook.com/100075748193896/videos/1154561036037225...

  • Preloved scam – lookout!

    If you’re a novice Preloved user – or even a seasoned user, lookout for this scam. First, you get a message notification on your Preloved...

  • Yuletide at Tatton

    Prepare to be whisked away into a world of folklore, enchantment and enthralling performances at Yuletide. Yuletide, Tatton Park Gardens – an immersive event that promises a...

  • Rock around town with the Rockies!

    Macclesfield Rock Choir meets every Monday evening at Tytherington Family Worship Church. They guarantee you will have a great time, making new friends and learning...

  • What’s at Cinemac

    Everyone’s favourite Bear is back! Paddington In Peru (U)Friday 8th14:00, 16:30, 19:00 Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th09:00, 11:30, 14:00, 16:30, 19:00 Monday 11th & Tuesday...

  • Care home residents enjoy Harvest Festival fun

    A Macclesfield care home joined forces with local primary school children to celebrate Harvest Festival.  Residents at Care UK’s Hollins Park, on Victoria Road, were...

  • The importance of exercise in aging well

    East Cheshire NHS Trust is hosting a special event later this month, intended to help people better understand how exercise can help them to age...

  • NHS Trust award

    Above: Karen Cashmore, Staff-Side Chair and Union Representative and Ruth Knighton, Workforce Transformation Lead at the HPMA Awards ceremony.  East Cheshire NHS Trust has been awarded...

  • SuperBike Factory expands South

    Macclesfield-based SuperBike Factory, is opening another showroom in Crawley, West Sussex. This latest addition marks the company’s sixth location, since its founding in 2010 and...

  • Prestbury Choral Society Yuletide concert

    Prestbury Choral Society will be performing The Magnificat on Saturday on 30th November.  They’ll be performing The Magnificat on Saturday on 30th November The Magnificat is a...

  • Support worker up for major award

    A mental health worker who supports unpaid carers across Cheshire East has been named as a finalist in the Great British Care Awards. Psychological wellbeing...

  • Residents win fight against developer’s waste

    Langley residents have won their fight to have a developer remove mounds of ‘building waste’. Locals say the large piles of waste were from the...

  • Closed tips won’t cost council tax payers more

    Cheshire East Council says the future of its three abandoned tip sites hasn’t yet been determined – but says closing them is not costing the...

  • Rambling on

    Sunday’s long walk, led by Richard, was from #edale. The group pace was so fast we ended up reverting to the original 14.5 mile route....

  • Silkmen defeat the Dolly Blues 5-1

    Macclesfield FC 5 Lancaster City 1 After conceding within four first-half minutes, Macclesfield scored five without reply to open up a 13 point gap at...

  • Robbie to stay with The Silkmen

    Robbie Savage has turned down a lucrative offer to leave Macclesfield – after a heart-to-heart with his players. After an emotional week he resolved to...