Community

  • Have a say in protecting your environment

    Two new planning guides have been published by Cheshire East Council. The guides give residents and developers an opportunity to voice their views on how...

  • Halloween fun at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

    Sunday 24 October to Sunday 31 October At a time of year when cats come into their own, there is a lot of feline focused...

  • A Christmas message from Macclesfield Town Council

    We know how much everyone looks forward to the Christmas Light Switch on in Macclesfield.  A cold November day, huddled together in the Market Place,...

  • Castle Street re-opens for business

    Castle Street has reopened following a £1.6m refurbishment which includes bespoke kerbstones, incorporating extracts from the poem ‘A Love Letter To Macc’, compiled by Jacqui...

  • Welly Walk and Nature needs you

    Macclesfield Town Council will be holding their annual Welly Walk and Nature Needs You event on Saturday 9th October between 10 am and 3 pm The...

  • Have your say on the ‘Great North Way’

    The concept of a new green traffic-free walking and cycling path across Cheshire is to be discussed at a public meeting this week. Initially titled...

  • Scorpion will help save lives

    Above: Water and foam projected from the Scorpion HRET can reach distances of up to 90 metres Macclesfield firefighters have a new weapon in their...

  • ‘Ground-breaking’ A-Z breast cancer drug

    Staff at Astra-Zeneca’s manufacturing plant are hopeful that once approved, the company’s new ‘ground breaking’ cancer treatment drug, Enhertu, will be produced here in Macclesfield....

  • Bridgend Centre is Bridging Social Isolation

    Building bridges to tackle social isolation is seen as critical for the Bollington-based Bridgend Centre, particularly as we emerge from coronavirus restrictions.  Centre Manager, Rebecca...

  • PCC in Youth Commission hot seat

    12th August marked International Youth Day and to celebrate Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, John Dwyer was placed in the hot seat as he...

  • Nature’s gift of wellbeing

    At BBC Gardeners’ World Live Special Edition, 26 – 29 August 2021 Wellbeing will be placed centre stage at BBC Gardeners’ World Live Special Edition...

  • Scouts Are #Goodforyou

    The Scouts’ #Goodforyou campaign is designed to recruit new volunteers to help young people reconnect with their peers, support their wellbeing and build skills for...

  • Drop-in Coronavirus test centre

    If you want a Covid test there’s a Drop-in centre outside Macclesfield Town Hall for the next two weeks. If you would like testing, just...

  • Another great Royal Cheshire Show!

    The Royal Cheshire County Show is always a celebration of everything we know and love about the Cheshire countryside and it’s fair to say this...

  • RHS Tatton Park 2021 Young Designer

    Above: The RHS Young Designer was awarded to Freddie Strickland for their design inspired by the sub-tropical gardens of Cornwall Young Designer Gardens take inspiration...