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  • Christmas Makers Day

    If you’re stuck for a special Christmas gift drop in to the Old Sunday School on Roe Street on Saturday 21st November There you’ll find...

  • Lanterns light the way for Christmas

    Staff and volunteers at National Trust places across Cheshire are busy putting the final touches to some sparkling Christmas events! Choose from carol singing to...

  • Bosley blast victim William Barks funeral

    The funeral of a victim of the Bosley flour mill disaster took place at St Edward’s Church in Cheddleton yesterday. William Barks, 51, from Leek, was...

  • Cheshire firefighters fundraising for New York Ground Zero concert

    Members of Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service choir, formed for the BBC TV series The Choir: Sing While You Work, are fundraising for a performance...

  • Council reports huge interest in leisure-led development for the town

    Cheshire East is reporting there is huge interest from developers in delivering a leisure-led scheme to spearhead regeneration of Macclesfield town centre. Less than five months...

  • £1m investment in school 20mph zones

    A £1m programme to install 20mph zones near all schools in Cheshire East has been approved by Cheshire East Council’s Cabinet. The three-year programme will...

  • Princess Royal’s praise for Council’s work with people with disabilities

    The Princess Royal has praised the work of Cheshire East Council and its occupational therapy staff who assist people with problems in daily living. In...

  • Letters to Father Christmas

    Macclesfield Community Artspace have met up with Father Christmas and his family to secure an agreement to reply to children’s letters this Christmas. When you’ve written...

  • Award boost for Peak District project helping offenders back into work

    A Peak District project that helps offenders to improve their employment and life skills has been shortlisted in the UK National Parks Volunteer Awards. Fit...

  • MP supports church fundraisers

    Local MP David Rutley joined in the fun at Macclesfield and Bollington United Reformed Church on Saturday 7th November, supporting their Fair to raise much...

  • Park Tavern – the place for Worms

    The Park Tavern has teamed up with the company behind ‘Worms’ to celebrate that birthday with a tournament to find the greatest Worms players in...

  • Help Tatton welcome Father Christmas

    Tatton Park is inviting everyone to join them to welcome Father Christmas on the evening of Friday November 27 – when he’ll be arriving at...

  • One man and his scooter

    Editor: One of our readers, Chris Pownall, sent us this item. Having had several scooters myself in the 1960’s, his story really struck a chord...

  • Owners of Weston Park face financial problems

    Owners of Weston Park nursing home, Four Seasons, is selling £60m of its care home assets in an attempt to stem its losses. The care home provider’s...

  • Award for Cheshire’s Crime Commissioner

    John Dwyer, Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire is a winner in the Compact Leadership Awards in London. The national award, which recognises outstanding leadership which has led...

  • The Ideal Christmas Show

    The Ideal Home Show at Christmas – sponsored by Gocompare.com – will be sleighing into Manchester after its hugely successful launch last year. The North’s biggest Christmas...

  • Know your new rights in National Consumer Week

    Consumers are urged to get to grips with the new provisions in the Consumer Rights Act, which cover a person’s rights when returning goods considered...

  • Under-age firework sales check

    Cheshire East Council trading standards team has run its annual operation to counter illegal sales of fireworks to under-age people. As part of Operation Sheldon...

  • Parents power Barnaby

    Parents new and not-so-new are the driving force behind volunteer-led Macclesfield Barnaby Festival and organisers are looking to recruit even more volunteers to deliver the cultural,...

  • Artspace Christmas Party

    Macclesfield Community Artspace are throwing a Grand Christmas Party on Friday, 11th December – from 7 pm to 11 pm They’re promising two great bands –...