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  • Vulnerable urged to be on their guard

    Police are warning Cheshire residents not to fall victim to phone fraudsters posing as police officers. Cheshire Police are currently investigating an incident that occurred...

  • MP goes back in time

    Macclesfield’s MP, David Rutley, met up with leading local historian, Dorothy Bentley Smith, to find out more about Macclesfield’s rich heritage and tales from the town’s...

  • The demise of the UK appears to have been greatly exaggerated

    Despite predictions of World War III, the economy crashing, an emergency budget with swathing tax increases, higher mortgages, etc etc. all appears to going well...

  • Looking for quality tradespeople?

    Above: Quality Tradespeople’s Darren Rose A new magazine, Quality Tradespeople in Macclesfield, is being launched. Packed full of quality editorial, interviews, competitions and showcases the...

  • Sue Ryder needs you!

    The local Sue Ryder Charity Shop needs you! . Sue Ryder provides hospice and neurological care for people facing a potentially frightening and life changing...

  • Barnaby Festival success

    Welcome to the Carnival (Fiona Bailey) Barnaby Festival 2016 brought magic, music, science and wonder to Macclesfield town centre again last weekend to round off...

  • Be careful out there

    A word of warning to all. I received an email message today – which, according to the header, appears to have come from myself. Just so...

  • Congleton link road gets green light from planners

    The £90m Congleton link road has been given the green light by planners. Cheshire East Council’s Cabinet has already approved, in principle, a recommendation to...

  • First apprentices for Cheshire Constabulary

    Thirteen eager individuals were welcomed to the Constabulary this week by Chief Constable Simon Byrne and Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner David Keane. Monday 20...

  • Barnaby – what’s on this weekend?

    There’s still plenty to enjoy at Barnaby Festival this weekend, with lots to see and do in Macclesfield town centre (and most of it free!)....

  • Catering team receives gold award

    The team from Cheshire East Council that provides meals to more than 100 schools has received a gold award. This means that children in Cheshire...

  • Barnaby’s a blast

    The sixth Barnaby Festival blasted off following a launch on Friday June 17 with speeches by broadcast journalist Nick Robinson and Professor Teresa Anderson MBE, Director of Jodrell Bank Discovery...

  • Royal Cheshire County Show hailed a huge success

    Organisers have labelled the inaugural Royal Cheshire County Show a huge success, and following a short break, are already looking forward to 2017 when the Show is...

  • Star Wars, the world’s most evil man and the witch of Wincle

    Perhaps we should start with, if not the sublime, then the ridiculous. However, who can judge whether what is to follow is either sublime or...

  • Historic Buxton photos on show

    Whilst the beautiful well dressings are being created at St John’s Church, St John’s Road, Buxton, there will be a chance to see some of Tarmac’s...

  • Health Matters

    The next talk in the series of the Health Matters programme is about Suicide Prevention on Tuesday 5th July 2016.  The talk will be presented by Dr Rachel Ruddy, Consultant Psychiatrist. Dr...

  • Royal Cheshire County Show

    It may have been cloudy, but thankfully, the rain we’d been expecting held off for the thousands of visitors who attended the first day of the Cheshire...

  • Cheesy bike is wheelie good

    Cheshire East Council is keeping the wheels turning with Cheshire cheese by teaming up with a family-run delicatessen to create a bespoke cheese bike. It’s...

  • 200-year-old Congleton mill to be demolished

    A centuries old mill in Congleton is set to be demolished after Cheshire East Council found the building to be in danger of collapsing. The 19th-century...

  • Will you be at the Cheshire Show?

    “My first priority is to listen to the views of the public in Cheshire, to ensure that my Police & Crime Plan reflects the policing...