Health

  • MASC 1893-2016

    Macclesfield Amateur Swimming Club, (MASC), has been teaching locals to swim since 1893. But, thanks to Cheshire East – that’s about to end. Everybody Sports...

  • Wheelchair users banned from Grosvenor Centre

    Wheelchair users and people on mobility scooters have been left furious after the Grosvenor Centre banned them from entering due to health and safety rules....

  • Swimathon 2016

    Image: Team Jaws from St Gregories School with Michael Drapes President Macclesfield Castle Rotary club and then Mayor Counc. Mrs Janet Jackson . Emulate last...

  • Don’t make old people mad

    An old man became very bored in retirement and decided to open a medical clinic. He put a sign up outside that said: “Dr. Geezer’s clinic....

  • “Catalogue of errors” by care home

    A Warwick Mews resident died from a severe, million-to-one allergic reaction to lentils in her lunchtime soup, an inquest has heard. Deborah Molloy, 52, was a long-term...

  • Rescue team and air ambulance scrambled

    Buxton’s Mountain Rescue volunteers were called to Teggs Nose after bank holiday walkers were injured. Many of the paths in the country park had been...

  • MP celebrates Poynton heritage

    Member of Parliament for Macclesfield, David Rutley, donned his hiking boots, when he recently went on a Poynton Heritage Walk. David went on the specially...

  • Police renew appeal following fatal collision

    Officers from Cheshire Roads Policing team have renewed their appeal for information in relation to a fatal collision in Macclesfield. The collision occurred at approximately...

  • Cheshire Police dedicated Rape Unit

    As thoughts turn towards Christmas, and families come together to celebrate, some people – victims of rape – will have nothing to celebrate. Historically, at...

  • Yes, there is a Santa Claus!

    In 1897, Dr. Philip O’Hanlon, a coroner’s assistant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, was asked a question by his then eight-year-old daughter, Virginia, which many...

  • One for the road, won’t hurt, will it?

    Christmas is literally days away, and people get carried away with the festivities. Mulled wine, eggnog, a cheeky drink with a Christmas lunch all seems...

  • Kennedy Avenue collision – update

    Following the appeal for information on Friday 4 December a 64-year-old man has come forward, he is currently helping officers with their enquiries. Sadly the...

  • Inquest on death of Jason Shingler

    The inquest into the death of one of the victims of the Bosley mill disaster is scheduled to open on December 3 at Macclesfield Town Hall. The body or remains...

  • Owners of Weston Park close seven loss-making homes

    The owners of Weston Park Nursing home, Four Seasons Health Care, is closing seven of its care homes in Northern Ireland. The Wilmslow-based company says the...

  • Your Health Matters – diabetic foot disease

    Local people are invited to learn about diabetic foot disease at a free public lecture next month. The talk, held at Macclesfield Hospital on Tuesday,...

  • Cyclist who died in coffee shop named

    The cyclist who became unwell and died at Costa Coffee in Poynton has been identified. Following a police appeal, the cyclist Stephen Hardacre, 53, from Hazel...

  • Bollington car blaze

    A fire in the engine bay of a Range Rover, on Sunday morning, brought Bollington’s finest to the scene on Clarke Lane. The crew, with one firefighter wearing...

  • Police appeal for help in identifying cyclist

    At 8.30am on Saturday 21 November 2015 a man believed to be in his 60s became ill as he entered Costa Coffee in Poynton. The...

  • Cancer project scoops national award for Cheshire East

    Cheshire East’s lung cancer project has won a top professional excellence award at Macmillan’s annual awards ceremony. The project, funded by Cheshire East Council, raises...

  • New wheelchair bike for Peak District National Park

    Image: Generous donators raised funds for Sarah Fowler’s Boma 7 wheelchair bike appeal A powered wheelchair bike is all set to help more people enjoy...