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Astronomy picture of the day
Star Streams and the Whale Galaxy Image Credit & Copyright: R Jay Gabany (Blackbird Observatory) Collaboration: David Martínez-Delgado (University of Heidelberg), et al.Explanation: NGC 4631 is a spiral galaxy found only 25...
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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...
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Astronomy picture of the day
Daytime Moon Meets Morning Star Image Credit & Copyright: Phillip A Cruden Explanation: Venus now appears as Earth’s brilliant morning star, standing in a line-up...
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Astronomy picture of the day
Arp 87: Merging Galaxies from Hubble Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope; Processing: Douglas Gardner Explanation: This dance is to the death. Along the...
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Success for Cheshire East schools
Cheshire East schools have chalked up more success in national league tables – and have been ranked as the second best in the country. The...
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Superfast broadband comes to Bosley
Image: David Rutley MP with Jenny Westwood, BT Marketing Manager (centre) and Cllr Lesley Smetham (right). Superfast broadband arrived in Bosley last week. BT Marketing Manager,...
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Bosley Primary wins Parliamentary Christmas card competition
Children at Bosley St. Mary’s Primary School provided a high quality field of entries for David Rutley MP’s annual Parliamentary Christmas card competition. A number...
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Macclesfield Open Art Exhibition
The third Macclesfield Open Art Exhibition is now running at the Silk Museum. With almost 300 works, submitted from as far afield as Manchester, Liverpool,...
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Local nature reserves
RSPB Macclesfield Local Group will be hosting an indoor meeting at Macclesfield Methodist Church, Westminster Road, Macclesfield on Tuesday 8th December at 7.45 pm OUR LOCAL...
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MP celebrates 40th anniversary of Everest climb
Macclesfield MP, David Rutley, attended a dinner to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first ascent of the South West face of Mount Everest – often referred...
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Astronomy picture of the day
In the Center of Spiral Galaxy NGC 3521 Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA and S. Smartt (Queen’s University Belfast); Acknowledgement: Robert GendlerExplanation: This huge swirling mass of stars, gas, and dust occurs near the...
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Year 11 students interviewed
The Rotary club of Macclesfield Castle carried out the first of the 2015 session of Mock Interviews at Macclesfield Academy. An annual event, held for the...
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Astronomy picture of the day
Nebulae in Aurigae Image Credit & Copyright: Fritz Helmut HemmerichExplanation: Rich in star clusters and nebulae, the ancient constellation of the Charioteer (Auriga) rides high in northern winter night...
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Benefit fraudsters brought to book
Three fraudsters who falsely claimed a total of more than £19,800 in benefits have been successfully prosecuted by Cheshire East Council. The trio will now...
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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...
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First Bentayga rolls of the line
Crewe car maker, Bentley, is celebrating the first production Bentley Bentayga to leave the assembly line. From the initial concept stage, during which time over 1,500 UK...
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Astronomy picture of the day
Dark Sand Cascades on Mars Image Credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona), NASAExplanation: They might look like trees on Mars, but they’re not. Groups of dark brown streaks have been...
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Astronomy picture of the day
Gravity’s Grin Image Credit: X-ray – NASA / CXC / J. Irwin et al. ; Optical – NASA/STScIExplanation: Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, published 100 years ago this month, predicted the phenomenon...
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Barnaby Festival 2016
John Hartshorn, carnival director for Macclesfield Barnaby Festival 2016 is a man on a mission – following next year’s theme of ‘Space’, the passionate parade...
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Astronomy picture of the day
Planets of the Morning Image Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky (Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory, TWAN)Explanation: Planet Earth’s horizon stretches across this recent Solar System group portrait, seen from the southern hemisphere’s...