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Macclesfield Civic Society Awards
Forget the Oscars, Baftas, Big Brother or Strictly ! It’s time to submit your nominations for the Maccesfield Civic Awards Scheme to find out which...
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Another leap for Cheshire’s visitor economy
Cheshire East’s hospitality industry enjoyed a boom year with hotel room bookings rising by 2.1 per cent in 2015. The increase shows the Borough did...
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Astronomy picture of the day
Find the Man in the Moon Image Credit & Copyright: Dani Caxete Explanation: Have you ever seen the Man on the Moon? This common question...
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A Blessed blessing
Image: Brian Blessed is backing Walk in the Park, pictured on the Monsal Trail with Emma Stone, Trails Manager, Peak District National Park Actor and adventurer Brian...
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Astronomy picture of the day
An Airglow Fan from Lake to Sky Image Credit & Copyright: Dave Lane; Rollover Annotation: Judy SchmidtExplanation: Why would the sky look like a giant fan? Airglow. The featured intermittent green...
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Educational delegation follows in Maurice Egerton’s footsteps to Kenya
February sees the seventh 4,000 mile visit to Kenya of a delegation of teachers, parents and local business representatives including Tatton Park as part of...
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Astronomy picture of the day
The View Toward M101 Image Credit & Copyright: Fritz Helmut HemmerichExplanation: Sweeping through northern skies, Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) made its closest approach on January 17, passing about...
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Barlows of Henbury on the move
Barlow’s of Henbury Ltd, the family-run agricultural equipment supplier, has moved into new premises at Yew Tree House in Marton. The Cheshire firm relocated to the 8.5-acre site...
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Royal London outgrowing its Wilmslow site
Mutual life, pensions and investment company, Royal London, is outgrowing its current Wilmslow site and seeking alternative accommodation in the region. A statement from the...
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Astronomy picture of the day
Stars and Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula Image Credit & Copyright: Martin PughExplanation: The eggs from this gigantic chicken may form into stars. The featured emission nebula,...
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Wake up Macc . . . latest
Local pressure group Wake up Macclesfield have sent us their latest info sheet. If you want to pursue any of these issues contact: wakeupmacc@gmail.com or log...
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Brush up on an old skill or even learn a new one!
From talks about Japanese gardens to practical sessions in bee-keeping, there are now over 90 learning activities taking place at Tatton Park throughout 2016. For...
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Astronomy picture of the day
Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Explanation: Does the closest star to our Sun have planets? No one is sure —...
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Bosley investigation status discussed by MP
Local MP, David Rutley, recently met the Minister responsible for the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Justin Tomlinson MP, to discuss the on-going joint investigation...
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Astronomy picture of the day
Reflections on the 1970s Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block, Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, Univ. ArizonaExplanation: The 1970s are sometimes ignored by astronomers, like this beautiful grouping of reflection nebulae in Orion...
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The Bay Leaf – a victory for common sense and good judgement
It was the most ill-conceived plan since the (thankfully now defunct) Macclesfield Town Centre Redevelopment scheme. However, even I – one of that schemes strongest opponents...
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Cat and Fiddle and A54 closed due to expected heavy snow
Cheshire Police are advising motorists that Highways have closed the A54 and A537 Cat and Fiddle Road due to concerns of heavy snow and ice...
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Historic discoveries unearthed at Quarry Bank
Archaeologists have unearthed a mystery at Quarry Bank that dates back more than a century. As the team working on the Upper Gardens restoration project...
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MP joins underground movement
David Rutley, the Member of Parliament for Macclesfield and co-chair of the Mountaineering All Party Parliamentary Group, gave his support to the benefits of caving...
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A prosperous Christmas for Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport has experienced its busiest Christmas in its 77-year history. with 1,509,721 flying through – a 5.17% increase on December 2014. An average of...