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Environment
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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...
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Dunham Massey Festive Shopping Evening
The shop and café at Dunham Massey will be marking the start of the festive season with a unique Christmas shopping event that will celebrate...
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New enterprise zone status for Alderley Park
The hi-tech life sciences hub at Alderley Park has been unveiled by the Chancellor as part of a new enterprise zone. It marks another landmark...
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Traffic warning ahead of Black Friday weekend
Shoppers are warned to be patient and behave sensibly this weekend as Cheshire Constabulary anticipates an unusually high volume of traffic during this weekend. Commonly...
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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...
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Green waste bin service enters 3 month hibernation
Cheshire East Council will be halting green refuse – leaves, grass, bark and flowers – collections from Sunday, December 6 until Sunday, February 14. The decision to stop...
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Astronomy picture of the day
Unusual Pits Discovered on Pluto Image Credit: NASA, Johns Hopkins U. APL, SwRIExplanation: Why are there unusual pits on Pluto? The indentations were discovered during the New Horizons spacecraft’s flyby of the dwarf planet in...
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Enterprising Macclesfield
A brainchild of the Make It Macclesfield team, Enterprising Macclesfield has been formed to help start-ups and existing commercial and social enterprises, by providing a...
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Tatton Mansion’s Christmas
Tatton Hall’s carol themed Christmas mansion was unveiled to the public this week and visitors are saying this is the best ever. For full details...
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Food Enterprise Zone will stimulate rural economy
Delegates to the forthcoming food and procurement conference at Reaseheath College, Nantwich (November 26), will get to hear more about Cheshire East Council’s ambitions to...
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East Cheshire NSPCC celebrates 120th anniversary
David Rutley, MP, joined in the celebrations at Prestbury Golf Club, as the NSPCC East Cheshire branch enjoyed the charity’s 120th anniversary. The East Cheshire...
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Astronomy picture of the day
Image Credit & Copyright: Daniele Boffelli. Explanation: Auroras usually occur high above the clouds. The auroral glow is created when fast-moving particles ejected from the Sun impact the Earth’s magnetosphere,...
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Trade Skills visit by MP
MP for Macclesfield, David Rutley, has learnt how a local company are supporting young people facing challenges in a school environment, by offering them vocational training. Trade...
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Council launches scheme to boost rural jobs
A Council-backed £3m scheme to boost rural jobs and economic growth has been launched. Cheshire East Council, in partnership with Cheshire West and Chester Council...
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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...
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Alice’s Pastry Pizzas wows the judges
Macclesfield Academy took part in the Rotary Club’s Young Chef competition last week. Managed by the Rotary club of Macclesfield Castle, thirteen students from years 7...
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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...
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True grit
The end of October marked the start of the winter maintenance season in Cheshire East and duty officers are working to dispatch gritters to treat...
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Onwards and upwards for Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport is continuing to hit new heights and has today welcomed its 23 millionth passenger in the last 12 months. The airport says it is...