Environment

  • Police appeal following collision in Congleton

    By on October 27, 2015

    Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision in Congleton. At 2.40pm on Wednesday 21st October police received reports of a car having collided with...

  • It’s Treacle Sunday today!

    By on October 25, 2015

    Last Sunday of the month means just one thing in Macclesfield – Treacle Market. The sun is shining (for a change) and visitors will be flooding...

  • East Cheshire Hospice needs your artificial Christmas trees

    By on October 23, 2015

    East Cheshire Hospice are seeking your unwanted artificial Christmas trees for their Santa’s Grotto in the Grosvenor Centre. If you have one that’s not used...

  • Pride of Cheshire award for Bosley emergency teams

    By on October 22, 2015

    Emergency services who responded to the devastating fire and explosions at a wood flour mill in Bosley, Cheshire in July received the ‘Pride of Cheshire’...

  • Barnaby seeks ‘front room’ festival venues

    By on October 22, 2015

    Image: Drama being performed at Costa Coffee Photo by Maddie Graham  Barnaby Festival is calling for Macclesfield residents to turn parts of their homes into venues for...

  • November wedding fair

    By on October 21, 2015

    If you’re planning a wedding there’s a Wedding Fair being held in the centre of Macclesfield on the 8th November 2015 from 11-3pm. Exhibitors will include...

  • Free tyre safety check on Friday

    By on October 21, 2015

    Mobile tyre fitting business http://tyresonthedrive.com is joining forces with Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service for a special series of events during Tyre Safety Month to...

  • Superfast broadband for more homes and businesses

    By on October 19, 2015

    Superfast fibre broadband will soon be available to an extra 10,000 homes and businesses across Cheshire, Halton and Warrington – thanks to a second phase...

  • Spooky trip down Alderley mines

    By on October 19, 2015

    Join Derbyshire Caving Club for a Halloween tour of underground Alderley Edge. Come and see the some of the oldest copper mines in Great Britain...

  • Halloween as it used to be

    By on October 19, 2015

    Image:  Ghostly goings-on. Hallowtide at Little Moreton Hall ⓒ Alan Ingram/ National Trust Visitors at Little Moreton Hall are about to experience Halloween as it was...

  • Community feedback sought for Alderley Park

    By on October 19, 2015

    A public exhibition will be held on Wednesday 21 October as part of a community consultation on plans for the future of Alderley Park. The...

  • Urban Kids Go Outdoors

    By on October 16, 2015

    Image: Children, teachers, trainers and Rotarians and under the aerial rope way The Rotary Club of Macclesfield Castle recently sponsored a day out for thirty pupils...

  • Scary goings on at Tatton Park this month

    By on October 15, 2015

    Only the brave (and foolish?) decide to pluck up the courage and venture in to the Old Hall at Tatton Park during October half term...

  • Tatton’s rangers hedge their bets …

    By on October 15, 2015

    There was no need for Tatton Park Rangers to hedge their bets about achieving a podium place at the annual ‘Cheshire Hedge Layers’ competition, run...

  • Just what we need – another out-of-town supermarket

    By on October 15, 2015

    Plans to build an 80,000 sq ft supermarket and hundreds of homes as part of the South Macclesfield Development Area are set to get the go-ahead...

  • In a corner of Cheshire the flowers are blooming

    By on October 13, 2015

    It’s the middle of October yet in at least one part of Cheshire the hydrangea, lupins, fuchsias and roses are blooming. The National Trust owned...

  • Ouch!

    By on October 13, 2015

    We’re not too sure how the driver of this little car managed to get their vehicle into such a precarious  position at Holy Trinity Church,...

  • Macclesfield Art Hub

    By on October 13, 2015

    Main Image: Julie Hamer of Incubation Arts interviewing Helen Lindars A bid to create a Macclesfield arts hub celebrating the music of Joy Division and...

  • Avro Heritage Museum opening

    By on October 12, 2015

    Image: David Rutley MP with Mary Robinson, MP for Cheadle, at the Avro Heritage Museum. Member of Parliament for Macclesfield, David Rutley, attended the opening...

  • Witness appeal following Buxton Road car crash

    By on October 12, 2015

    Cheshire police are appealing for witnesses – following a road traffic collision on the Old Buxton Road that left two teenagers with serious injuries. The...