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  • Happy to be a ‘naysayer’

    By on April 7, 2021

    It seems like ages, but in truth just several years, when those ‘in the know about these things’ were proclaiming the golden future a new...

  • Boris pays a visit to Astra-Zeneca

    By on April 7, 2021

    The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, saw a major investment of £380 million by AstraZeneca in its Macclesfield Medicines Manufacturing and Development campus during a visit...

  • Macclesfield station’s £400,000 lift upgrades complete

    By on April 4, 2021

    Passengers are benefitting from more reliable step-free access at Macclesfield station after a major overhaul of its lifts. They reopened to passengers today (Thursday 1...

  • Help save part of Macclesfield’s history

    By on April 2, 2021

    Above: The Dams Steps as they are today Macclesfield resident, Deborah Wellington, has started a petition to restore the old Dams steps which were built...

  • Van seized following suspicious behaviour

    By on April 1, 2021

    Greater Manchester Police have seized a white van believed to be linked to suspicious behaviour in Macclesfield, Poynton and Wilmslow. As previously reported, Macclesfield residents...

  • Run for the Birds to celebrate Peak Park’s 70th

    By on March 31, 2021

    Runners and walkers are invited to celebrate the Peak District’s 70th birthday in a virtual fundraising challenge to look after some of the National Park’s...

  • Ensure you can vote on 6 May

    By on March 30, 2021

    Polling cards for the local elections on 6 May will be dropping through people’s letter boxes over the next few days – and Cheshire East...

  • Restart grants for businesses

    By on March 30, 2021

    Cheshire East Council will soon be inviting applications from businesses for the government’s Restart Grant. The scheme, which will be available from 1 April 2021,...

  • NorthWestWorks4U offers 8,000 jobs

    By on March 29, 2021

    Around 8,000 job vacancies will be made available to attendees at the first-ever NorthWestWorks4U digital jobs fair, thought to be one of the first of...

  • Peak District Park celebrates 70th birthday

    By on March 27, 2021

    Seventy years ago this year the Peak District National Park became the UK’s original national park, designated on 17 April, 1951. With the foundations set...

  • Plans for 134 homes at Henbury approved

    By on March 26, 2021

    Housebuilders Bellway has secured reserved matters approval for 134 homes off Chelford Road in Henbury, but was refused permission on an additional 23-home plot. Bellway...

  • Food and energy vouchers for the vulnerable

    By on March 25, 2021

    Cheshire East Council together with schools, colleges, early years settings and other family support services have distributed more than 22,000 supermarket and energy vouchers to...

  • Revitalising Macclesfield’s town centre

    By on March 25, 2021

    Work on an enhancement scheme in Macclesfield town centre will begin after the Easter break. The Castle Street scheme will see footways widened and resurfaced...

  • Tytherington dog theft thwarted

    By on March 25, 2021

    A dog theft was narrowly avoided this morning by the swift actions of the owner. The owner was walking her dog along Sandwich Drive, Tytherington...

  • Your missing pet dog could have been found

    By on March 23, 2021

    Police officers have seized 83 dogs from a traveller site, with fears many may be stolen. The animals were found during an almost 10-hour search...

  • Make your business Smarter

    By on March 23, 2021

    A Macclesfield manufacturer has urged others to follow in their footsteps by adopting technology and digital tools to survive and thrive. Businesses from across the...

  • The Christie at Macclesfield tops out 

    By on March 23, 2021

    The £26m cancer centre at Macclesfield District Hospital has reached its highest point and remains on course to complete later this year.  The project was...

  • Pott Shrigley Church School a year on from Covid

    By on March 22, 2021

    A message from the head of Pott Shrigley Church School As we locked the gates to Pott Shrigley Church School on Friday 20th March 2020...

  • LLoyds Credit Card scam

    By on March 20, 2021

    If you receive a text message from Lloyds Bank – it may not be from Lloyds. The message sent reads something like: LLOYDS: A payment...

  • Road Map for Treacle 2021

    By on March 19, 2021

    It’s been a very long three months since Treacle last traded before Christmas – and the organisers  have decided to hold back for March rather than...