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  • Council Tax email scam

    By on July 20, 2020

    Yet another scam is working it’s way around the net this one relating to Council Tax. Advise any vulnerable friends or relatives that may be...

  • Knutsford burglars jailed

    By on July 20, 2020

    David Warburton and Dwayne Madden have been jailed for seven years Two 28-year-old men from the Wigan area who broke into a house in Knutsford...

  • Phone scams on the increase

    By on July 20, 2020

    Cheshire Police are reporting an increase in the number of hoax calls from scammers claiming to be police officers from Cheshire Constabulary acting on behalf...

  • Appeal for witnesses to fatal collision

    By on July 19, 2020

    Cheshire Police are appealing for information following a fatal collision in Kendal Road, Macclesfield at around 4.30 am on Saturday 18 July. Police officers found...

  • Free football sessions for girls aged 8 and 9

    By on July 18, 2020

    Tytherington Juniors FC, in association with Goal Coaching, have created two new football teams for the 2020/21 season. The Under 9s Wildcats and Under 10s...

  • Secrets of Japanese garden revealed

    By on July 17, 2020

    Above: The Egerton Family relaxing in the Gardens at Tatton, c. 1910. Left Alan de Tatton Egerton and Lady Anna Egerton and their son, Maurice...

  • Silkmen mourn the loss of Alan Boothby

    By on July 17, 2020

    Macclesfield Town Football Club officials, players and fans are mourning the passing of Alan Boothby. The club website carries the following testament to Alan: Within...

  • Barnaby 2020 workshops

    By on July 16, 2020

    As part of the Barnaby 2020 festival there’ll be a number of workshops running in July where you can learn circus skills with Circus Trainer Peter...

  • ‘International consequences’ if vulture is shot

    By on July 16, 2020

    Photo: Indy Greene A wildlife charity has warned that there will be ‘international consequences’ for gamekeepers who persecute a bearded vulture that is roosting in...

  • B&Q’s Barbara inspires author

    By on July 16, 2020

    Illustration: Stanley McMurtry/PA A man who wrote about a Macclesfield B&Q shop worker has been announced as the winner of a writing competition inspired by...

  • Council salutes care providers

    By on July 16, 2020

    Cheshire East cabinet member Councillor Laura Jeuda has paid tribute to the ‘unsung heroes’ of the borough’s carers and care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic....

  • Bentley main partner for Pride 2020

    By on July 16, 2020

    Bentley Motors UK, will be the main partner for Cheshire East Virtual Pride 2020. The partnership with Crewe-based Bentley signifies a major step up for...

  • Council seeks views on school travel

    By on July 16, 2020

    Cheshire East Council is seeking parents’ views on how their children travel to school – so that plans can be made for pupils’ safe return...

  • A2Z closed for serving alcohol to kids

    By on July 15, 2020

    A2Z Convenience Store on Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, which repeatedly served under-age teenagers alcohol and cigarettes without checking ID has been forced to cease trading for...

  • Litter picking in the Peak Park

    By on July 15, 2020

    Above: Anna Jennings accesses the litter between the rocks Litter hotspots in some of the Peak District’s most challenging terrain are being targeted in a...

  • Firefighters complete 24-hour Everest challenge

    By on July 15, 2020

    A group of firefighters from Macclesfield who set themselves a challenge to climb the height of Mount Everest have raised more than £4,000 for charity.  The...

  • Companies sold car park spaces they didn’t own

    By on July 14, 2020

    A Bolton-based company which persuaded clients to invest almost £11.5 million in parking spaces at a site in Styal near Manchester Airport have been wound...

  • MP thanks local teachers

    By on July 14, 2020

    Following an invitation by Cllr Roland Edwards, Chair of the Board of Governors, Macclesfieldl MP, David Rutley, visited Dean Valley Community Primary School in Bollington...

  • £6m pedestrian and cycle bridge for Airport City

    By on July 14, 2020

    A pedestrian and cycle bridge was installed over the M56 spur airport approach road over the weekend at Airport City Manchester. The new bridge, weighing...

  • Wilmslow couple charged with pension fraud

    By on July 14, 2020

    Detectives investigating a pension fraud involving 275 victims who were defrauded of over £22 million have charged two men and two women.  Mark Kelly, 49...