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  • Royal London’s Wilmslow scheme approved

    By on October 24, 2019

    Royal London’s redesigned campus, which includes four offices totalling 183,000 sq ft, has been given the go-ahead by Cheshire East Council. The company had already...

  • Macc Town FC can’t pay wages owing to Brexit!

    By on October 24, 2019

    A winding-up petition issued against League Two club Macclesfield Town has been adjourned, yet again, with the club’s bosses unbelievably implying Brexit is hindering their...

  • A peach of a pic from Mr Beech

    By on October 23, 2019

    We’ll be featuring images from local photographers from time to time – and this is the first, from local snapper Paul Beech, taken from Rainow...

  • Knutsford teenager sentenced following sexual assaults

    By on October 23, 2019

    A Knutsford man, convicted of sexual assault after inappropriately touching a teenage girl, has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service, handed...

  • Record China order for Statiflo

    By on October 23, 2019

    Image;: Statiflo mixer installation in Bailonggang Macclesfield engineering company Statiflo has supplied its biggest-ever order to mainland China. The company, which has its headquarters in...

  • The Silkmen – Oldham & Cheltenham (Both away)

    By on October 23, 2019

    Jen Kelly – a.k.a. Cheshire’s Revenge / The Word Nerd – brings ilovemacc her own take on the highs and lows of The Silkmen I’ve...

  • Successful summer for Cheshire’s bike cops

    By on October 22, 2019

    The Motorcycle Operation Team at Cheshire Constabulary is celebrating a summer of success. Part of the Roads and Crime Unit, the team has been helping...

  • What’s On at Cinemac

    By on October 21, 2019

    Recorded Information: 01625 423535Enquiries: 07534 920495 Tickets• can be purchased on the door, subject to demand• can be booked in advance at cinemac.org.uk• can be purchased...

  • Whisky galore at the Cat?

    By on October 21, 2019

    Plans to breathe new life into an iconic pub could see the Cat & Fiddle transformed into a whisky distillery, onsite shop and tasting room. Wildboarclough-based...

  • Parking penalty reimbursement still open

    By on October 21, 2019

    Cheshire East Council wants to hear from motorists who suspect they were incorrectly issued with a penalty charge notice. The penalty charge notices (PCNs) were...

  • New waste-bin collection dates

    By on October 21, 2019

    Cheshire East Council have revised their recycling and waste collection schedules – starting from 4 November.  Residents will start to receive their collection schedule calendars...

  • Another store bites the dust

    By on October 19, 2019

    High street retailer Bonmarché has collapsed into administration – putting almost 2,900 jobs at risk. The retailer, which has a branch on Mill Street in...

  • Blood, sweat and tears of mill life explored

    By on October 18, 2019

    Blood, sweat and tears of mill life explored Quarry Bank, ‘A Healthy Profit’, 19 October 2019 – 19 April 2020 One of Manchester’s greatest mills...

  • Manchester dealers sentenced for flooding Macclesfield with drugs

    By on October 18, 2019

    An operation focusing on drug dealers who flooded Macclesfield with crack cocaine and heroin was triggered by serious and volatile disputes between rival gangs. On...

  • Help save victims this Anti-Slavery Day

    By on October 18, 2019

    You could be forgiven for thinking that living in Cheshire slavery is something you would never encounter, but don’t kid yourself, it’s all around. The...

  • A wizardly adventure at Tatton Park’s awaits!

    By on October 18, 2019

    Family fun and magical adventure will be casting a spell over the spookiest corner of Tatton Park this Halloween as interactive performance group ‘Rusticus’ present...

  • Open Call for Festival Events, Exhibitions and Projects

    By on October 18, 2019

    Performers, visual artists, theatre artists, musicians, poets, writers, dancers, inventors, big thinkers, creatives, arts, heritage and cultural organisations, food makers, film makers, new technology experimenters,...

  • Quiz the chief constable about policing  

    By on October 17, 2019

    Cheshire’s chief constable and police and crime commissioner will be travelling around the county giving local people the chance to talk to them about local...

  • Purple 4 Polio

    By on October 17, 2019

    National Polio awareness week this October highlights the Rotary campaign to eradicate polio around the world.  In 1985 there were over 1,000 polio cases every...

  • Eight burglars jailed for 39 offences

    By on October 17, 2019

    Above: Top row, from left, Dale Higgins, Harry Mulgrew, Robson McCabe, Dale Driver; bottom, from left, Reece Goodall, Reece McCracken, Matthew Harrop, Kurtis Rowe Eight...