News

  • Knutsford assaults – update

    Officers investigating this case have now arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of sexual assault. The man, who is from the local area, is currently...

  • AstraZeneca reports sales improvement

    AstraZeneca reports that it has returned to growth, in a full year, and third quarter update. The group employs around 4,700 people in Macclesfield, Alderley...

  • Volunteers shortlisted for UK National Parks Awards

    Volunteers working in the Peak District National Park are in the running for national awards. Young volunteer Osian Wilson and groups Eastern Moors Rangers and...

  • Macclesfield College student takes the stage again.

    A former Engineering student from Macclesfield College is set to make their second appearance on the WorldSkills stage. Brandon Mayer has made it through to the...

  • The Simon & Garfunkel Story

    Has it really been 50 years since the most successful Folk/Rock Duo of all time recorded their first no1 hit single ‘The Sound of Silence’?...

  • Three die in Alderley Edge crash

    A serious collision in Alderley Edge resulted in the death of three people. At just after midnight on Sunday 4 November  emergency services were called...

  • Disruption for rail passengers

    Rail services to Manchester Airport, as well as Birmingham and London, have been disrupted today by a broken rail. The problem, outside Manchester Piccadilly station,...

  • MP takes on the Langley 7

    This year’s Langley 7 race was another big success, with organisers expecting over £3,000 to have been raised for this year’s nominated local charity, the...

  • Appeal following Knutsford assaults

    Police are appealing for information after a man sexually assaulted two women in Knutsford. The first incident happened on Bexton Road, Knutsford, at around 3.45...

  • Statiflo heads over the pond

    Local engineering company Statiflo is accelerating its overseas expansion with its first business partners in South America. Statiflo, headquartered in Wood Street, Macclesfield, designs and...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Old Sunday School Roe Street Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07534 920495 Tickets • can be purchased on the door, subject to demand...

  • Great British Barber Bash

    The Great British Barber Bash is on its way to Buxton for the first time on Tuesday 27 November, from 6pm to 9pm at Buxton’s...

  • Appeal for witnesses to Alderley Edge collision

    Police investigating a serious collision in Alderley Edge are appealing for witnesses. Emergency services were called to a serious collision on the A34 Melrose Way...

  • £10 million refurb for Mottram Hall

    Mottram Hall is to undergo a £10m refurbishment, overseen by Wilmslow-based Architect CT. The 18th century grade two-listed building encompasses a hotel, spa, golf course and...

  • Chelford man caused serious crash then fled the scene

    A Chelford pick-up driver has been jailed for causing a serious head-on crash – then fleeing the scene. James Leach, of Oak Road, Chelford, left...

  • Best Kept Village award for Gawsworth

    Gawsworth has won the Cheshire Best Kept Village – Improvement Award for 2018 and also picked up a ‘Little Gem’ Award for the Park Play...

  • Stop it Now! – targets child sex viewing

    The number of people in the North-West seeking help to stop looking at sexual images of children online has more than doubled in just six...

  • Congleton raid – three charged with drugs offences

    Three people have been charged with drugs offences following a raid at an address in Congleton. Cheshire Police raided a house in Woolston Avenue and...

  • Petition to sort out The Flowerpot junction

    Following the recent fatality of a young motorcyclist, Caitlin Douglas has started a petition to bring East Cheshire’s attention to the very dangerous junction at...

  • Green Light for Peak Park Neighbourhood Area

    The Peak District National Park Authority has designated a new Neighbourhood Area – an important first step in local communities influencing the planning of the...