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  • Firefighter apprentices head to Nepal

    By on March 6, 2018

    Following two years of fundraising to enable the youngest children in a Nepalese village access to an education, 11 firefighter apprentices will be heading to...

  • Learn to paint and draw

    By on March 6, 2018

    An adult-only, part-time 14 week course you will explore four different media: Drawing, Painting with Watercolour, Acrylics, and Oil Pastels, highlighting their individual characteristics, learning...

  • Profit hike for Bodycote

    By on March 6, 2018

    Locally based engineering company Bodycote has gained from a bounce back in its main sector of activity following “negative trends” which have gone on for...

  • Have your say about the town’s services

    By on March 5, 2018

    Wake up Macc are encouraging residents to have their say about local services. Macclesfield Town Council would like to get a feel for whether residents...

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    Do you recognise this laundry?

    By on March 5, 2018

    This old photo was discovered stuck behind an old family photo – so guess it must be in Macclesfield – possibly Macclesfield Infirmary or Parkside....

  • Car broken into in Rainow

    By on March 4, 2018

    A car parked on Macclesfield Road in Rainow was broken into sometime during the evening of 2nd-3rd March. The front window was broken and the glovebox...

  • Snow closes local roads

    By on March 1, 2018

    These local roads closed due to the weather: A537 Cat and Fiddle A54 from Bosley Lights B5470 Macclesfield to Whaley Bridge Share this... Facebook Pinterest...

  • Police track perps in the snow

    By on March 1, 2018

    Two suspected thieves were caught out after police tracked them by following their footprints in the snow. Officers investigating vehicle break-ins in Macclesfield noticed two...

  • Changes to Council’s social housing policy

    By on March 1, 2018

    Cheshire East is updating its policy for the allocation of social housing including priorities for the homeless and armed forces personnel. The proposed changes have been...

  • Stanneylands acquired by Manchester brewers

    By on March 1, 2018

    Brewer and hospitality group JW Lees has acquired Wilmslow’s Stanneylands hotel from Mere Group, which had put it on the market through Christie & Co...

  • Letter from 50’s air crash to be auctioned

    By on February 28, 2018

    A letter addressed to local silk manufacturers, Cartright & Sheldon, salvaged from an air crash in Singapore in 1954, is due to come up for...

  • Liminal Spaces – by John Eastwood

    By on February 28, 2018

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  • Barnaby 18 meeting cancelled

    By on February 28, 2018

    The snow has spoken… TONIGHT’S MEETING CANCELLED We were hopeful of being able to go ahead tonight, but today’s heavy snowfall means that we have...

  • Town centre redevelopment isn’t the answer

    By on February 28, 2018

    For anyone who thinks that throwing money at town centre re-development is the answer to a town’s woes – take a look at what’s happening...

  • Guided Peak District walks

    By on February 28, 2018

    Saturday 17 March 2018 Hidden Past of the Upper Derwent On this 10 mile walk we’ll get off the beaten track discovering lost farms, fascinating...

  • Arley Hall Calendar of Events 2018 

    By on February 27, 2018

    April 15th, Sunday Hearing Dogs for Deaf People Charity Dog Walk – to register Click Here 22nd, Sunday Spring Plant Fair – to book tickets Click Here 28th & 29th, Saturday...

  • Macclesfield College Awards

    By on February 27, 2018

    Macclesfield College held its first ever Apprenticeship Awards recently, celebrating the hard work and achievement of apprentices studying with the college’s dedicated Maxim Business Training...

  • Council tax to rise by 5.99%

    By on February 24, 2018

    Cheshire East Council has approved a 5.99% increase to council tax – three times the current level of inflation – which it is claimed will...

  • The Take That Experience – Relight the Fire

    By on February 23, 2018

    Relight your fire for one of the best boy bands ever with The Take That Experience. It only seems fitting that the best boy band...

  • 20th Century Boy – Marc Bolan

    By on February 23, 2018

    The Story of legendary rocker, king of glam and godfather of punk is coming to Buxton; 20th Century Boy is a show not to be...