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  • Kieran and Baba sign for Silkmen

    By on July 23, 2017

    Macclesfield Town have signed defender Kieran Kennedy. The 23-year-old has signed a one-year deal with the Silkmen after impressing on trial. Versatile defender Kennedy has...

  • Seals take pole in grant scheme

    By on July 22, 2017

    A community support scheme which gives charities, voluntary groups and not-for-profit organisations across Cheshire East the chance to win grants of £500 is now open....

  • Macclesfield haulier acquires rival

    By on July 22, 2017

    Macclesfield-based haulage and warehouse company Kinaxia Logistics has bought Mark Thompson Transport, a through-the-night logistics specialist. Established in 1989 in Warrington with a single van,...

  • Manchester–Seattle direct next year

    By on July 21, 2017

    Thomas Cook Airlines has announced a new direct route from Manchester to Seattle starting on May 27th next year. Prices start at £399 return and include free...

  • Protection for green lane in the Peak Park

    By on July 21, 2017

    The Peak District National Park Authority has made a permanent legal order to exclude trail-bikes and 4x4s from a green lane called Washgate, near Hollinsclough....

  • £76,000 p.a. Chief of Staff for Police & Crime Commissioner

    By on July 21, 2017

    Peter Ashley, MBE, has been appointed Chief of Staff for the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner – a role which carries a salary...

  • Parliament comes to Puss Bank

    By on July 21, 2017

    The School Council from Puss Bank School were due to visit Parliament earlier this month, but being unable to make the trip, local MP David Rutley...

  • Macclesfield Festival 2017 countdown

    By on July 21, 2017

    There’ll be something for everyone at the inaugural Macclesfield Festival – tomorrow Saturday 22 July 2017 – including a feast of live music, family entertainment and much, much more....

  • £1bn airport expansion gets underway

    By on July 21, 2017

    The £1bn investment programme to double the size of Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2 has started. The 10-year programme, the largest private investment in the region,...

  • Macclesfield divers help recover World War II bombs

    By on July 20, 2017

    Local divers have helped recover a historic Highball bouncing bomb from a loch in Argyll. Members of the Macclesfield-based East Cheshire Sub-Aqua Club and the British Sub-Aqua Club –...

  • RHS Tatton continues to pull in the crowds

    By on July 20, 2017

    Above: Monty Don and Joe Swift on location for BBC’s Gardener’s World tonight.  The Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Flower Show Tatton Park, which runs until Sunday 23 July),...

  • First anniversary for restorative justice in Cheshire

    By on July 20, 2017

    Above: Chief Executive of Remedi Steve Jones Remedi, the company that provides restorative justice (RJ) and mediation services across the county on Monday 17 July...

  • High speed trains could call at Macclesfield

    By on July 18, 2017

    Macclesfield will be served by an HS2 train to and from London each hour if new options for the controversial £50 billion railway are adopted....

  • Marking the second anniversary of the Bosley disaster

    By on July 18, 2017

    Emergency services which attended the Bosley Mill explosion have paid tribute to those who died with a memorial stone. On 17 July 2015 the lives...

  • RHS Tatton 2017 in pictures

    By on July 18, 2017

    All things horticultural, including garden design, the environment, butterflies, bees, clothes, garden ornaments, implements and furniture – plus food, fabrics, clothing, photos, paintings – and...

  • New life for Charles Roe House

    By on July 18, 2017

    Above: (left to right) Stephanie and Ian Pinches, David Rutley MP and Mayor of Macclesfield Cllr Beverley Dooley. An iconic Macclesfield heritage site has been restored and opened...

  • Macclesfield Festival 2017

    By on July 16, 2017

    There’ll be something for everyone at the inaugural Macclesfield Festival – on Saturday 22 July 2017 – including a feast of live music, family entertainment and much, much...

  • Durrell signs for Silkmen

    By on July 15, 2017

    Macclesfield Town have announced the signing of midfielder Elliott Durrell. The playmaker has signed a two-year deal with the Silkmen after spending the last week...

  • MP backs drive to tackle loneliness

    By on July 14, 2017

    Local MP, David Rutley, visited Age UK Cheshire East’s offices to learn more about the charity’s work with older people and its plans for the future....

  • Funding boost for Macclesfield Museums

    By on July 14, 2017

    Macclesfield Museums have secured £77,000 from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund for the ‘Silk and the Jacquard Legacy’ project. This includes a financial contribution from...