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  • Macclesfield College sets out future plans

    Local MP, David Rutley, met members of Macclesfield College’s Senior Leadership team, including Ms Rachel Kay, Principal & CEO and Ms Lucy Reed Deputy Principal,...

  • Residents revolt over green waste bin charges

    Cheshire East Council’s latest money raising scheme – paid for green waste collections – has hit resistance. One Macclesfield resident, Dave Roberts, wrote to the...

  • Women and girls views sought on crime and safety

    Women and girls in Cheshire aged 16 or above are being invited to take part in an independent survey about personal safety, crime and their...

  • Ranger Events – November / December 2023

    November marks the start of Winter and our sites are full of fungi, such as the waxcaps above, photographed by Ranger Cal recently at Dane-In-Shaw...

  • E-scooter and e-bike warning

    In the run up to Christmas parents are urged to look at the law and think twice before buying an electronic bike (e-bike) or electronic...

  • Former patient raises over £24,000 for Macclesfield Breast Care Unit

    Image: Rob and Gena Moors, Cllr Rob Moreton (Mayor of Congleton), Ged Murphy (Chief Executive of East Cheshire NHS Trust) Gena Moors, former patient of...

  • Strictly superstars heading for Buxton!

    Tue 14 Nov 7.30pm – Buxton Opera House Strictly Come Dancing legend and judge, Anton Du Beke, takes to the stage with his show in 2023, joined...

  • Cheshire East financial problems increase

    Cheshire East Council’s financial woes have increased with an updated financial forecast which shows a potential shortfall of £18.7m in 2023/24. A forecast deficit of...

  • The Freddie & Queen Experience!

    Last few tickets remaining! We’ve got just over 20 tickets left for tonight’s Freddie & Queen Experience! Tickets are available using the link below. If...

  • St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School to close

    Cheshire East Council and the Diocese of Shrewsbury are consulting on the closure of St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School in Bollington. The school caters for ages...

  • Yuletide comes to Tatton Park

    A brand new festive family experience is coming to Tatton Park Gardens this Christmas from the creators of Just So family festival With fire jugglers,...

  • National Park visitors to pay more for parking

    The Peak District National Park Authority is to introduce and increase pay and display charges at 13 of its car park locations. New payment machines...

  • Farmers left newborns to live in squalor

    Farmers who left dead animals in pens and left others starving have walked free from court. Charles Gibson, 51, and Alison Bailey, 44, ‘neglected’ their...

  • Macclesfield FC axes Mark Duffy

    Macclesfield FC have sacked ex-EFL turned head coach Mark Duffy following the club’s defeat by Worksop. Duffy was made head coach in May 2023 on...

  • Council seeks compensation for HS2 scrapping

    Cheshire East Council is pursuing a compensation and investment package from Government following the decision to scrap HS2 north of Birmingham. The leader and deputy...

  • Cinderella (La Cenerentola)

    Buxton Opera House – Thursday 2nd to Saturday 4th November This joyous retelling of the Cinderella story, with astonishingly virtuosic parts for Cinderella and Prince...

  • Banned from Macclesfield stores

    Ashely Whittaker has been banned from entering several stores in Macclesfield after Cheshire police secured a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). Whittaker, of Mill Lane, Macclesfield, was...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac, Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield Tuesday 24th The Miracle Club (12A) 1h 30m 11:00 Paw Patrol – The Mighty Movie (U) 1h 35m –...

  • MP calls for halt to car parking charges.

    Local MP, David Rutley, is joining many local councils and residents in calling for Cheshire East Council to stop plans to introduce car parking charges....

  • Research duo recognised

    Two members of East Cheshire NHS Trust’s Research Team were recently recognised at the Greater Manchester Health and Care Research Awards. Taking place at the...