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  • Chelford retirement community plan rejected

    Plans for the Holly Tree House site have been refused consent. In line with officer recommendation, Cheshire East Council’s strategic planning board refused the Chelford...

  • A tribute to ‘The Boss’

    Thursday 3 March 2022, 7.30pm – Buxton Opera House The Sound of Springsteen takes to the stage in 2022. Crowds, fans and theatres have given such...

  • Art Fair is back for 2022!

    Put the date in your diary for what will be a fantastic exhibition! The largest volunteer run art fair in the country returns to Macclesfield Town Hall...

  • ‘Best of the Best’ for Macc Mercedes

    Mercedes-Benz of Macclesfield have awarded ‘Best of the Best’ in the LSH annual awards. The seven winners, including, Liane Lee, Dealership Host and Health &...

  • Prestbury station improvements

    Local MP, David Rutley, recently met up with Regional Director for Northern, Chris Jackson and Northern Community & Sustainability Manager, Becky Styles and members of...

  • Return of the Just So Festival

    The Just So Festival will return to North Rode for a weekend of mischief, magic and mayhem in the great outdoors this August. The family...

  • Drugs and weapons seized in police stop check

    Officers from Cheshire Police have seized a quantity of Class A drugs and two knives following a vehicle stop check in Macclesfield.  Police officers who...

  • Lockdown boosts local cheese online business

    The Covid crisis proved to be fruitful for the Cheshire Cheese company’s online business – but Brexit’s been tough. Share this... Facebook Pinterest Twitter Linkedin...

  • Driver parks on M56 waiting for air passengers

    North West Motorway Police posted an item on its Facebook page yesterday, about a driver who’d come up with a novel way to avoid airport...

  • Domestic violence is local policing priority

    Macclesfield MP, David Rutley, recently met the new Chief Inspector for the town, Matt Lagar, to discuss policing priorities for Macclesfield and surrounding communities. Top...

  • Have mower, seeks grass!

    Have a field or two requiring mowing? Due to the growth of Gawsworth Track Livery they are looking for some extra meadow grass mowing ground – to...

  • The country’s biggest 80’s festival is back

    Rewind Festival North, the world’s biggest 80’s festival, is back for 2022 and announced an incredible line-up. Rewind North – Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield- 5th-7th August 2022...

  • For one night only

    Friday 18 February 2022, 7.30pm, Buxton Opera House One Night Only, with Danielle de Niese (soprano) and Nicky Spence (tenor), two of our finest and...

  • Best walks in Cheshire on your doorstep

    From the shaded paths of Macclesfield Forest to the open vistas of Bosley Cloud and Three Shires Head, Cheshire’s countryside is a walker’s paradise –...

  • Police ‘council tax’ increase approved

    Following a survey of Cheshire households, The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, John Dwyer, has approved a budget for 2022/23. Given the population of...

  • Look out – scammers are about

    Macclesfield police are warning local residents – in particular the elderly – to be on their guard as ‘aggressive and confrontational’ doorstep scammers are targeting...

  • Is investment in Crewe costing Macclesfield?

    Macclesfield folk may be pleased to hear that Cheshire East are spending a further £42 million in Crewe, in the form of a major highways...

  • Management buyout for Statiflo

    The MBO team shows, left to right, Paul Buck, Carl Wilkinson and Paul Davies Macclesfield engineering company Statiflo International, has undergone a management buyout. Directors...

  • Manchester Clean Air Scheme concerns

    Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, has met with the government to discuss postponement of the introduction of the Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone legislation. The...

  • Massive housing development for Danes Moss

    Danes Moss, off Congleton Road in Macclesfield, is under threat from a massive housing and retail development – and some critics say “it stinks”. In...