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  • Old Macc 10

    Old Macc was published many years ago by local historian and ex-editor of the Macclesfield Express, Doug Pickford. Doug has kindly given ilovemacc permission to reproduce...

  • Renewable energy for AstraZeneca

    AstraZeneca is to build a new renewable energy plant to provide clean heat and power for its Macclesfield, Speke, Cambridge and Luton sites. The pharmaceutical...

  • Don’t use the ‘V’ word!

    The woke brigade at Cheshire East social services are getting all worked up over the use of the ‘V’ word in nursing and care homes....

  • Macclesfield Town Council to pay for gritting

    Following news that Cheshire East Council has decided to remove 142 miles of roads across the borough from its road gritting programme Macclesfield Town Council...

  • Crooks Christmas card from Cheshire police

    A Christmas card is being sent to repeat offenders across Cheshire reminding them of the risks of crime during the festive season. The card features...

  • Five year CBO for social media auditor

    A social media auditor who trespassed Macclesfield Police Station has to adhere to a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). Lee Tench entered Macclesfield Police Station car...

  • Is there a Santa Claus?

    Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897....

  • The Sensational 60’s Experience

    Thursday 17 November 2022, 7.30pmBuxton Opera House Give a sensational gift to someone you love this Christmas. With a brand-new production for 2022, the show with the...

  • Steve Steinman’s Vampires Rock

    Saturday 15 January 2022, 7.30pmBuxton Opera House From the producers of Anything For Love – The Meat Loaf Storycomes the classic rock musical sensation that’s been...

  • Macclesfield pub landlord’s Christmas plea

    Local pub landlord, Ian Parker, has taken to social media to describe the struggles local pubs are facing this Christmas. Ian, who runs The Bruce...

  • The Christie in Macclesfield opens

    The Christie in Macclesfield will welcome its first patients today. The cancer treatment centre cost over £26m, most of which came from donations. The new...

  • Tidy Planet helps power e-racers

    Macclesfield-based Tidy Planet has partnered with Dorset-headquartered organic waste processor Eco Sustainable Solutions to convert global off-road racing championship Extreme E’s food waste into electricity,...

  • Netflix scam

    Yet another scam aimed at separating you from your hard-earned savings. This one purports to be from Netflix – although the massive typo error ‘Netlix’...

  • Seismic event in Prestbury

    A seismic-like event with a magnitude of 3 was recorded near Prestbury on December 9, at 7:39 am The epicentre was at a depth of...

  • Cheshire Police cars can sting

    Cheshire Police have introduced sting cars to tackle car crime. The cars, which have forensic marking technology and trackers, look like any other parked car...

  • Do you know these men?

    Cheshire police have issued a CCTV image of two men following a serious assault at a club in Wilmslow. At around 2 am on Saturday...

  • £1,200 whisky goes under the hammer

    Looking for a very special Christmas present for the whisky-lover in your life? How about a bottle of Macallan Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky, bottled...

  • Arighi Bianchi creates huge Advent calendar

    Spanning 110 feet high and 45 feet wide, the windows of the Arighi Bianchi’s spectacular Victorian building has been brought to life with a dramatic...

  • Peak District Charity hits fundraising goal

    The secrets of a fascinating long-lost family home can now be unlocked, thanks to generous donations in the Peak District National Park Foundation’s The Big...

  • Drivers caught in illegal Wilmslow street race

    Cheshire police issued more than 30 tickets to drivers following an illegal car meet in Wilmslow on Sunday evening. A police spokesman said more than...