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  • Pharmaceutical needs assessment consultation opens

    People who use pharmaceutical services in Cheshire East are being asked to give their feedback on the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) report.  Every local authority...

  • Support for Ukrainian refugees

    Cheshire East Council has released details of how Ukrainian refugees will be supported in the borough. Over the last few days, central government has started...

  • Macclesfield FC 4 – AFC Liverpool 2

    The Silkmen completed their sensational 2021/22 league campaign with a 4 – 2 victory against AFC Liverpool. Macclesfield are a club reborn. It’s been an...

  • Little Eleanor reunited with Ooh Aah

    An 18-month-old girl has been reunited with her beloved Orangutan teddy. Little Eleanor was more than tearful at bedtime when she realised that she had...

  • Naked Screwfix shopper

    Image ⓒ Izaak Burns A man was arrested after walking into Screwfix completely naked. Upon entering the store on Hulley Road, Macclesfield, the man politely...

  • Storytelling Spectacular at Chester Zoo

    Chester Zoo is hosting a storytelling spectacular with more than 100 ‘pop-up’ events take place during the Easter period.   The conservation and education charity is...

  • A helping hand from the Crisis Café

    Crisis cafes provide a comfortable space, away from a clinical environment, for those in crisis and provide a safe haven to help prevent mental health...

  • Macclesfield FC – Season Finale

    If you watched the hit documentary ‘Robbie Savage: Making Macclesfield FC’ – there’s now a sequel. The initial film ‘From the Ashes’ was a massive...

  • Minimum and Living Wage increase

    Around 2.5 million UK workers will receive a pay rise, as the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage increase on 1st April 2022. £1,000...

  • Energy Price Cap

    Ensure you check your gas and electricity meters before 12 midnight when the cost of energy increases. To help readers to understand how the Energy...

  • Free Covid-19 testing ended

    The local PCR testing site in Macclesfield has now closed. Also, from Friday 1 April, free LFD tests will end, and residents will no longer...

  • Julia leads 70th anniversary celebration

    Above: Jen Lowthrop, Julia Bradbury and Sarah Slowther ⓒ Tom Marshall TV presenter Julia Bradbury led a celebration of the Peak District’s 70th anniversary as...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Return To Hogwarts This Easter! Looking for something to do this Easter? Look no further! Cinemac’s got something for everyone during the coming weeks!Jared Leto...

  • Masked gang attempt robbery in Alderley

    Police are appealing for information following an attempted robbery at Henry D Johnstone jeweller’s in Alderley Edge. Three people, wearing fancy dress face masks and hi-viz...

  • Disability Information Bureau open for business

    For people with disabilities and health conditions the last couple of years have been particularly challenging. The Disability Information Bureau (DIB) recently met with local...

  • Macclesfield FC gym manager’s inquest

    An inquest into the death of Anna Ledgar, the gym manager at Macclesfield FC, reached its conclusion this week. Anna Ledgar was on her way...

  • Bosley Tug of War annual open competition

    Bosley Tug of War Club will be holding its annual tug of war competition on Sunday 3rd April. The competition, at Woodford War Memorial Community...

  • A ray of sunshine

    This year’s Art Fair Cheshire will feature a sunny display of postcard size sunflowers created by local school children. Budding artists from 7 schools have...

  • Tribute to Ian Curtis in Macclesfield

    Street artist ‘Akse’ has began painting the Ian Curtis mural outside the bus station on Mill Street, Macclesfield The Manchester street artist, commissioned to produce...

  • Cumberland Street trailer fire

    Fire crews from Macclesfield and Bollington fire ftations were called to a blaze just off the Sainsbury roundabout on Cumberland Street at around 1 pm...