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  • Belong helps Spring flourish

    By on May 13, 2021

    Belong Macclesfield, the care home on Kennedy Avenue, has welcomed spring with its residents, thanks to the support of local businesses and their help with...

  • It’s in the bag!

    By on May 11, 2021

    Above: Foundation litter pickers (left to right): Steve Turner, Andrew McCloy, Claire Barlow, Sarah Wilks, Jen Lowthrop Trustees, staff and volunteers of the Peak District National...

  • A taste of the year ahead at Buxton Opera House

    By on May 10, 2021

    If, like us, you’ve been missing your regular theatre fix at Buxton Opera House, their new mini brochure could just be thing you’re looking for....

  • Barnaby Update

    By on May 10, 2021

    May has arrived, the greening of Spring is all around, and with that some exciting new updates from Barnaby Festival! Firstly, the new Programme Director,...

  • John Dwyer is Cheshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner

    By on May 8, 2021

    John Dwyer has been elected as Cheshire’s police and crime commissioner. The Conservative candidate collected 111,962 votes compared to the second candidate, incumbent David Keane...

  • On this day in 1818 in Macclesfield

    By on May 5, 2021

    On May 5, 1818, a man attended at Macclesfield market with his wife wearing a halter around her neck; he was offering her for sale!...

  • Jet2, Ryanair, easyJet and TUI flight update

    By on May 4, 2021

    Hoping for a holiday abroad this summer? The Government has said foreign flights might be on the cards after May 17 – but what are...

  • Cheshire County Cricket League

    By on May 4, 2021

    Chester Boughton Hall moved into a 15 points lead in the Cheshire County Cricket League’s Premier Division when they beat Wirral rivals Neston by seven...

  • Armed group claimed to be ‘nature lovers’

    By on May 3, 2021

    When Peak District National Park Rangers encountered a group of people in Macclesfield Forest they claimed to be ‘nature lovers’. However, the rangers’ suspicions were...

  • Bosley Mill managers cleared over 2015 explosion

    By on May 1, 2021

    Two managers of a wood mill have been cleared of health and safety offences following an explosion which killed four people in 2015. A jury...

  • The Greatest Show in the North West is back!

    By on April 30, 2021

    The Royal Cheshire County Show is a grand celebration of everything we know and love about farming and the countryside. One of the most highly...

  • ASB house closed down

    By on April 30, 2021

    A terraced cottage in Mill Road, Macclesfield has been closed for three months in response to persistent drug use and anti-social behaviour (ASB). Police officers...

  • Manchester Airports group seeks financial waiver

    By on April 30, 2021

    Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is seeking approval to waive any breach of covenants on the group’s £1.96bn bonds and rolling credit facility. The plea is...

  • MP welcomes tougher sentences for animal cruelty

    By on April 30, 2021

    David Rutley, Macclesfield’s MP, welcomed the passing of the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill into law yestereday (Thursday 29th April), which increases the maximum penalty for...

  • Bosley mill owner cleared of gross negligence manslaughter

    By on April 30, 2021

    The owner of the firm Wood Treatment Ltd, George Boden, has been cleared of gross negligence manslaughter after an explosion which killed four workers, but...

  • Rotary’s Dragons’ Den style Zoom meeting

    By on April 29, 2021

    The Rotary Club of Macclesfield Castle invited three ‘Dragons’ to hear presentations from each of five local charities which had been finally selected from 11...

  • Council consults on housing documents 

    By on April 29, 2021

    Cheshire East Council is inviting comments on two housing documents that would provide further guidance to developers and property owners and support the authority in...

  • Cheshire East AGM

    By on April 29, 2021

    Cheshire East Council’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held as a remote meeting on Tuesday 4 May, at 5pm. The meeting will confirm the...

  • Macclesfield Eco Summit

    By on April 28, 2021

    Macclesfield Town Council and Macctastic Eco Network invite you to join them for an Eco Summit Local eco network group Macctastic which was formed following...

  • Voices from Kinder Scout

    By on April 28, 2021

    Journeys through the Peak District in word and sound The third chapter of Voices From The Peak audio artwork is being released on Saturday 24...