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  • Pott Shrigley Church School a year on from Covid

    By on March 22, 2021

    A message from the head of Pott Shrigley Church School As we locked the gates to Pott Shrigley Church School on Friday 20th March 2020...

  • LLoyds Credit Card scam

    By on March 20, 2021

    If you receive a text message from Lloyds Bank – it may not be from Lloyds. The message sent reads something like: LLOYDS: A payment...

  • Road Map for Treacle 2021

    By on March 19, 2021

    It’s been a very long three months since Treacle last traded before Christmas – and the organisers  have decided to hold back for March rather than...

  • NEST project win for Nexer Digital

    By on March 18, 2021

    Macclesfield-based design agency Nexer Digital (previously Sigma) has won a two-year contract with the National Employment Savings Trust Corporation (NEST) to help build service design...

  • The National Trust #BlossomWatch gets underway

    By on March 18, 2021

    Above: Damson blossom in bloom at Brockhampton Estate in Herefordshire. Image: Ranger Tim Pyne Britons report ‘massive boost’ in nature connection since pandemic started, as...

  • Tidy Planet expansion

    By on March 17, 2021

    Macclesfield-based Tidy Planet has expanded its operations into Italy, appointing environmental solutions firm Ecologia Soluzione Ambiente (ESA), as the exclusive Italian partner of its food...

  • King’s School redevelopment

    By on March 15, 2021

    There are so many images doing the rounds we thought our readers might be interested in the current state-of-play of plans for the King’s School...

  • Encouraging year for Peak District Peregrines

    By on March 15, 2021

    The Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative has published its 2020 final report, showing encouraging breeding successes for several bird of prey species in moorland...

  • Local studio behind The Lost Pirate Kingdom

    By on March 15, 2021

    Wilmslow-based visual effects studio Stonesoup VFX has created visuals for new Netflix show ‘The Lost Pirate Kingdom’ which is released today.  As well as producing...

  • New lease of life for The Hanging Gate

    By on March 14, 2021

    Plans have been unveiled to reopen The Hanging Gate, in Wincle Lane, Higher Sutton, thought to be the highest pub in Cheshire which pulled its...

  • Fixed Penalty Notices for Covid rule breaches

    By on March 14, 2021

    A total of 156 fines have been handed out for Covid regulation breaches in the Macclesfield policing area during the current lockdown. According to Cheshire...

  • Sexual offender jailed

    By on March 12, 2021

    Luc Roth, formerly of Ravenhoe Lane Rainow, has been jailed for 50 months after committing a sexual offence at an address in Macclesfield. At Chester...

  • Despite loss Bodycote maintains dividend record

    By on March 12, 2021

    Macclesfield-based Bodycote reported reduced revenues for the year to December 31, 2020, today and a pre-tax loss, but said it is sticking with its record...

  • Flower Pot junction improvement scheme

    By on March 11, 2021

    A scheme to improve the Flower Pot junction – of Ivy Lane, Park Lane, Congleton Road and Oxford Road – has been approved by Cheshire...

  • Elizabeth Gaskell’s House online events

    By on March 11, 2021

    Elizabeth Gaskell’s House has earned an outstanding reputation for the quality and variety of its online events, with the programme designed to explore all aspects of this great literary...

  • Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Trentabank camera

    By on March 10, 2021

    Above: Trentabank, ⓒ Neil Phillips On the doorstep of the Peak District, Trentabank reservoir and the surrounding conifer plantations of Macclesfield Forest, Macclesfield, Cheshire East...

  • Henbury housing plans go before strategic planning board

    By on March 10, 2021

    Housebuilder Bellway’s plans for 157 houses off Chelford Road, Henbury have been recommended for approval despite concerns over the impact the development could have on...

  • All smiles for Cheshire charity’s 10th anniversary!

    By on March 9, 2021

    Cheshire-based perinatal mental health charity, Smile Group, celebrates its 10th anniversary on Mother’s Day this year.  The charity was founded by Ruth Williams and Natalie...

  • Wanted man found

    By on March 9, 2021

    LATEST: The man wanted in connection with the assault, in Hurdsfield, has been arrested and conditionally bailed. The assault took place sometime between 8.00pm and...

  • Fancy hiring a castle for your post-lockdown staycation?

    By on March 8, 2021

    Whether you are planning a significant event or a short break when it is finally safe to do so, you will probably want to make...