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  • Bentley main partner for Pride 2020

    By on July 16, 2020

    Bentley Motors UK, will be the main partner for Cheshire East Virtual Pride 2020. The partnership with Crewe-based Bentley signifies a major step up for...

  • Council seeks views on school travel

    By on July 16, 2020

    Cheshire East Council is seeking parents’ views on how their children travel to school – so that plans can be made for pupils’ safe return...

  • A2Z closed for serving alcohol to kids

    By on July 15, 2020

    A2Z Convenience Store on Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, which repeatedly served under-age teenagers alcohol and cigarettes without checking ID has been forced to cease trading for...

  • Litter picking in the Peak Park

    By on July 15, 2020

    Above: Anna Jennings accesses the litter between the rocks Litter hotspots in some of the Peak District’s most challenging terrain are being targeted in a...

  • Firefighters complete 24-hour Everest challenge

    By on July 15, 2020

    A group of firefighters from Macclesfield who set themselves a challenge to climb the height of Mount Everest have raised more than £4,000 for charity.  The...

  • Companies sold car park spaces they didn’t own

    By on July 14, 2020

    A Bolton-based company which persuaded clients to invest almost £11.5 million in parking spaces at a site in Styal near Manchester Airport have been wound...

  • MP thanks local teachers

    By on July 14, 2020

    Following an invitation by Cllr Roland Edwards, Chair of the Board of Governors, Macclesfieldl MP, David Rutley, visited Dean Valley Community Primary School in Bollington...

  • £6m pedestrian and cycle bridge for Airport City

    By on July 14, 2020

    A pedestrian and cycle bridge was installed over the M56 spur airport approach road over the weekend at Airport City Manchester. The new bridge, weighing...

  • Wilmslow couple charged with pension fraud

    By on July 14, 2020

    Detectives investigating a pension fraud involving 275 victims who were defrauded of over £22 million have charged two men and two women.  Mark Kelly, 49...

  • Teens charged with criminal damage

    By on July 14, 2020

    Two 18-year-old men from Macclesfield have been charged with causing criminal damage in the town. The charges relate to an incident in High Street, Macclesfield,...

  • Silkmen thank Chris

    By on July 14, 2020

    Lifelong Silkmen fan Chris Edge, has stepped down as the club’s Deputy Safety Officer and the club has convey its thanks on its website.  The...

  • Paul’s pics

    By on July 13, 2020

    Local wildlife photographer Paul Beech caught this image of a parent feeding its baby swallows in Siddington over the weekend. Share this... Facebook Pinterest Twitter...

  • Attempted robbery in Knutsford

    By on July 13, 2020

    Image: @mistergrist Cheshire Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery in Knutsford. At around 3.45 pm on 7 July a 15-year-old boy was...

  • Boosting Bollington’s eateries

    By on July 13, 2020

    Bollington’s vibrant pubs and restaurants were well represented at a recent meeting hosted by Bollington Town Council and the Bollington Business Forum, where supporting the...

  • Liverpool man jailed for Macclesfield robbery

    By on July 10, 2020

    A 42-year-old man from Liverpool who committed a robbery at a convenience store in Macclesfield has been jailed for more than four years.  Andrew Monaghan,...

  • A new Mayor for Macclesfield

    By on July 10, 2020

    The sixth Mayor of Macclesfield Town Council, since its inception in 2015, is Cllr Sarah Bennett-Wake who was elected on 29th June, 2020. Cllr Bennett-Wake’s...

  • Virtual Bollington Nostalgia Hill Race

    By on July 10, 2020

    This year’s annual Bollington Nostalgia Hill Race took place virtually for the first time, with local MP, David Rutley, taking part to help raise funds...

  • Doris’ 100-day fundraiser

    By on July 9, 2020

    Despite the easing of lockdown across the country and non-essential businesses opening up charities continue to struggle owing to the lack of fundraising events. Compassionate...

  • Silkmen hope to retain coach

    By on July 9, 2020

    Macclesfield hope to hold on to head coach Mark Kennedy and assistant Danny Butterfield, who are out of contract. Former Wolves and Republic of Ireland...

  • Tackling pavement parking

    By on July 9, 2020

    Cheshire East Council is evaluating options to tackle the issue of pavement parking in the borough.  The Department for Transport (DfT) is undertaking a review...