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  • Information sought on Prestbury incident

    By on December 16, 2020

    Cheshire Police are appealing for information following reports of a man grabbing hold of a young girl. Sometime between 3.30 pm and 4 pm on...

  • Bollington manufacturer is Made Smarter

    By on December 16, 2020

    A Bollington manufacturer has been ‘transformed’ after securing support from Made Smarter, the movement helping SMEs join the Industry 4.0 revolution. Art Graphics UK, which...

  • Follow that star?

    By on December 15, 2020

    Christmas is almost upon us and Saturn and Jupiter are moving closer and will soon appear in almost exactly the same direction. Coincidentally, on the...

  • MP drops into The Foxhole to find ‘That Refill Place’

    By on December 15, 2020

    Above: David Rutley MP with Ashley Harbour of That Refill Place and Kip and Tess Evans, managers of The Foxhole Local MP, David Rutley, recently...

  • County lines gang jailed

    By on December 15, 2020

    A county lines gang responsible for supplying crack cocaine and heroin from Liverpool to Macclesfield have been jailed for a combined total of more than...

  • Don’t fall for Christmas scams

    By on December 13, 2020

    Cheshire residents are being warned not to get caught by a festive toy-buying scam as online sales continue to rise. In partnership with the Office...

  • Purse snatchers are about

    By on December 13, 2020

    Cheshire Police have issued a warning to Christmas shoppers after purse thieves have been operating across five South Cheshire town centres. Six women have had...

  • Pet owners warned – farmers can shoot your dog

    By on December 11, 2020

    Following a spate of sheep worrying in the region, dog owners are being warned that their pets could be shot if they are seen to...

  • Barnaby launches Second Sight

    By on December 10, 2020

    Barnaby Festival, in partnership with artists in Macclesfield and arts agency and innovation lab FutureEverything, has created a new online arts centre Second Sight. Second...

  • The King’s School debate continues

    By on December 10, 2020

    ilovemacc reader Sue Whitham comments on the ongoing King’s School redevelopment debate. Once again, Cheshire East councillors are listening to concerns about the development proposed...

  • Luxury hotel on the Links

    By on December 10, 2020

    As the country emerges from its second national lockdown a £8.5m hotel has opened in Tytherington – assisted by 6-year old Tytherington club member Satsuki-Mei....

  • Sutton Quarry plans go to Strategic Planning

    By on December 9, 2020

    AM Bell’s hopes to build 31,000 sq ft of small business units at its base near Bosley, to the south of Macclesfield, remain alive after...

  • East Cheshire Hospice Parliamentary Christmas card

    By on December 8, 2020

    Image: David Rutley, MP, displays his Parliamentary Christmas card outside the Hospice with Hospice Chief Executive, Karyn Johnston. Macclesfield MP, David Rutley’s, Parliamentary Christmas Card...

  • Teenager carried a machete

    By on December 8, 2020

    Following a stop and search in Jordangate, Macclesfield on Monday 7 December, a 17-year-old boy has been charged after a machete and a lock knife...

  • Is Santa Claus real?

    By on December 7, 2020

    DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in...

  • From a Child . . . to a Child

    By on December 7, 2020

    Gawsworth Community Hub Manager Janet Keates with some of the toys donated The Rotary Club of Macclesfield Castle wish to thank the people of Macclesfield...

  • Missing Poynton woman – latest

    By on December 5, 2020

    Update (6 December) – Sadly officers searching for a missing woman from Poynton have found a body in Hadfield, Derbyshire. Formal identification has not yet taken...

  • Macclesfield College may face unfair dismissal claims

    By on December 5, 2020

    Macclesfield College is at risk of unfair dismissal claims if it fails to reinstate staff sacked without notice on Tuesday (1 December). The University and...

  • Kings School development recommended for approval

    By on December 4, 2020

    Hillcrest’s proposal to build 115 homes on part of the school’s estate on Cumberland Street in Macclesfield have been recommended for approval by Cheshire East...

  • E-fit of Knutsford sexual predator released

    By on December 3, 2020

    Cheshire Police have released an e-fit of a man they want to speak to in connection with a serious sexual assault in Knutsford. Shortly after...