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  • Astra Zeneca

    Decline in profits for AstraZeneca

    By on February 15, 2020

    AstraZeneca could be at risk on two fronts after the pharmaeceutical giant announced its annual results for 2019 showing pre-tax profits falling by 22% to...

  • Message from the Barnaby team

    By on February 15, 2020

    It’s no secret that public funding of the arts has been under increasing pressure in that period, and our wonderful supporters have always stepped up to...

  • Is it time to call a halt to retail developments?

    By on February 14, 2020

    Intu owned, The Trafford Centre Here’s a lesson for those who see local authorities being to blame for the demise of our high streets. Over...

  • Tech hub opens at Alderley Park

    By on February 14, 2020

    A new hub for hi-tech business has opened at Alderley Park. Glasshouse is aimed at digital and tech companies seeking to work alongside some of...

  • Six burglars banged up

    By on February 13, 2020

    Six men from Wirral who burgled houses and dozens of businesses in Macclesfield and across the north have been jailed for a total of more...

  • East Cheshire Hospice Spring Ball

    By on February 13, 2020

    Spring is coming – and so is the Hospice’s first ever Spring Ball! Join everyone Alderley Edge Cricket Club on Friday 27th March 2020 for...

  • Witness to attempted Chester Road robbery sought

    By on February 13, 2020

    Following an attempted robbery on Chester Road, Macclesfield, detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward. At around 1.30 pm on Monday, 10 February, a...

  • Gradus continues to make the grade

    By on February 12, 2020

    In recognition of the important role that it continues to play in the local economy, Macclesfield-based business, Gradus PLC, was visited by local MP, David...

  • You’re never too old to get fit

    By on February 12, 2020

    A group of residents from The Bridges, on Buxton Road in Macclesfield, have started 2020 with a focus on fitness to improve their physical and...

  • Support East Cheshire Hospice this Valentines

    By on February 11, 2020

    International artist Susie MacMurray has created an extraordinary artwork, ‘Gathering’, inspired by the work of the Hospice, to help raise vital funds for our patients....

  • Hospice@Home to go 24/7

    By on February 11, 2020

    East Cheshire Hospice’s highly successful Hospice@Home service is being extended, on April 1, to provide round-the-clock care to local patients. As a result, the dedicated...

  • Shareholder committee members sought

    By on February 10, 2020

    Cheshire East Council is looking to recruit two residents to sit on a committee that helps govern three of its companies established to seek better...

  • Increase in cost of policing approved

    By on February 10, 2020

    Cheshire’s Police and Crime Panel have approved an increase in the  budget for 2020/21 and the council tax precept increase. An additional 90 officers, funded...

  • Cheshire East bin wagons will run on gas

    By on February 10, 2020

    Cheshire East Council are implementing a £1m scheme which will see bin wagons converted to take home-produced hydrogen. The scheme funded by C.E.C. and Storengy...

  • Rolex service centre at Wilmslow Prestons

    By on February 7, 2020

    Above: Gerard Kerr, head of after-sales at Rolex UK and Prestons head watchmaker Steve Tilson cut the ribbon on the 55 square metre workshop where...

  • Police appeal following Poynton burglary

    By on February 6, 2020

    Cheshire Police are investigating an aggravated burglary which took place in a house on London Road North in Poynton at around 1 pm on Wednesday,...

  • Pott Shrigley School pupils start hearts

    By on February 5, 2020

    The children of Cheshire-based Pott Shrigley Church School have recently been trained in First Aid via the British Heart Foundation’s HEARTSTART programme. The first session...

  • Fine Lines + Borowski, Hammill, Mora and Moylan

    By on February 5, 2020

    In 2018 and 2019, Fine Lines + Borowski, Hammill, Mora and Moylan, performed sellout concerts at Sutton Scout Hut, to wildly enthusiastic audiences. Local musicians...

  • Al Murray – the one and only Pub Landlord

    By on February 5, 2020

    Al Murray the one and only Pub Landlord will be bringing his extended sell-out tour of Landlord of Hope And Glory to Buxton Opera House....

  • Car park pay-stations targeted by thieves

    By on February 5, 2020

    Over 20 pay-and-display machines in Macclesfield, Crewe, Nantwich and Congleton have been targeted by thieves. An estimated £15,000 has been stolen to date, with some...