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  • Bodycote expands over the pond

    Macclesfield-based Bodycote has entered into a $200m (£154m) agreement to acquire Ellison Surface Technologies, which will lead to the creation of one of the world’s...

  • Appeal for witnesses to Congleton robbery

    Congleton Police are appealing for witnesses following a street robbery in the town. At around 2.30 pm on Sunday 22 December, the victim, a 35-year-old...

  • Macclesfield murder victim named

    A murder investigation has been launched after a man died in Tytherington, Macclesfield.  The man, who died in Macclesfield, has been identified as 62-year-old Paul...

  • Macclesfield to face further sanctions

    Macclesfield Town FC is expected to face further sanctions from the Football League after Saturday’s League Two match with Plymouth was postponed late on Friday...

  • Six-point penalty for Silkmen

    Macclesfield Town have been hit with a six-point deduction that has plunged the Silkmen into a relegation battle. The penalty came after the club pleaded...

  • Paul’s pics

    A great image of a kingfisher, photographed locally by local lensman Paul Beech. Share this... Facebook Pinterest Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Email Reddit Tumblr

  • Appeal on 25th anniversary of the death of Tracey Mertens

    Above: Tracey Mertens Cheshire Police have renewed their appeal for information on the 25th anniversary of the death of a woman in Eaton churchyard. Tracey...

  • Barnaby Festival 2020 – first commission

    Image: ⓒ Simon Buckley – Not quite light Barnaby Festival has announced its first commission – Our Future is Ancient – for 2020 Vision Macclesfield’s...

  • Macc Town winding-up adjourned for ninth time

    A winding-up petition issued against Macclesfield Town Football Club, over an unpaid tax bill, has been adjourned by the High Court for the ninth time....

  • Macclesfield Town Council funds defibrillators

    Macclesfield Town Council has provided and installed two additional Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for the safety of the town. AEDs do not require training and...

  • Don’t fall victim to dangerous counterfeit goods 

    Cheshire East are hoping to keep residents and their children safe this Christmas, by letting them know about the dangers of counterfeit goods. Being well...

  • Paul’s pics

    Another seasonal pic from local photographer Paul Beech. If you have images, events or stories you would like to share email editor@ilovemacc.com Share this... Facebook...

  • Winter wellbeing for the vulnerable

    Cheshire East are working with their partners to offer a range of advice and support to residents on how to keep warm, well and safe...

  • Christmas and the New Year bin collections

    Residents are being reminded that there will be no garden waste collections between 23 December and 3 January.    We have reduced this break in...

  • Steve Steinman’s Vampire Rock

    Saturday 18 January 2020, 7.30pm Buxton Opera House From the producers of Anything For Love – The Meat Loaf Story and Vampires Rock, Steve Steinman returns to Buxton...

  • Cheshire Police arrest over 100 in two weeks

    Cheshire Police has arrested 100 people for drink/drug driving in the first two weeks of its Christmas drink/drug drive crackdown.  The month-long operation, which began...

  • Christmas cheer from Rossendale Trust

    Festive cheer was in the air when David Rutley, newly re-elected Member of Parliament for Macclesfield, visited local charity, Rossendale Trust on Friday 13th December...

  • Volunteers brave the elements to plant sphagnum moss

    Above: Staff and volunteers get a tutorial in plug planting from Partnership manager Karen Shelley-Jones. A major planting project in the Staffordshire Moorlands will help...

  • Honorary Rotary membership for Bishop William

    The ex-Rector of Gawsworth, Bishop William, has been awarded Honorary Membership of the Rotary Club of Macclesfield Castle in recognition of support for the community...

  • One Step Forward?: Walsall (Away) 14.12.2019

    Jen Kelly – a.k.a. Cheshire’s Revenge / The Word Nerd – brings ilovemacc her own take on the highs and lows of The Silkmen So,...