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  • Witnesses to Allostock collision sought

    Cheshire Police officers investigating a serious collision in Allostock are appealing for information and footage from members of the public. The collision near The Three...

  • Restoration of old goods shed is underway

    Above: Work to restore the goods shed at Millers Dale station has begun. Image ⓒ Peak District National Park Authority. A restoration project led by...

  • PC set up first ever police dog unit

    Image: Peter Dainty (left) with dog handlers When PC Alan Friday went to see a man about a dog he ended up learning some new...

  • Revised plans for Royal London

    Wilmslow-based Royal London, on course to move to Alderley Park next year, has put forward an updated plan for its current home, changing its existing...

  • Make it Tatton this bank holiday!

    You have one more day left of the bank holiday weekend to enjoy all that Tatton Park has to offer – the deer park, sensational...

  • Macclesfield Pride AGM

    Macclesfield Pride will celebrate the end of its first year as a registered charity with an AGM on Tuesday September 10th at 7pm, at the...

  • Football drives demand for Norway to North West flights

    A surge in interest in English football and a demand for UK flights has led to SAS introducing a new direct service from Stavanger, in...

  • Latest phone scam!

    We’ve been receiving an increasing number of BT scam/phishing calls recently on our landline. Previous ones have involved someone at the other end – usually...

  • Dale Mine crowdfunder goes live!

    Above: Dr. Catherine Parker Heath with her wonderful volunteers hard at work. This week a new project from the South West Peak Landscape Partnership broke...

  • New music festival at Capesthorne Hall

    A new music festival is taking place in the  grounds of an historic stately home near Macclesfield. Hide & Seek Festival, offering a mixture of...

  • Macclesfield digital agency helps propel Air Ambulance

    Macclesfield-based UX design and development agency, Sigma has been appointed by Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (AAKSS) to deliver a better digital user experience.  Launched...

  • Tilly’s battle against plastic

    We know many youngsters are passionate about the planet and are constantly seeking new ways to help look after it. Well, meet Tilly. This 12-year-old...

  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel at Buxton

    Legendary rock icon and the original Cockney Rebel, Steve Harley, has written and recorded twelve albums in a career covering four decades, and continues to...

  • Daryl McMahon is the new Macc Town manager

    Macclesfield Town have appointed Daryl McMahon as their new head coach to succeed ex-England defender Sol Campbell who left the Silkmen last Thursday. McMahon, 35,...

  • Wilmslow man charged with murder

    A 43-year-old man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a body in Handforth. Pamela Ann Mellor, understood to be 55, was discovered...

  • Country life at its best at Tatton this weekend

    Tatton Park hosts a terrific celebration of country life this Bank Holiday weekend, as traditional fun and games, crafts, activities, food and drink take over...

  • Pandamonium! at West Park Museum

    A programme of free workshops and activities at the Museum, curated by Barnaby. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT’S ON AT PANDAMONIUM! THIS WEEK… 1 pm – 4 pm...

  • Man charged following hospital drug theft

    A 42-year-old Stockport man has been charged after potentially lethal drugs were stolen from Macclesfield District General Hospital. Stephen Hague was arrested at his home...

  • Johnny Cash Roadshow

    The only show to be endorsed by the Cash family is back on top form at Buxton Opera House with a brand new production on...

  • Henbury housing fight continues

    Henbury and Broken Cross residents have vowed to continue to fight proposals to build 157 homes outside Macclesfield as housebuilder Bellway advances two planning applications...