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  • East Cheshire Hospice Will Week

    From 1st – 5th October 2018, East Cheshire Hospice will be holding our annual Will Week, during which local solicitors kindly donate their time and...

  • Huge airport development could bring 10,000 jobs

    The largest development ever built by a business in the North West is to be constructed on two sites at Manchester Airport. Online beauty retailer...

  • Global quality mark for Statiflo

    Above: Gareth Fry, managing director of Statiflo Engineering company Statiflo has been endorsed for its high standardof quality management under an internationally-recognised scheme. Statiflo designs...

  • Garden Village a step closer

    The Garden Village at Handforth has taken a major step forward – passing another key delivery milestone. Cheshire East Council’s strategic planning board has already...

  • Improvements to SEND planned

    A set of recommendations to improve services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities has been welcomed by Cheshire East Council’s...

  • Illegal cigarettes and tobacco seized

    Cheshire East Council trading standards officers seized cigarettes and tobacco worth more than £9,000 during a swoop against a fraudster, a court heard. Chester Crown...

  • Using a mobile without handsfree will cost drivers

    Drivers in Cheshire who use a mobile phone at the wheel will be the focus of a week-long national campaign by officers. The week of...

  • Could you be a Barnaby Trustee?

    Following a happy and successful 10 days of culture, creativity and fun in June this year, Macclesfield’s Barnaby Festival is looking forward to its tenth...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac, Old Sunday School, Roe Street
, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Tickets • can be purchased on the door, subject to demand • can be...

  • Alderley’s The Wizard in court

    The company which operates The Wizard pub in Nether Alderley has been prosecuted for failing to put in place adequate fire safety measures. The case...

  • CCTV images released after Knutsford assault

    Cheshire Police have released CCTV images of three men they want to speak to in connection with an incident in Knutsford. At around 1.30 am, on...

  • State-of-the-art firefighter training centre for Winsford

    Plans have been announced for a new state-of-the-art training centre in Winsford for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service. The ambition is to build a ground-breaking...

  • Police rural crime strategy consultation

    Residents in rural areas are being invited to meet with Cheshire’s Police & Crime Commissioner and local officers to have their say on the county’s...

  • Macclesfield Lit & Phil – Where the wild winds are

    Macclesfield Lit & Phil Society’s new season kicks of this evening, Thursday, 13th September 2018 with: Where the wild winds are Writer and traveller Nick...

  • Cheshire’s missing from home highlighted in TV documentary

    The next episode of ‘Reported Missing’, BBC One’s TV series following missing person cases in Cheshire, airs next week (Monday 17 September). The latest episode...

  • Milestone for Macclesfield marketing agency

    A Macclesfield-based Growth Marketing Agency has reached a milestone in their annual fundraising efforts. Staff from ClientsFirst have raised more than £7,000 against an annual...

  • Cheshire Police to tackle stalking

    Cheshire Police has entered into a national partnership with two other police forces and a charity to deliver a groundbreaking programme to tackle stalking. The...

  • Councillor refuses £942 – for chairing one hour meeting

    Cheshire East Councillor, Sarah Pochin, has refused a special responsibility allowance – saying the £942 she would have received for chairing a one hour Cheshire...

  • Make Macc more sustainable!

    Image above: ⓒ Mick Steff Hundreds of pledges were made to help the environment at “Macc-tastic, Less Plastic” held during Barnaby Festival in June. The bonanza...

  • Get set for Pride this Sunday!

    Cheshire East Council’s first ever Pride in the Park Picnic event will take place at Tatton Park this Sunday.  Special guests Brazilian carnival drum and...