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  • The devil is in the detail

    By on February 9, 2018

    Cheshire East Council has agreed to sell Churchill Way car park, the biggest car park in the town, to the developer Ask Real Estate so...

  • Working to reduce high knife crime stats in Cheshire

    By on February 9, 2018

    Cheshire Constabulary is cracking down on knife crime as part of a national campaign and will be targeting individuals suspected of carrying these weapons. Operation...

  • Bosley Tug of War – join the team

    By on February 9, 2018

    Bosley Tug of War team is now back in training for the 2018 season! They’re open to new members, #YFC pullers, etc. so if you...

  • Students taste life at Buxton & Leek College

    By on February 8, 2018

    Are you nearing the end of school but can’t make up your mind which course to study at College? Buxton & Leek College has the...

  • Billy Showell painting class

    By on February 8, 2018

    Renowned botanical watercolour artist, Billy Showell, a key member of the Society of Botanical Artists, will be paying a visit to Mottram St Andrew village...

  • Play to Win on world’s longest inflatable assault course

    By on February 8, 2018

    Active Cheshire is thrilled to announce the launch of PlayFest 2018 – a spectacular event inspiring businesses, schools and communities to get together, compete, get active,...

  • Appeal after burglars target elderly Wilmslow resident

    By on February 8, 2018

    Officers from Macclesfield CID are appealing for information following a burglary in Wilmslow. At around 7 pm on Tuesday (6 February) the victim, an elderly...

  • Congleton man charged with burglary

    By on February 8, 2018

    Following an investigation Macclesfield Police have charged a 38-year-old man with burglary. Tony Heathcote from Redfern Avenue in Congleton was arrested following reports of suspicious...

  • Donation helps students build a brighter future

    By on February 8, 2018

    Students attending a construction skills course are building a brighter future, thanks to a donation of bricks and timber. Macclesfield-based not for profit company, Trade...

  • Barry Bennell pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

    By on February 7, 2018

    Former Crewe Alexandra coach, Barry Bennell, denied seven counts of indecent assault between 1981 and 1986 on a boy and one count of attempted buggery...

  • Local bus services retained

    By on February 7, 2018

    Local evening bus services running in Crewe, Sandbach, Macclesfield, Middlewich and Congleton are being retained. All subsidised evening services in Cheshire East were due to...

  • Flight ticket fraud

    By on February 7, 2018

    Fraudsters are attempting to entice victims who are looking for cheap flights abroad. Victims have reported booking tickets via websites or a “popular” ticket broker,...

  • Chief Constable’s alleged ‘angry outbursts and aggressive attacks’

    By on February 7, 2018

    Cheshire Police have announced that suspended Chief Constable, Simon Byrne, will face an 11-day gross misconduct hearing – accused of ‘volatile, unpredictable and offensive behaviour’....

  • Speed awareness

    By on February 7, 2018

    Let’s face it, we’re all prone to lapses in concentration – and as I get older – more than ever. I’ve been lucky so far,...

  • Thieves target elderly woman in Congleton

    By on February 6, 2018

    Police are appealing for information after callous thieves targeted a vulnerable resident in Congleton. At around 2pm on Monday 5 February the elderly woman was...

  • Could you be a firefighter?

    By on February 6, 2018

    Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is recruiting for on-call firefighters at the following fire stations: Alsager, Audlem, Bollington, Frodsham, Holmes Chapel, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Malpas, Middlewich, Penketh,...

  • Angels bring ‘Hope’ to the streets

    By on February 6, 2018

    Volunteers from Macclesfield Hope Street Angels, a voluntary organisation launched by Hope in North East Cheshire in 2012, were joined by local MP, David Rutley,...

  • Manufacturers offered help to prepare for Brexit

    By on February 6, 2018

    Local manufacturers are invited to a free Cheshire East Council-backed event to help them plan and prepare for Brexit. The workshop, entitled ‘Preparing your manufacturing...

  • High Court dismisses Muller planning appeal

    By on February 6, 2018

      A High Court judge has backed Cheshire East’s Local Plan for shaping future development in the borough by throwing out an appeal from a...

  • Hate Crime Week

    By on February 5, 2018

    Cheshire Constabulary is joining other North West police forces in raising awareness of hate crime this week. Held from Monday 5 February to Sunday 11...