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  • Teaching children how to use smart phones safely

    A play educating children on how to safely use smart phones is being rolled out to primary schools in Cheshire. SnapTrap – which educates young...

  • Road improvements for the town – I doubt it

    On the day that Cheshire East Council announced that the £58m Middlewich bypass would go ahead, it announced it had been successful with two national productivity...

  • Autumn is a time of plenty (of things to do)

    Autumn colours will no doubt stop walkers in their tracks this season, but visitors to Quarry Bank are being encouraged to take a closer look...

  • New nursery for Mottram St Andrew

    A new nursery facility has been opened at Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy. Pupils, parents, staff and governors, including new headteacher Miss Jean Willerton and...

  • Music at Mottram

    The next Music at Mottram event will be the sublime and brilliantly talented Jim Moray who will be gracing our stage on Saturday 11 November...

  • Latest news from Wake up Macc

    Three diary dates: First is Cheshire East Council’s public meeting on the draft Vision, Strategy and Action Plan for Macc.Wed 25th October  5.30 pm-7.00 pm...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Our auditorium Bar is now regularly open 30mins before selected performances (usually at 5.00/5.30 and 7.30/8.00 screenings, subject to the...

  • Bosley crash closes road

    A major road between North Staffordshire and Cheshire is closed following a ‘serious accident’ this morning. The A523 is closed between the A54 Bosley Crossroads...

  • Can we help Marius?

    If you shop in Macclesfield you may have seen a young man standing outside Marks & Spencer on Mill Street, selling The Big Issue. Marius...

  • Park ranger receives British Empire Medal

    Mr William Tucker, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire, has presented the British Empire Medal to Peak District National Park ranger Bill Gordon for services to wildlife,...

  • Missing person’s appeal

    Michael John Cole (pictured above), aged 43, and his two boys, Michael Lee Cole, aged eight, Harry Cole, aged seven, were reported missing to police...

  • Beat Halloween horrors – Tudor style

     Little Moreton Hall: Mon 23 Oct- Sun 29 Oct  If you need to ward off nightmares at Halloween, Little Moreton Hall is offering some useful...

  • Royal London relocates to Alderley Park

    The UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, Royal London, is set to relocate to Alderley Park’s Parklands in a deal that will keep...

  • Barnaby Festival 2018 News

    Lumen Prize Zarah Hussain wins People’s Choice award We’ve been working with Macclesfield’s own Zarah Hussain on a project for Barnaby 2018, so it’s a...

  • Support for Autism awareness

    At a well-attended event organised by local charity Space4Autism, David Rutley MP took part in a question-and-answer session on issues affecting those with autism spectrum...

  • Bonfires & Firework Displays in Cheshire

    It’s much safer to attend an organised community bonfire – so please attend an organised event this Bonfire Night. Most injuries throughout the bonfire period occur as...

  • Countryside Ranger Service events

    Half Term & Halloween Events Reminder With the school Half-Term holidays around the corner, Cheshire East Countryside Rangers have lots of great family events for...

  • Brickbats over cost of Council newsletter

    Following a number of comments on social media about the cost of the new newsletter for residents, The VoiCE, Cheshire East Council has issued the...

  • £1m European funding for Council’s energy programme

      Cheshire East Council has secured £1m of European funding to help establish a landmark community heating pilot scheme. The European Investment Bank funding will...

  • Garden waste collection ends in December

    The garden waste collection service in Cheshire East will be suspended again this winter to cut unnecessary costs and rationalise resources. Cheshire East Council’s wholly-owned...