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  • Mi Flamenco presents – Incognito

    By on March 28, 2017

    The beautiful art-form of Flamenco will be showcased with a guitar and cello soundscape at Buxton’s Pavilion Arts Centre, when Mi Flamenco presents Incognito on...

  • Brian Kennedy on stage

    By on March 28, 2017

    Brian Kennedy, the internationally celebrated, singer, songwriter and former vocalist on five of Van Morrison albums will be performing in Buxton during April. Brian has...

  • Chris Dean’s Syd Lawrence Orchestra

    By on March 28, 2017

    Take a trip back to 1967 with the sounds of Chris Dean’s Syd Lawrence Orchestra, offering a Golden Night of Swing, to celebrate the big...

  • Global rhythms in Buxton

    By on March 28, 2017

    The Big Session folk festival will be back in Buxton, taking place for an extended four days over the early May bank holiday weekend, from...

  • MP brushes up the town’s Past Times

    By on March 28, 2017

    Above: Wendy Stubbs of Macclesfield Visitors Centre, David Rutley, MP and local author Dorothy Bentley Smith Local MP, David Rutley, met up with local historian Dorothy Bentley Smith to...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    By on March 28, 2017

    Cinemac Old Sunday School, Roe Street
, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Monday 27 March to Thursday 13 April Monday 27 March Beauty and the...

  • Footloose: The musical

    By on March 24, 2017

    Following an acclaimed 2016 UK Tour, worldwide smash hit musical Footloose: The Musical will burst back onto the stage in 2017, playing at Buxton Opera House from...

  • Short Ballets for Small people – Goldilocks and the Three Bears

    By on March 24, 2017

    The award-winning Northern Ballet is back in Buxton presenting another enchanting production for children – Goldilocks & the Three Bears. With sell-out performances and hugely successful...

  • Scam alert!

    By on March 24, 2017

    Reading the following email message you might assume Marks & Spencer were entering you in a prize draw. However, if you read through to the...

  • Astra Zeneca hosts MMIP conference

    By on March 21, 2017

    Above: Lord Prior visits Astra Zeneca’s £120 million manufacturing plant. Lord Prior of Brampton – Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business,...

  • Astra Zeneca Brathay Apprentice Challenge

    By on March 21, 2017

    Local MP, David Rutley, recently met with apprentices from AstraZeneca to look at their work under the Brathay Apprentice Challenge, a national scheme to help promote apprenticeships. The...

  • Manchester Bike Show this weekend

    By on March 21, 2017

    Sponsored by Swinton Insurance 25th & 26th March 2017                        9.30am – 5.00pm EventCity, Next to the intu Trafford Centre, Manchester, M41 7TB www.manchesterbikeshow.com            Tel...

  • MP rolls out the first bowl

    By on March 20, 2017

    Joined by the President of Macclesfield Bowling Club, Sue Munslow, and Club members, David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield, rolled out the first jack and bowl...

  • Business leaders hail ‘golden opportunity’ for investment in the Cheshire Science Corridor

    By on March 16, 2017

    The potential for the Cheshire Science Corridor to boost the region’s economy has been acknowledged at the MIPIM international property festival. During a discussion that kicked off...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    By on March 15, 2017

    Old Sunday School, Roe Street
, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Monday 14 to Thursday 30 March Tuesday 14 March Moonlight (15) 5.30 Logan (15) 8.00 Wednesday...

  • Broadstock lands contracts worth £1.5m

    By on March 15, 2017

    Local office furniture supplier Broadstock is celebrating after securing contracts worth a combined £1.5m. The Lyme Green-based company was chosen by the University of Kent for...

  • Questions in Parliament for Park Royal pupils

    By on March 15, 2017

    David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield, joined pupils from Park Royal Community School for a discussion and question-and-answer session during their visit to Parliament on 10th...

  • Quarry Bank glasshouse restored to its former glory

    By on March 14, 2017

    Above: The black and white picture shows the glasshouse in its heyday while the image below shows how it looks newly restored. A rare example...

  • Isn’t nature wonderful

    By on March 14, 2017

    Last week the daffodils, magnolias, camellias and helibores at Bodnant Garden were still slumbering. With just a few days of warm weather the whole 80 acres of...

  • Macclesfield IT firm warns of the dangers of cybercrime

    By on March 13, 2017

    Above: Graham Fern, Technical Director for Axon Macclesfield based IT solutions firm Axon is urging local businesses to look at their cybercrime prevention strategies following...