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  • 20 years of fighting Peak District wildfires

    A group created to help protect the Peak District from damaging wildfires is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Fire Operations Group (FOG) was formed in...

  • Design competition for Cheshire schools

    The world’s leading recycler of aluminium, Novelis, is once again supporting the schools-based Alu D&T Challenge in 2016. Schools in Cheshire are being invited to participate...

  • Tatton’s deer get ready to rut!

    Main image: Tatton Park deer herd. ⓒ Granville Sellars/ilovemacc.com With autumn conditions comes the nod to get ready to rut and Tatton Park, in rural...

  • Make the most of autumn at Dunham Massey

    Above: Visitors enjoying an autumnal walk at Dunham Massey © National Trust / Paul Harris Dunham Massey provides the perfect setting to enjoy everything autumn...

  • It’s Treacle weekend!

    The last Sunday in every month means just one thing – Treacle Market. Treacle Market is one of the largest artisan markets in the North...

  • A34 Monks Heath to Congleton closure

    Cheshire East Council’s highways team will be resurfacing and replacing road markings on the A34 at Marton – between the junctions of Davenport Lane and Blackden...

  • Chief appointed to national body responsible for sentencing guidance

    Cheshire’s Chief Constable has been appointed to the national body responsible for setting guidelines on sentencing. Simon Byrne’s appointment to the Sentencing Council for England...

  • Haematology explained – a free public lecture

    Here’s an opportunity to learn about the recent advances in various areas of haematology and the service developments at Macclesfield District General Hospital in a talk...

  • All Hallows student dies in tragic accident

    Kayden Gowers, a 13-year-old All Hallows pupil, has died in a tragic accident. He was fatally injured at an address on Fowey Close, off St...

  • Man charged with Congleton burglary

    A man from Staffordshire has been charged following a serious assault in Congleton. Mark Braddock, aged 48, was arrested in relation to an incident that...

  • Shoga’s Challenge raises over £1500 for Hospice

    Image above: Jessica Ruth, the events manager at East Cheshire Hospice receives a cheque for £1545 from MD Graham Robinson and Operations Director Jennifer Robinson...

  • Macclesfield Potato Riot 2017

    Macclesfield Community Artspace is staging a re-enactment of the 1812 Potato Riot in Macclesfield The free street theatre event will be followed by a ticketed public...

  • Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Congleton

    Officers investigating a serious assault in Congleton have arrested a man from Werrington, Stoke-on-Trent on suspicion of attempted murder. He is currently being held in...

  • £60m residential development for Alderley Park

    Cheadle-based developer, PH Homes, has acquired 13 acres of the 400-acre Alderley Park site and is planning a £60m development comprising 74 family homes – to be...

  • MP supports our heritage

    Local MP, David Rutley, lent his support to the Heritage Open Days programme when he attended one of the events at Macclesfield Town Hall. There he met...

  • Council salutes borough athletes medal successes

    The Leader of Cheshire East Council has praised the phenomenal success of local athletes competing in the Rio Paralympics and the jiu-jitsu Asian Open. The...

  • Cheshire East commit to energy efficient street lamps

    Cheshire East Council is showing its commitment to putting residents first by investing nearly £10m in LED street lighting. Following the successful upgrade of street...

  • Constabulary celebrates the finest in the force

    Above: Left to right presenter Emma Jesson Chief Constable Simon Byrne Betty Chesters and Police and Crime Commissioner David Keane A 75 year-old Nantwich resident...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Heritage Centre
, Roe Street
, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Monday 19 September to Thursday 6 October Monday 19 September Bridget Jones’s Baby (15) 5.15,...

  • Stafford Show to celebrate Sheene and Suzuki

    Visitors to the forthcoming Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show – October 15-16 – will have the opportunity to get up close to the two RG500s...