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  • Appeal for help in tracing missing teenager

    By on June 8, 2016

    Police are appealing for help in tracing a missing teenager from the Tarporley area. Officers growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of 14-year-old Kizzy Whitehurst....

  • Silkmen to lose Turnbull

    By on June 8, 2016

    Barrow have signed midfielder Paul Turnbull on a 12-month contract after he turned down a new deal at Macclesfield Town. Turnbull, 27, captained the Silkmen...

  • Police appeal following Bollington cyclist fatality

    By on June 8, 2016

    Cheshire police are appealing for witnesses following the death of a cyclist who was in collision with car. The collision happened around 5.20pm on Tuesday 7...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    By on June 7, 2016

    Cinemac Heritage Centre Roe Street Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Tuesday 7 to Thursday 23 June Tuesday 7 June Teenage Mutant Ninja...

  • Action-packed Royal Cheshire County Show

    By on June 7, 2016

    There’s guaranteed to be be an action-packed and thrilling show when Atkinson Action Horses take to the main ring, on both days, at this year’s Royal Cheshire...

  • Textile art display is to encourage people to visit the Peak District by train

    By on June 7, 2016

    Image; The collages portray the special qualities of the Peak District National Park landscape seen from the train along the Hope Valley Line. A colourful...

  • M56 closed at Frodsham/Elton

    By on June 6, 2016

    A police incident has closed the M56 in Cheshire in both directions. A section of the road between junction 12 (Frodsham) and junction 14 (Elton) has been...

  • What price freedom? The EU – in or out?

    By on June 5, 2016

    On 23rd June we have a choice – to remain a member of the EU or wrest control from the unelected Brussels bureaucrats who have...

  • Bollington motorcyclist fatality

    By on June 5, 2016

    A motorcyclist has died following a collision involving three cars in Stockport. The crash happened at the junction of Reddish Road and Broughton Road in...

  • Ashgrove student wins Rotary poetry prize

    By on June 4, 2016

    Image: Rotarian Mary Grant and Grace Bailey Rushton The North West Rotary clubs ran a competition to see who could submit the best poem to...

  • Manchester Ideal Home Show this weekend

    By on June 3, 2016

    Whether you’re interested in meeting Restoration Man George Clarke – and hearing his views on saving old buildings – or hearing Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen’s views on interiors, you’re guaranteed...

  • Hold tight – it’s 60’s night!

    By on June 3, 2016

    A popular night of sixties music and entertainment returns to the garden theatre at Gawsworth Hall, near Macclesfield on Saturday July 9, in aid of...

  • Man sought following Alderley incident

    By on June 3, 2016

    Police officers from Macclesfield have released an image of a man they would like to speak to in relation to an incident in Alderley Edge....

  • Two arrests during Operation Crossbow

    By on June 3, 2016

    Seven seized vehicles and two arrests were the headline results from Wednesday’s (1 June) Operation Crossbow, which targeted travelling criminals between North Wales, Merseyside and...

  • Beyond the Garden Gate at Dunham Massey

    By on June 3, 2016

    Main image: Enjoy stunning summer colour in the evening sun at Beyond the Garden Gate © National Trust Images/Alice Rushworth Dunham Massey, Altrincham – 10...

  • Music line up announced for Barnaby 2016

    By on June 3, 2016

    There’s an edgy and eclectic mix of musical talent in evocative settings at the Barnaby Festival – which runs from Friday 17 to Sunday 26...

  • Reach Out and Recover

    By on June 2, 2016

    The work being done by a local charity which supports people who face addiction issues and homelessness has been praised by local MP, David Rutley,...

  • Macclesfield: The Ripper Connection

    By on June 2, 2016

    Local author Doug Pickford is joining the ilovemacc team and will be posting occasional columns. Some of the items have appeared in print, many have not been...

  • Health Matters – Are you zzzzleepy?

    By on June 1, 2016

    The next talk in the Health Matters programme is about sleep disorders. Are you zzzzzleepy?  will be held on Tuesday 7th June 2016.  The talk will be presented by Dr Sriram Iyer, Respiratory Consultant and Kate...

  • M6 fully reopened after serious collision

    By on June 1, 2016

    The M6 has now reopened following a serious collision earlier this afternoon. At 1.40pm police received reports of a collision between a bus and a...