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  • Smoke alarms alert occupier to kitchen fire

    By on August 23, 2015

    Two fire engines from Macclesfield fire station attended a cooker fire in the kitchen of a flat on the ground floor of a building on Percyvale Sreet. Firefighters used...

  • Sam Sweeney’s Fiddle: Made in the Great War

    By on August 22, 2015

    Six years ago Sam Sweeney, fiddle player with Bellowhead, bought a violin in Oxford. It had all the appearance of a new instrument but the label inside...

  • American Bluegrass star heading for Buxton

    By on August 22, 2015

    Buxton Opera House is offering a musical treat to kick off the August bank holiday. Dolly Parton collaborator, GRAMMY nominated Claire Lynch will be bringing...

  • Doc (Joe Hawkins) Brown

    By on August 22, 2015

    Doc Brown star of the hit US show Law and Order is set to bring his seamless mix of hip-hop and stand-up to the Pavilion...

  • Heaton House Big Weekend

    By on August 22, 2015

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  • ‘The Big O’ hits Buxton

    By on August 21, 2015

    Roy Orbison, the man that brought us Only the Lonely, Crying and Oh, Pretty Woman will be the subject of a live music show which tells the extraordinary story...

  • Unmarked police bikes will tackle Cheshire speeders

    By on August 20, 2015

    As part of their summer motorcycle campaign, Operation Caesar, Cheshire police is warning motorists and bikers that they risk receiving heavy penalties if they speed...

  • Two apprentices join local finance software firm

    By on August 20, 2015

    A leading local education finance software company has taken on two young apprentices as it continues to expand its operation. HCSS Education, based on Tytherington...

  • No planning permission, but demolition of the Bay Leaf may already be in hand

    By on August 19, 2015

    As most people in Bollington will know an application has gone into Cheshire East to demolish the Bay Leaf restaurant (old Waggon & Horses pub)...

  • Something for everyone at Wilmslow Beer & Wine Festival

    By on August 19, 2015

    Saturday 26th September is a date to mark in your diary. Lindow Cricket Club will be hosting the Alderley Edge and Wilmslow Beer & Wine...

  • A sine (sign) of the times?

    By on August 18, 2015

    Being an ex-typographer I try to make every effort to spell correctly – especially on the website. Curiously, I have a tendency to spot other people’s...

  • Top USA star Lisa Mills coming to Langley

    By on August 18, 2015

    Lisa Mills – one of the USA’s top female artistes, is flying in from Alabama in October, to her second home – Langley. She’s coming...

  • Turnover leap for Cyprotex

    By on August 18, 2015

    Macclesfield-based biotech company Cyprotex is reporting a 28% increase in revenue to £6.93m. Its interim results for the half year to June 30 has seen...

  • Inquest into death of Derek Moore

    By on August 18, 2015

    The inquest into the death of one of the victims of the Bosley Wood Treatment explosion is expected to open today. 62 year old Derek Moore...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    By on August 17, 2015

    What’s on at Cinemac W/E 28th August 2015 Cinemac Heritage Centre
, Roe Street
, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Monday 17 August to Thursday 27...

  • Bridgend Centre’s 25th Anniversary

    By on August 17, 2015

    It’s been 25 years since Ann Mayer and Anna-Lena Johnson first opened the doors of the Bridgend Centre in Bollington. Saturday was a celebration of...

  • Adolf wasn’t such a bad chap

    By on August 17, 2015

    If the author of the planning application – to demolish the Bay Leaf restaurant, in Bollington, and construct a new Sainsbury’s store – were to...

  • Dutch College Band will Swing!

    By on August 17, 2015

    The sounds of the world famous Dutch Swing College Band will be filling Buxton Pavilion Arts Centre this September. Established since the end of the...

  • Aspray business launch

    By on August 16, 2015

    Local property claims management company Aspray, is hosting a launch event at 6.00pm on Wednesday 23rd September at The Bubble Room in Bramhall. During the...

  • Ian McNabb at the Pavilion Arts Centre

    By on August 15, 2015

    Ian McNabb, (http://www.ianmcnabb.com) lead singer of The Icicle Works will be playing live at Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton on Saturday 5 September. McNabb enjoyed fame throughout...