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  • Gawsworth Rose Queen 2014

    By on June 14, 2014

    Gawsworth was packed with visitors for the 85th Anniversary of the village’s Rose Queen coronation on Saturday. Many of the ex-Rose Queens made the journey...

  • Upton Priory Primary closed until Monday?

    By on June 13, 2014

    Upton Priory Primary School, Berwick Close, in Macclesfield turned parents and children away as they arrived on Wednesday. The school had been forced to close...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    By on June 13, 2014

    Cinemac, Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 All tickets for films (not live events) on Sundays & Mondays: £3.50 Fina...

  • Macclesfield man dies at Parklife festival protecting girlfriend

    By on June 13, 2014

    A reveller who was attacked at the Parklife Weekender festival in Manchester has died. Robert Hart, 26, from Macclesfield, was punched after trying to protect...

  • Barnaby Weekend Roundup

    By on June 12, 2014

    It’s going to be three days of fabulous fun for all the family, packed full of vibrant events from dawn to dusk. Think socks and...

  • Cheshire Police seize football hooligans’ passports

    By on June 11, 2014

    As part of preparations for this year′s World Cup Cheshire Police has successfully seized the passports of 35 offenders from across the county who were...

  • Jacquard looms inspire Barnaby Art commission

    By on June 11, 2014

    Barnaby Festival is working in partnership with Macclesfield Silk Museums on the headline Barnaby Art commission from Owl Project. Owl Project is a collaborative group of artists working...

  • Joe & Gerry – Taking the Purple

    By on June 10, 2014

      Ex Purple Gangster Joe Beard will be inviting everyone to ‘take the purple’ when he plays, sings and reads extracts from his biography of...

  • Silkmen a step closer to takeover

    By on June 10, 2014

    A possible takeover of Macclesfield Town has moved a step closer after the Conference’s Annual General Meeting. Associate director Andy Scott confirmed to Radio Manchester that...

  • Drink drivers targeted during World Cup

    By on June 9, 2014

    As part of Operation Brazil Cheshire Police will be cracking down on drink driving throughout the World Cup period. Officers from the Roads Policing Unit...

  • What’s On at Cinemac

    By on June 9, 2014

    Cinemac, Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 All tickets for films (not live events) on Sundays & Mondays: £3.50 Fina...

  • Salesman injured during theft of BMW – witnesses sought

    By on June 7, 2014

    Cheshire Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a car showroom in Wilmslow that left a salesman with serious injuries. The robbery at...

  • BARNABY FESTIVAL OPENS WITH BARNABY ART

    By on June 6, 2014

        Two weeks of glorious Barnaby Festival fun kick off in Macclesfield with a new Visual Arts Weekend, 14 -15 June, launching the 5th...

  • Cheshire Police Road Safety Events

    By on June 4, 2014

    As part of this year′s World Cup campaign the Cheshire Police has launched a series of partnership events to warn drivers about the dangers of...

  • Cheshire Police issue computer virus warning

    By on June 4, 2014

    Cheshire Police is advising people to take action following the infection of more than a million computers worldwide with two new forms of malware (malicious...

  • Stephen Morris to play at Christ Church

    By on June 4, 2014

    Stephen Morris, one of the founding members of Joy Division and New Order, is to play his first-ever town-centre gig in his home of Macclesfield....

  • What’s On at Cinemac

    By on June 2, 2014

    CinemacHeritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 All tickets for films (not live events) on Sundays & Mondays: £3.50 Fina...

  • MP ‘Amazed by Science

    By on June 2, 2014

    Macclesfield MP David Rutley joined the crowds at Jodrell Bank this half term for the first ever ‘Amazed by Science’ Festival. Jodrell Bank was one...

  • Congestion on M6 following collision

    By on June 2, 2014

    Police are advising motorists to expect congestion on the M6 near Holmes Chapel, following an earlier incident. At 6.32 a.m. on Monday 2 June 2014,...

  • Council fix 108 steps?

    By on June 1, 2014

    It appears someone has “fixed” the 108 steps at Churchside or attempted to fix them. As you can see from the images, tarmac has been...