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ilovemacc is the one-stop news, information and business website for Macclesfield and the ‘golden triangle’ of Prestbury, Alderley and Wilmslow.

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  • Crooks Christmas card from Cheshire police

    A Christmas card is being sent to repeat offenders across Cheshire reminding them of the risks of crime during the festive season. The card features...

  • Five year CBO for social media auditor

    A social media auditor who trespassed Macclesfield Police Station has to adhere to a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). Lee Tench entered Macclesfield Police Station car...

  • Is there a Santa Claus?

    Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897....

  • The Sensational 60’s Experience

    Thursday 17 November 2022, 7.30pmBuxton Opera House Give a sensational gift to someone you love this Christmas. With a brand-new production for 2022, the show with the...

  • Steve Steinman’s Vampires Rock

    Saturday 15 January 2022, 7.30pmBuxton Opera House From the producers of Anything For Love – The Meat Loaf Storycomes the classic rock musical sensation that’s been...

  • Macclesfield pub landlord’s Christmas plea

    Local pub landlord, Ian Parker, has taken to social media to describe the struggles local pubs are facing this Christmas. Ian, who runs The Bruce...

  • The Christie in Macclesfield opens

    The Christie in Macclesfield will welcome its first patients today. The cancer treatment centre cost over £26m, most of which came from donations. The new...

  • Tidy Planet helps power e-racers

    Macclesfield-based Tidy Planet has partnered with Dorset-headquartered organic waste processor Eco Sustainable Solutions to convert global off-road racing championship Extreme E’s food waste into electricity,...

  • Netflix scam

    Yet another scam aimed at separating you from your hard-earned savings. This one purports to be from Netflix – although the massive typo error ‘Netlix’...

  • Seismic event in Prestbury

    A seismic-like event with a magnitude of 3 was recorded near Prestbury on December 9, at 7:39 am The epicentre was at a depth of...

  • Cheshire Police cars can sting

    Cheshire Police have introduced sting cars to tackle car crime. The cars, which have forensic marking technology and trackers, look like any other parked car...

  • Do you know these men?

    Cheshire police have issued a CCTV image of two men following a serious assault at a club in Wilmslow. At around 2 am on Saturday...

  • £1,200 whisky goes under the hammer

    Looking for a very special Christmas present for the whisky-lover in your life? How about a bottle of Macallan Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky, bottled...

  • Arighi Bianchi creates huge Advent calendar

    Spanning 110 feet high and 45 feet wide, the windows of the Arighi Bianchi’s spectacular Victorian building has been brought to life with a dramatic...

  • Peak District Charity hits fundraising goal

    The secrets of a fascinating long-lost family home can now be unlocked, thanks to generous donations in the Peak District National Park Foundation’s The Big...

  • Drivers caught in illegal Wilmslow street race

    Cheshire police issued more than 30 tickets to drivers following an illegal car meet in Wilmslow on Sunday evening. A police spokesman said more than...

  • Bosley – National Indoor Tug of War Champions

    Bosley Tug of War Club recently took part at the Tug of War Association National Tug of War Championships and won a gold medal in...

  • Peak Park C.O. step down to take role at Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

    Sarah Fowler, chief executive at the Peak District National Park Authority is to leave her role at the Authority after seven years to take up...

  • The Covid Omicron variant

    Directors of Public Health in Cheshire and Merseyside’s nine local council areas – Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens,...

  • County lines to pay back £23,000

    Two members of a county lines gang are ordered to forfeit almost £23,000 of their ill-gotten gains. Zakaira Ahmed, of Millennium Road in Toxteth, Liverpool...