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  • Celebrate spring with #BlossomWatch day

    By on April 24, 2021

    Above: Enjoying the magic of cherry blossom at Cotehele in Cornwall. ⓒ Steven Haywood The National Trust is urging people to use the longer warmer...

  • Class A drugs dealer jailed

    By on April 21, 2021

    A class A drugs dealer has been jailed following a stop and search by Macclesfield police. On 15th March a plain-clothed officers on patrol witnessed...

  • New agency’s expansion plans

    By on April 21, 2021

    New Macclesfield-based digital agency, Karman Digital,  intends to create 10 new jobs in 2021.  Karman Digital was launched in March by Jon Pittham (pictured), previously founder...

  • Missing man found

    By on April 20, 2021

    LATEST: MIKE RICKARD HAS BEEN FOUND – thanks to everyone who helped in the search. Police are appealing for help to locate Mike Rickard, who...

  • ‘Seize the Day’ to help the Hospice

    By on April 20, 2021

    Professional drummer Elliott Henshaw’s recording of ‘Seize the Day’ is raising vital funds for East Cheshire Hospice. Composed by Elliott with lyrics by Miranda Wilford,...

  • Treacle Market returns

    By on April 18, 2021

    Sunday 25th April sees the long awaited return to Macclesfield’s streets for the Treacle Market – which, as a result of the Covid pandemic, has...

  • musicMagpie’s AIM float

    By on April 16, 2021

    Music Magpie, founded in Macclesfield in 2007 by Steve Oliver and Walter Gleeson – as a way for people to sell their unwanted CD’s, DVD’s...

  • Cheshire East parents get primary school of choice

    By on April 16, 2021

    Cheshire East Council’s school admissions team continue to work with schools to ensure that parents and carers receive primary school places for children due to...

  • Congleton bypass opens Monday

    By on April 16, 2021

    The new Congleton Link Road will be officially opened to traffic from lunchtime next Monday, following a low-key official event, owing to Covid-19 restrictions. The...

  • ‘Superficial’ risk assessment at Bosley Wood Treatment

    By on April 15, 2021

    Bosley Wood Treatment mill, where four workers were killed in an explosion had a “superficial” risk assessment. William Barks, aged 51, of Dalehouse Road, Cheddleton,...

  • Peak Park Foundation celebrates #70kfor70 success

    By on April 14, 2021

    Above: Higger moods (Higger Tor) ⓒ Phil Sproson Photography It was launched to mark the 70th anniversary of the Peak District National Park – with...

  • Appeal for information on stolen bikes

    By on April 14, 2021

    Police are appealing for information for the public after three cycles were stolen in Macclesfield The three bikes, belonging to a group of teenagers, were...

  • Tidy Planet helps AstraZeneca tackle food waste

    By on April 14, 2021

    Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has invested in a Rocket Composter for its manufacturing site, from a local Macclesfield-based firm, Tidy Planet. The tech – set to...

  • Taste Cheshire Festival – help Claire House Hospice

    By on April 13, 2021

    This year’s Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Festival will take place at Chester Racecourse from the 28-30th August and not in its usual Easter timeslot. It...

  • The Opera House doors will open soon

    By on April 13, 2021

    Buxton Opera House has received a grant of £240,960 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation recover and reopen.  The award will...

  • SuperBike Factory to open Donington Park facility

    By on April 13, 2021

    SuperBike Factory, based in Macclesfield, has taken over the site of the former Donington Grand Prix Collection museum at Donington Park in Leicestershire. The site...

  • Macclesfield Museums funding boost

    By on April 8, 2021

    Some fantastic news for Macclesfield Museums and its visitors.  The Silk Museum has received confirmation of a major £65,000 funding grant from the Government’s #CultureRecoveryFund!...

  • The Mayor’s ‘Made in Macclesfield’ Charity Auction

    By on April 8, 2021

    Owing to the lockdown, this year the Mayor of Macclesfield will be holding an on-line charity auction on 15th April to support two local charities. ...

  • Suspended jail sentence for cowboy tradesman

    By on April 8, 2021

    Macclesfield joiner, Allan Kenneth Barke cut off contact when customers asked for refunds when the furniture was not delivered. Barke stole £23,000 by taking deposits...

  • Happy to be a ‘naysayer’

    By on April 7, 2021

    It seems like ages, but in truth just several years, when those ‘in the know about these things’ were proclaiming the golden future a new...