• Land Rover found swimming at Wincle

    Police and firefighters were called out when a surprised walker spotted a Land Rover Discovery in the middle of the River Dane at Wincle. The...

  • Award for Macclesfield Museums

    Macclesfield Museums are the winners of the Textile Society Museum, Archive and Conservation Award 2020. This award will help fund a new project enabling the...

  • Macclesfield railway station lift upgrade starts next week

    Network Rail is advising passengers that work to replace the lifts at Macclesfield railway station will begin next week. The £400,000 investment is part of...

  • MP opposes closure of recycling centres

    Cheshire East Council is currently carrying out a Household Waste Review part of which is the closure of Bollington and Poynton recycling centres. Having been...

  • DHL scam

    Yet another email scam doing the rounds. If you have any vulnerable friends or relatives – warn them not to respond to emails, such as...

  • Library service helps readers select books

    Cheshire’s libraries are using a new order and collect service which predicts customers taste in books from information provided by the reader. The scheme is...

  • Acute staff shortage at hospital

    East Cheshire NHS Trust is calling on residents to get medical help from elsewhere before visiting A&E at Macclesfield where possible. The Trust is also...

  • Cheshire East residents receive the Covid-19 vaccine 

    Residents in Cheshire East have started to receive the Oxford Astra-Zeneca Covid-19 vaccination as GP-led services rolled out in ten locations last week.  Initially focusing...

  • Latest COVID-19 figures for Cheshire East

    These are the most recent data from the Cheshire and Merseyside Directors of Public Health 7 and 14 day daily dashboard. Using data from 8...

  • Macclesfield man’s vicious assault

    A Macclesfield man who repeatedly kicked and punched a homeless man as he lay helpless on the floor has been jailed.  John Hall, of John...

  • Distraction thefts of high-value watches

    Following four separate incidents involving the theft, or the attempted theft, of high value watches Cheshire Police are warning residents to remain vigilant Since Wednesday...

  • Fake Covid vaccine text messages

    We’re receiving reports of fake text messages purportedly from the NHS, advising people that they’re eligible to apply for the Covid-19 vaccine. The scam message...

  • Police seek extra funding – again!

    Image: @mistergrist Do you want the police precept element of your Council Tax to rise yet again – following on from last year’s – and...

  • Been offered a cheap electric bike recently?

    If you’ve been offered an electric bike over the Christmas period there’s a possibility it had been stolen. Sometime between 10 pm on Wednesday 23...

  • Have your say in council consultations

    Cheshire East Council is urging people to have their say and take part in consultations on local transport and parking plans for the borough.  The...

  • Police rescue stranded motorists

    Cheshire Police attended nine vehicles after they became stranded in the snow over the weekend. Twenty-two people, including eight children under the age of 10,...