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musicMagpie’s AIM float
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...
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Cheshire East parents get primary school of choice
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...
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Congleton bypass opens Monday
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...
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‘Superficial’ risk assessment at Bosley Wood Treatment
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,...
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Peak Park Foundation celebrates #70kfor70 success
Above: Higger moods (Higger Tor) ⓒ Phil Sproson Photography It was launched to mark the 70th anniversary of the Peak District National Park – with...
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Appeal for information on stolen bikes
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...
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Tidy Planet helps AstraZeneca tackle food waste
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...
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Taste Cheshire Festival – help Claire House Hospice
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...
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The Opera House doors will open soon
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...
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SuperBike Factory to open Donington Park facility
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...
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Macclesfield Museums funding boost
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!...
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The Mayor’s ‘Made in Macclesfield’ Charity Auction
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. ...
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Suspended jail sentence for cowboy tradesman
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...
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Happy to be a ‘naysayer’
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...
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Boris pays a visit to Astra-Zeneca
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, saw a major investment of £380 million by AstraZeneca in its Macclesfield Medicines Manufacturing and Development campus during a visit...
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Macclesfield station’s £400,000 lift upgrades complete
Passengers are benefitting from more reliable step-free access at Macclesfield station after a major overhaul of its lifts. They reopened to passengers today (Thursday 1...
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Help save part of Macclesfield’s history
Above: The Dams Steps as they are today Macclesfield resident, Deborah Wellington, has started a petition to restore the old Dams steps which were built...
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Van seized following suspicious behaviour
Greater Manchester Police have seized a white van believed to be linked to suspicious behaviour in Macclesfield, Poynton and Wilmslow. As previously reported, Macclesfield residents...
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Run for the Birds to celebrate Peak Park’s 70th
Runners and walkers are invited to celebrate the Peak District’s 70th birthday in a virtual fundraising challenge to look after some of the National Park’s...
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Ensure you can vote on 6 May
Polling cards for the local elections on 6 May will be dropping through people’s letter boxes over the next few days – and Cheshire East...