All posts by Editor

  • MP drops in on West Park café

    Macclesfield’s MP, David Rutley, recently paid a visit to a local café that’s been given a new lease of life. West Park Café had sat...

  • Missing Wilmslow woman found

    The 42-year-old woman from the Wilmslow area reported missing yesterday (Monday 14 August) has been found safe and well. Thanks to everyone who assisted in finding...

  • Mayor praises Passchendaele commemoration

    Cheshire East Council Mayor, Councillor Arthur Moran, has praised the large number of people who turned out for this year’s Passchendaele commemoration service at the...

  • Council to streamline its constitution

    Cheshire East Council is to update and streamline its constitution – the legal framework which governs the way the council operates and how its decisions...

  • Borough’s landlords face poor standards penalties

    Cheshire East Council’s housing enforcement policy is to be strengthened to ensure residents in rented accommodation get the best housing standards with the right fire...

  • Weave Town Talk with Wayne Hemingway

    World-renowned designer Wayne Hemingway MBE, will be the headline speaker at the fourth Weave Town Talk on Thursday, September 7 at Macclesfield Town Hall as...

  • Opening of Peak District visitor centre

    Castleton’s new-look visitor centre was given a celebrity launch following a £330,000 investment by the Peak District National Park Authority. Mr William Tucker, HM Lord-Lieutenant...

  • Honour for two Macclesfield D-Day heroes

    Two brave Macclesfield residents have been awarded the highest French order of merit for their distinguished service during the Second World War. Kenneth Newton, aged...

  • Solar panel farm for Astra Zeneca

    A new solar panel farm installed at AstraZeneca’s Hurdsfield site is believed to be one of the largest in the North West.  Consisting of 658...

  • MaccLaughs in August

    August’s edition of MaccLaughs sees Craig Deeley, Hannah Silvester, Eddie Fortune, Amy Vreeke, Ash Preston and MC Clay Nikiforuk take to the stage for a...

  • Cheshire Game & Angling Fair this Sunday

    This year’s Cheshire Game & Angling Fair takes place this Sunday, August 6th at the regular venue of Peover Hall, Peover Park, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 9HW Since the...

  • Bogtastic Family Fun Day

    Bogs are fantastic! Delve into the amazing bogs and beautiful habitats of the Peak District National Park at the Bogtastic Family Fun Day on Wednesday...

  • Is the Crooner redundant?

    Crooner, noun; A Singer, typically a male one, who sings sentimental songs in a soft low voice… “2017 doesn’t have a place for the sophisticated...

  • No prosecution for Cheshire Hunt

    A decision has been made not to charge anyone involved in a hunt that spilled onto Penningtons Lane in Gawsworth. Police probed reports of the hunt in...

  • An exhibition in memory of Jane Osmond

    Macclesfield landscape artist Jane Osmond, who died in February, is being honoured with an exhibition in her memory. Jane – a stalwart of Macclesfield’s creative...

  • Time for bed at Little Moreton Hall

    Above: And so to bed. Tudor gentlewoman Anna Fielding with all the essentials for a good night’s sleep. ⓒ Alan Ingram/ National Trust So, you...

  • Adventure and exploration at Quarry Bank

    Above: National Trust ranger, Vicky Naylor, hopes families will explore the great outdoors this summer. A National Trust ranger hopes that a summer of outdoor adventure will inspire...

  • Tales of Juplicity

    Phill Jupitus, stand-up comedian, poet and TV stalwart will be at Buxton Pavilion Arts Centre on 16 September with his show Juplicity for over an hour of...

  • Financial boost for school buildings

    Above: Goostrey Community Primary School will have a new music room Cheshire East Council is working with schools and children centres on capital programmes aimed at...

  • Midfielder Koby joins the Silkmen

    Macclesfield Town have confirmed the signing of attacking midfielder Koby Arthur. The 21-year-old has signed a one-year deal with the Silkmen after a successful trial...