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  • Local hero awards 2016

    Cheshire East Council will once again be the key sponsor at the Local Hero Awards 2016. The glittering ceremony will take place in Macclesfield at...

  • Cheshire youngster wins prestigious national fostering award

    A 12-year-old from Cheshire East has received a prestigious national award for the outstanding support and compassion she has shown to her foster sister. Elle...

  • Ladies underwear wearing man sought by police

    Police are appealing for information from the public following reports of a man acting suspiciously in the Wilmslow area. At approximately 12.00 on Thursday 22...

  • Countryside Ranger Events for October

    Saturday, 1st October Extreme Outdoor Fitness Session at Tegg’s Nose Country Park A 2-hour extreme outdoor fitness session for those wanting something a bit different...

  • Tracey is employee of the year

    Macclesfield-based Direct Food Ingredients has crowned Tracey Aynsley as its Employee of the Year. Customer service administrator Tracey, who lives in Macclesfield, has been awarded the...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Monday 26 September to Thursday 6 October Please note that “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” will show only at...

  • 20 years of fighting Peak District wildfires

    A group created to help protect the Peak District from damaging wildfires is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Fire Operations Group (FOG) was formed in...

  • Design competition for Cheshire schools

    The world’s leading recycler of aluminium, Novelis, is once again supporting the schools-based Alu D&T Challenge in 2016. Schools in Cheshire are being invited to participate...

  • Tatton’s deer get ready to rut!

    Main image: Tatton Park deer herd. ⓒ Granville Sellars/ilovemacc.com With autumn conditions comes the nod to get ready to rut and Tatton Park, in rural...

  • Make the most of autumn at Dunham Massey

    Above: Visitors enjoying an autumnal walk at Dunham Massey © National Trust / Paul Harris Dunham Massey provides the perfect setting to enjoy everything autumn...

  • It’s Treacle weekend!

    The last Sunday in every month means just one thing – Treacle Market. Treacle Market is one of the largest artisan markets in the North...

  • Chief appointed to national body responsible for sentencing guidance

    Cheshire’s Chief Constable has been appointed to the national body responsible for setting guidelines on sentencing. Simon Byrne’s appointment to the Sentencing Council for England...

  • Haematology explained – a free public lecture

    Here’s an opportunity to learn about the recent advances in various areas of haematology and the service developments at Macclesfield District General Hospital in a talk...

  • All Hallows student dies in tragic accident

    Kayden Gowers, a 13-year-old All Hallows pupil, has died in a tragic accident. He was fatally injured at an address on Fowey Close, off St...

  • Man charged with Congleton burglary

    A man from Staffordshire has been charged following a serious assault in Congleton. Mark Braddock, aged 48, was arrested in relation to an incident that...

  • Shoga’s Challenge raises over £1500 for Hospice

    Image above: Jessica Ruth, the events manager at East Cheshire Hospice receives a cheque for £1545 from MD Graham Robinson and Operations Director Jennifer Robinson...

  • Macclesfield Potato Riot 2017

    Macclesfield Community Artspace is staging a re-enactment of the 1812 Potato Riot in Macclesfield The free street theatre event will be followed by a ticketed public...

  • Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Congleton

    Officers investigating a serious assault in Congleton have arrested a man from Werrington, Stoke-on-Trent on suspicion of attempted murder. He is currently being held in...

  • £60m residential development for Alderley Park

    Cheadle-based developer, PH Homes, has acquired 13 acres of the 400-acre Alderley Park site and is planning a £60m development comprising 74 family homes – to be...

  • MP supports our heritage

    Local MP, David Rutley, lent his support to the Heritage Open Days programme when he attended one of the events at Macclesfield Town Hall. There he met...