Entertainment

  • Swimathon 2016

    Image: Team Jaws from St Gregories School with Michael Drapes President Macclesfield Castle Rotary club and then Mayor Counc. Mrs Janet Jackson . Emulate last...

  • Macc Lit & Phil

    The next talk, at the meeting of Macclesfield Literary and Philosophical Society, is entitled: Amazing Technicolor: An Ancient Middle Eastern Comedy. Speaker, Walter Houston, is Honorary...

  • Jasmine Park handed over

    2015 finished on a high note at Jasmine Park in Macclesfield, the pavilion was declared formally open at long last. The keys to the building...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Heritage Centre Roe Street Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Monday 4 to Thursday 21 January Monday 4 January Star Wars: The...

  • Northern Chamber Orchestra

    One of the top chamber orchestras in the country – Buxton Festival’s ‘Orchestra in Residence’ – Northern Chamber Orchestra will be in town on Friday 8...

  • Dial M for Murder

    The scintillating stage drama Dial M for Murder (made famous by the Alfred Hitchcock film adaptation) will be at Buxton Opera House in January. Starring a host...

  • Astronomy picture of the day

    Arp 87: Merging Galaxies from Hubble  Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope; Processing: Douglas Gardner Explanation: This dance is to the death. Along the...

  • Eighth Sanford win for Tatton

    Tatton Park has, yet again, been awarded the Sandford Award for excellence at the London Transport Museum. This year saw the largest number of award...

  • Canine crew’s Christmas hit

    Three Police Dogs from Cheshire Police have become an overnight sensation after releasing their own Christmas video. ‘We’re Dreaming of a Blue Christmas’ showcases the...

  • Belshazzar’s Feast Christmas

    Folk music’s very own ‘odd couple’ Paul Hutchinson and Paul Sartin will be warming up audiences in Buxton on Tuesday 15th December with a live gig...

  • Midge backs Grosvenor Centre’s charity grotto for hospice

    A charity champion is urging shoppers help raise funds for a Macclesfield hospice by dropping in to see Santa at the Grosvenor Shopping Centre. Midge...

  • Philharmonic Concert Orchestra to ring in the New Year at Buxton Opera House

    Champagne will be flowing at Buxton Opera House this New Year’s Eve when the beautiful theatre rings in 2016 with its popular Gala Concert. Taking...

  • Macclesfield Open Art Exhibition

    The third Macclesfield Open Art Exhibition is now running at the Silk Museum. With almost 300 works, submitted from as far afield as Manchester, Liverpool,...

  • James Clark and Jonathan Aasgaard

    Following a hugely popular orchestral concert in the Opera House last month, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic will be concluding their residency in Buxton with a...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Heritage Centre Roe Street Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Monday 30 November to Thursday 7 January Monday 30 November The Good...

  • Christmas Lights switch-on

    The simple matter of wind, rain and freezing conditions weren’t going to put off Macclesfield folk. Hundreds gathered in the Market Place for the annual...

  • Astronomy picture of the day

    Gravity’s Grin  Image Credit: X-ray – NASA / CXC / J. Irwin et al. ; Optical – NASA/STScIExplanation: Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, published 100 years ago this month, predicted the phenomenon...

  • Barnaby Festival 2016

    John Hartshorn, carnival director for Macclesfield Barnaby Festival 2016 is a man on a mission – following next year’s theme of ‘Space’, the passionate parade...

  • Astronomy picture of the day

    Planets of the Morning  Image Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky (Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory, TWAN)Explanation: Planet Earth’s horizon stretches across this recent Solar System group portrait, seen from the southern hemisphere’s...

  • Dunham Massey Festive Shopping Evening

    The shop and café at Dunham Massey will be marking the start of the festive season with a unique Christmas shopping event that will celebrate...