Environment

  • Superfast broadband comes to Bosley

    Image: David Rutley MP with Jenny Westwood, BT Marketing Manager (centre) and Cllr Lesley Smetham (right). Superfast broadband arrived in Bosley last week. BT Marketing Manager,...

  • Astronomy picture of the day

    Icelandic Legends and Aurora  Image Credit & Copyright: Elizabeth M. Ryan; Rollover Annotation: Judy SchmidtExplanation: Legends collide in this dramatic vista of land, sea, and sky. The land is...

  • Are you willing to pay extra for more policing?

    John Dwyer, Cheshire’s Police & Crime Commissioner, is asking the Cheshire public to give their views on how much they would be willing to pay...

  • Stick up for Stanage this Christmas

    Stuck for stocking fillers? Why not treat someone special to a Stanage sticker to show their support for Stanage-North Lees and receive a year of...

  • 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...

  • Kennedy Avenue collision – update

    Following the appeal for information on Friday 4 December a 64-year-old man has come forward, he is currently helping officers with their enquiries. Sadly the...

  • Cheshire police to withdraw from site of Bosley tragedy

    On July 17 this year, the lives of four people were lost, following explosions at the Wood Treatment Ltd mill in Bosley. Derek Moore, 62, Dorothy...

  • Police appeal following Handforth burglary

    Officers from Macclesfield Local Policing Unit are appealing for information following a burglary in Handforth. The incident occurred at an address on Dean Road, Handforth,...

  • Local nature reserves

    RSPB Macclesfield Local Group will be hosting an indoor meeting at Macclesfield Methodist Church, Westminster Road, Macclesfield on Tuesday 8th December at 7.45 pm OUR LOCAL...

  • No hope of recovering body of Jason Shingler, inquest told

    An inquest has been told that  there is no hope of recovering the body of Jason Shingler who remains missing following two explosions at Bosley...

  • MP celebrates 40th anniversary of Everest climb

    Macclesfield MP, David Rutley, attended a dinner to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first ascent of the South West face of Mount Everest – often referred...

  • Astronomy picture of the day

    In the Center of Spiral Galaxy NGC 3521  Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA and S. Smartt (Queen’s University Belfast); Acknowledgement: Robert GendlerExplanation: This huge swirling mass of stars, gas, and dust occurs near the...

  • Bollington brewers score ‘hat-trick’ in industry awards

    The Bollington Brewing Co. has added three significant wins to its trophy cabinet, claiming North East Cheshire Business Award’s Team of the Year; Silver in...

  • Manchester Airport boosts Cheshire East coffers

    New routes and record passenger numbers has boosted profits triggering a £25m payout for Cheshire East and its other local authority shareholders. In the six months...

  • Astronomy picture of the day

    Nebulae in Aurigae  Image Credit & Copyright: Fritz Helmut HemmerichExplanation: Rich in star clusters and nebulae, the ancient constellation of the Charioteer (Auriga) rides high in northern winter night...

  • One for the road won’t hurt, will it?

    Christmas is literally days away, and people get carried away with the festivities. Mulled wine, eggnog, a cheeky drink with a Christmas lunch all seems...

  • First Bentayga rolls of the line

    Crewe car maker, Bentley, is celebrating the first production Bentley Bentayga to leave the assembly line. From the initial concept stage, during which time over 1,500 UK...

  • Astronomy picture of the day

    Dark Sand Cascades on Mars  Image Credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona), NASAExplanation: They might look like trees on Mars, but they’re not. Groups of dark brown streaks have been...

  • No HS2 for Macclesfield

    High-speed trains will be running between Birmingham and Crewe by 2027 – six years earlier than originally planned. Chancellor George Osborne appears to have responded...

  • 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...