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  • Tug of War teams pull in the pounds for the hospice

    Bosley Tug of War Club hosted a charity tug of war event in aid of the East Cheshire Hospice last Sunday. Teams from around the country took part, including teams...

  • New President of Rotary club

    Image above: Rotarian Ray Kramer and Rtn James Anderton Rotarian James Anderton handed over his chain of office to Ray Kramer to manage the Rotary...

  • Serious collision closes M6 at junction 17

    Emergency services are attending an accident involving two HGV lorries on the M6 northbound this morning (8 July). One driver is believed to have serious injuries....

  • Directorship ban for local couple

    Two local company owners have been banned from acting as company directors for six years. Mr Edwin Connor, 68, and Mrs Elisa Maria Connor, 54, have been...

  • Optimal Apprenticeships

    Image: David Rutley MP at Optimality’s offices with (from left to right) Phoebe Keen and Joe Callander, Training Partners, Arron Taylor, Managing Partner and Sarah Taylor,...

  • Woodland beauty revealed in new photography exhibition

    Image: One of Doug Chinnery’s images from A Walk in the Woods A new exhibition by landscape photographer Doug Chinnery is set to inspire people to...

  • Grosvenor Centre shoppers dig deep for Marie Curie

    Image: Rita Afra, Chair of the Marie Curie Macclesfield fundraising group and Grosvenor Centre administrator Caroline Kirton-Darling Macclesfield shoppers have proven just how charitable they...

  • Fraudster sent back to prison to protect the community

    A serial fraudster who repeatedly returned to his old ways when released from prison by changing his identity to commit further offences has been sentenced....

  • Improv Night at Mash Guru

    Improv Night at Mash Guru, Tuesday 19th July, from 8:30pm.   One of a series of regular monthly art and live music night at Mash...

  • New intake leads the way

    39 fresh recruits walked through the doors at Cheshire Police HQ this week, beginning their training as regular police officers – and creating two new...

  • It’s a family affair . . .

    Above: Most improved junior Anashka Calero with club coach Danny Connolly and President Lorna Teasdale It was a family affair at the annual tournament prize...

  • Vulnerable urged to be on their guard

    Police are warning Cheshire residents not to fall victim to phone fraudsters posing as police officers. Cheshire Police are currently investigating an incident that occurred...

  • MP goes back in time

    Macclesfield’s MP, David Rutley, met up with leading local historian, Dorothy Bentley Smith, to find out more about Macclesfield’s rich heritage and tales from the town’s...

  • The demise of the UK appears to have been greatly exaggerated

    Despite predictions of World War III, the economy crashing, an emergency budget with swathing tax increases, higher mortgages, etc etc. all appears to going well...

  • Looking for quality tradespeople?

    Above: Quality Tradespeople’s Darren Rose A new magazine, Quality Tradespeople in Macclesfield, is being launched. Packed full of quality editorial, interviews, competitions and showcases the...

  • Alderley investment company to create 130 jobs

    Alderley Edge-based JustUs hopes to unlock growth and create jobs after embarking on a multi-million pound fundraising drive. The new peer-to-peer lending company, established by financial services entrepreneur Lee...

  • Sue Ryder needs you!

    The local Sue Ryder Charity Shop needs you! . Sue Ryder provides hospice and neurological care for people facing a potentially frightening and life changing...

  • Barnaby Festival success

    Welcome to the Carnival (Fiona Bailey) Barnaby Festival 2016 brought magic, music, science and wonder to Macclesfield town centre again last weekend to round off...

  • Barnaby shop windows – the people’s choice

    There was a close finish to the first People’s Choice of Barnaby Shop Windows as almost 300 votes were cast during the festival for 40...

  • Be careful out there

    A word of warning to all. I received an email message today – which, according to the header, appears to have come from myself. Just so...