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  • £1m investment in school 20mph zones

    A £1m programme to install 20mph zones near all schools in Cheshire East has been approved by Cheshire East Council’s Cabinet. The three-year programme will...

  • Princess Royal’s praise for Council’s work with people with disabilities

    The Princess Royal has praised the work of Cheshire East Council and its occupational therapy staff who assist people with problems in daily living. In...

  • Cheshire East to bid for Tour of Britain

    Cheshire East Council is to bid for the country’s number one cycling event to be staged in the Borough. It’s projected that the Aviva Tour...

  • Letters to Father Christmas

    Macclesfield Community Artspace have met up with Father Christmas and his family to secure an agreement to reply to children’s letters this Christmas. When you’ve written...

  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic 175th Anniversary Concert

    The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic will be celebrating their 175th Anniversary in Buxton in December. If you like classical music or if you would like to experience...

  • Lau – live on stage in Buxton

    Folk trio Lau are back on tour, performing their hugely anticipated new album The Bell That Never Rang.  Since their debut album in 2007 Lau have...

  • Award boost for Peak District project helping offenders back into work

    A Peak District project that helps offenders to improve their employment and life skills has been shortlisted in the UK National Parks Volunteer Awards. Fit...

  • Pam Ayres

    It’s been 40 years since Pam Ayres first appeared on TV’s Opportunity Knocks, the Britain’s Got Talent TV show of its day, marking the start...

  • MP supports church fundraisers

    Local MP David Rutley joined in the fun at Macclesfield and Bollington United Reformed Church on Saturday 7th November, supporting their Fair to raise much...

  • Park Tavern – the place for Worms

    The Park Tavern has teamed up with the company behind ‘Worms’ to celebrate that birthday with a tournament to find the greatest Worms players in...

  • Help Tatton welcome Father Christmas

    Tatton Park is inviting everyone to join them to welcome Father Christmas on the evening of Friday November 27 – when he’ll be arriving at...

  • One man and his scooter

    Editor: One of our readers, Chris Pownall, sent us this item. Having had several scooters myself in the 1960’s, his story really struck a chord...

  • Owners of Weston Park face financial problems

    Owners of Weston Park nursing home, Four Seasons, is selling £60m of its care home assets in an attempt to stem its losses. The care home provider’s...

  • Rediscovering Samuel Rayner’s Haddon Hall

    Image: Samuel Rayner sketched Haddon Hall in the 19th century A fascinating exhibition bringing together the work of 21st century photographers and 19th century artists...

  • Award for Cheshire’s Crime Commissioner

    John Dwyer, Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire is a winner in the Compact Leadership Awards in London. The national award, which recognises outstanding leadership which has led...

  • The Ideal Christmas Show

    The Ideal Home Show at Christmas – sponsored by Gocompare.com – will be sleighing into Manchester after its hugely successful launch last year. The North’s biggest Christmas...

  • C.E.C. goes green with solar energy

    Cheshire East Council is fitting solar panels to the roof of its Westfields building over the next two weeks. This will demonstrate the Council’s commitment...

  • Know your new rights in National Consumer Week

    Consumers are urged to get to grips with the new provisions in the Consumer Rights Act, which cover a person’s rights when returning goods considered...

  • Under-age firework sales check

    Cheshire East Council trading standards team has run its annual operation to counter illegal sales of fireworks to under-age people. As part of Operation Sheldon...

  • Do you know this man?

    Do you know this man? He’s wanted in connection with a theft from Hurdsfield Post Office at around 10.00 am this morning (4.11.15) The man...