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  • It was 91 years today . . .

    . . . that prohibition ended in the United States. 5th December, 1933, when Prohibition ended In the United States an early wave of movements...

  • Local foundation’s grant supports hospital dementia garden

    Above: Fundraising and Events Manager for East Cheshire NHS Charity, Lily Preston (left) with Laura Turner, Vernon Building Society’s St Petersgate Branch Manager (right)  Patients...

  • Macclesfield FC fundraiser for Children’s Ward

    Above: Staff on the Children’s Ward are joined by Macclesfield FC Community Sports Trust at last year’s visit.  Young patients at Macclesfield District General Hospital’s...

  • Macclesfield Indoor Market refurbish

    Above: Shrewsbury Indoor Market on a cold and icy November morning was a pleasure to behold A few years too late, but Cheshire East Council...

  • CCTV released following shoplifting reports

    Police officers investigating reports of shoplifting at a convenience store in Knutsford have released a CCTV image of a couple they would like to speak...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Young Elton is back on our stage on December 14th! He is our favourite tribute act, you won’t want to miss him! You can get...

  • Man sought following sexual assault

    Cheshire police officers investigating a sexual assault in Macclesfield have released an image of a man they would like to speak to. At around 1.47...

  • Workington AFC 0 Macclesfield FC

    A 90th minute winner from Luke Duffy snatched all three points as Macclesfield bounced back from a midweek defeat to earn the bragging rights from...

  • Zandra Rhodes visits the Silk Museum

    Macclesfield Silk museum welcomed a very special guest over the weekend. Iconic fashion designer, Dame Zandra Rhodes, DBE, visited the Silk Museum in Macclesfield to...

  • Robbie faces abuse at Workington

    Robbie Savage reckons he came in for “unacceptable” abuse from drunken fans during the Silkmen’s 1-0 win over Workington on Saturday. Savage used post-match interviews...

  • Naked is ok, but don’t say anything deemed offensive!

    An angry shopper complained to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) when a naked man wandered around Macclesfield. The shopper spotted the naturist on...

  • You’ll have to pay for libraries twice

    Some parish councils are proposing to increase their precepts to pay to maintain the library services that Cheshire East have responsibility for. In a bid...

  • Macclesfield car parking charges

    On Monday, 2 December 2024, new changes will go live Cheshire East controlled car parks.  For individual car park charges, see car parks in Cheshire East...

  • As Macclesfield dies, Congleton booms

    Above: The next phase of the Congleton Market Quarter Container Village Macclesfield residents, short-changed in development funding by Cheshire East for many years, will be...

  • Not a usual country house Christmas at Lyme

    After a three-week sleep, Lyme’s grand mansion reopens to the public on Friday 29 November with a raucous winter experience for all ages. This year,...

  • Won’t get fooled again?

    As predicted by ilovemacc at the start of the ‘consultation’ three-weekly black bin collections will be introduced in time for the April 2026 deadline. Cheshire...

  • Firefighter plunged village primary school into lockdown

    A trainee firefighter could face prison for aggravated trespass after he sent Gawsworth Primary School into lockdown when he attempted to collect his two children....

  • Macclesfield 7-day weather

    Macclesfield weather forecast for the coming seven days https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/forecast/gcqqzz3ue#?date=2024-11-28 Share this... Facebook Pinterest Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Email Reddit Tumblr

  • Silkmen’s first league defeat

    Mickleover FC 2 Macclesfield FC 1 The Silkmen fall to their first league defeat of the season, in Derbyshire, as Mickleover take all three points....

  • Opticians Stand up to Cancer

    A team from Specsavers Macclesfield are aiming to help fund cancer research doing 100 squats a day in November. The team of 19 are taking...