• Holmes Chapel boxing club

    Holmes Chapel Boxing Club was launched earlier this year to promote community cohesion and to give young people a safe place to practice their boxing...

  • Labour leader for Cheshire East

    Labour’s Sam Corcoran has been elected leader of Cheshire East Council – with Independent group leader Craig Browne appointed as his deputy. The council was...

  • Cheshire East moves to committee decision making

    Cheshire East Council is set to move to a committee system of decision making. A notice of motion which proposes to move away from the...

  • “And thou, O wall, O sweet, O lovely wall”*

    A letter to the editor S writes: Recently this site drew attention to a plan to knock down an historic wall and put up three...

  • Police target exploited children and vulnerable adults

    Weapons, cash and illegal drugs were seized during a county lines week of action to disrupt and protect communities from serious and organised crime in...

  • Spate of burglaries across Cheshire

    Cheshire residents are being urged to be vigilant following a spate of burglaries across the county. A series of homes, sheds, garages and businesses were...

  • Your Health Matters

    The next of this years Health Matters programme is being held in the lecture theatre at Macclesfield Hospital on 4th June and the title is “Dealing with Dupuytren’s...

  • Highland cattle moo-ve into Lyme

    The sights and sounds of Scotland have come to Lyme Park this year, with the arrival of a dozen highland cattle. Part of the National...

  • Power fault brings Manchester Airport to a halt

    Thirteen thousand passengers were affected by flight cancellations at Manchester Airport yesterday after a a power fault halted refueling. The airport said 87 flights, in...

  • Elderly warned to be on their guard

    Cheshire Police are urging Cheshire residents to be vigilant after an elderly couple were scammed out of a large quantity of money. The pensioners from...

  • Coral will be singing at Christ Church

    Local singer, Coral Roberts, will be performing at Christ Church – the historic town centre church – during open day on Sunday May 26th 11.00am...

  • Investigation into the death of a fox

    Ilovemacc doesn’t support fox hunting, but when you’ve read this item issued by Cheshire Police’s communications department regarding the effort and manpower utilized in investigating...

  • Five arrests in county lines operation

    Officers from Macclesfield Police and British Transport Police Cheshire were at Macclesfield railway station as part of a county lines operation during which five people...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Old Sunday School Roe Street Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07534 920495 Tickets • can be purchased on the door, subject...

  • Macclesfield drug dealer jailed

    Macclesfield drug dealer, Aaron Christopher Bradley, (28), of Western Avenue was arrested by police officers following a chase through Macclesfield has been jailed for three...

  • Tytherington School are National Champions!

    Above: Champions Esther, Anna, and Amelie with Headteacher Mr Botwe, Teacher Mrs Burke and Rotarian Mary Grant.  At the Rotary National Youth Speaks Intermediate (Age 11-13)...

  • Beer Festival success

    The 25th Macclesfield Beer Festival was another huge success with over 4,000 attending over the weekend and is expected to have raised around £34,000 for...

  • New on-call firefighter for Macclesfield Fire Station

    A new recruit has joined Macclesfield Fire Station as an on-call firefighter after successfully completing his training. Macclesfield resident Sean works in a dual role...

  • MP seeks to ban unscrupulous pet breeders

    Local MP and Animal Welfare Minister, David Rutley, has introduced new legislation to help in ending unscrupulous puppy and kitten breeding practices. Known as ‘Lucy’s...

  • Bollington Railway History Day

    Above: This superb photo appears in Basil Jeuda’s latest book on the Macclesfield, Bollington & Marple Railway.  The photo was taken at Macclesfield Central station...