• Free football sessions for girls aged 8 and 9

    Tytherington Juniors FC, in association with Goal Coaching, have created two new football teams for the 2020/21 season. The Under 9s Wildcats and Under 10s...

  • Secrets of Japanese garden revealed

    Above: The Egerton Family relaxing in the Gardens at Tatton, c. 1910. Left Alan de Tatton Egerton and Lady Anna Egerton and their son, Maurice...

  • Silkmen mourn the loss of Alan Boothby

    Macclesfield Town Football Club officials, players and fans are mourning the passing of Alan Boothby. The club website carries the following testament to Alan: Within...

  • Barnaby 2020 workshops

    As part of the Barnaby 2020 festival there’ll be a number of workshops running in July where you can learn circus skills with Circus Trainer Peter...

  • ‘International consequences’ if vulture is shot

    Photo: Indy Greene A wildlife charity has warned that there will be ‘international consequences’ for gamekeepers who persecute a bearded vulture that is roosting in...

  • B&Q’s Barbara inspires author

    Illustration: Stanley McMurtry/PA A man who wrote about a Macclesfield B&Q shop worker has been announced as the winner of a writing competition inspired by...

  • Council salutes care providers

    Cheshire East cabinet member Councillor Laura Jeuda has paid tribute to the ‘unsung heroes’ of the borough’s carers and care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic....

  • Bentley main partner for Pride 2020

    Bentley Motors UK, will be the main partner for Cheshire East Virtual Pride 2020. The partnership with Crewe-based Bentley signifies a major step up for...

  • Council seeks views on school travel

    Cheshire East Council is seeking parents’ views on how their children travel to school – so that plans can be made for pupils’ safe return...

  • A2Z closed for serving alcohol to kids

    A2Z Convenience Store on Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, which repeatedly served under-age teenagers alcohol and cigarettes without checking ID has been forced to cease trading for...

  • Litter picking in the Peak Park

    Above: Anna Jennings accesses the litter between the rocks Litter hotspots in some of the Peak District’s most challenging terrain are being targeted in a...

  • Firefighters complete 24-hour Everest challenge

    A group of firefighters from Macclesfield who set themselves a challenge to climb the height of Mount Everest have raised more than £4,000 for charity.  The...

  • Companies sold car park spaces they didn’t own

    A Bolton-based company which persuaded clients to invest almost £11.5 million in parking spaces at a site in Styal near Manchester Airport have been wound...

  • MP thanks local teachers

    Following an invitation by Cllr Roland Edwards, Chair of the Board of Governors, Macclesfieldl MP, David Rutley, visited Dean Valley Community Primary School in Bollington...

  • £6m pedestrian and cycle bridge for Airport City

    A pedestrian and cycle bridge was installed over the M56 spur airport approach road over the weekend at Airport City Manchester. The new bridge, weighing...

  • Wilmslow couple charged with pension fraud

    Detectives investigating a pension fraud involving 275 victims who were defrauded of over £22 million have charged two men and two women.  Mark Kelly, 49...

  • Teens charged with criminal damage

    Two 18-year-old men from Macclesfield have been charged with causing criminal damage in the town. The charges relate to an incident in High Street, Macclesfield,...

  • Silkmen thank Chris

    Lifelong Silkmen fan Chris Edge, has stepped down as the club’s Deputy Safety Officer and the club has convey its thanks on its website.  The...

  • Paul’s pics

    Local wildlife photographer Paul Beech caught this image of a parent feeding its baby swallows in Siddington over the weekend. Share this... Facebook Pinterest Twitter...

  • Attempted robbery in Knutsford

    Image: @mistergrist Cheshire Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery in Knutsford. At around 3.45 pm on 7 July a 15-year-old boy was...