• Minimum and Living Wage increase

    Around 2.5 million UK workers will receive a pay rise, as the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage increase on 1st April 2022. £1,000...

  • Energy Price Cap

    Ensure you check your gas and electricity meters before 12 midnight when the cost of energy increases. To help readers to understand how the Energy...

  • Free Covid-19 testing ended

    The local PCR testing site in Macclesfield has now closed. Also, from Friday 1 April, free LFD tests will end, and residents will no longer...

  • Julia leads 70th anniversary celebration

    Above: Jen Lowthrop, Julia Bradbury and Sarah Slowther ⓒ Tom Marshall TV presenter Julia Bradbury led a celebration of the Peak District’s 70th anniversary as...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Return To Hogwarts This Easter! Looking for something to do this Easter? Look no further! Cinemac’s got something for everyone during the coming weeks!Jared Leto...

  • Masked gang attempt robbery in Alderley

    Police are appealing for information following an attempted robbery at Henry D Johnstone jeweller’s in Alderley Edge. Three people, wearing fancy dress face masks and hi-viz...

  • Disability Information Bureau open for business

    For people with disabilities and health conditions the last couple of years have been particularly challenging. The Disability Information Bureau (DIB) recently met with local...

  • Macclesfield FC gym manager’s inquest

    An inquest into the death of Anna Ledgar, the gym manager at Macclesfield FC, reached its conclusion this week. Anna Ledgar was on her way...

  • Bosley Tug of War annual open competition

    Bosley Tug of War Club will be holding its annual tug of war competition on Sunday 3rd April. The competition, at Woodford War Memorial Community...

  • A ray of sunshine

    This year’s Art Fair Cheshire will feature a sunny display of postcard size sunflowers created by local school children. Budding artists from 7 schools have...

  • Tribute to Ian Curtis in Macclesfield

    Street artist ‘Akse’ has began painting the Ian Curtis mural outside the bus station on Mill Street, Macclesfield The Manchester street artist, commissioned to produce...

  • Cumberland Street trailer fire

    Fire crews from Macclesfield and Bollington fire ftations were called to a blaze just off the Sainsbury roundabout on Cumberland Street at around 1 pm...

  • Leisure centre redevelopment on track – no, not Macclesfield

    Macclesfield folk will be pleased to hear Congleton’s leisure centre redevelopment project is progressing well. The £10m refurbishment is on track for pre-Christmas completion. If...

  • Road repair inspectors sought by Cheshire East

    Quality assurance officers are being recruited to inspect work carried out on the borough’s roads. I would have thought that it would be more cost-effective...

  • iloveMerc EQC

    Since owning a 6.3 litre Chrysler-powered Jensen FF – automobile euphoria has tended to come in the guise of cars powered by huge, lazy, American...

  • Macclesfield – drugs, cash and knife seized

    An operation aimed at tackling individuals suspected of county lines drug criminality led to drugs, cash and a knife being seized by police in Macclesfield....

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    From Friday 25th March we have two new films for you to enjoy, we’ve got the new Michael Bay heist film: Ambulance as well as...

  • Covid cases rise again

    Latest figures released on the official UK government website (21 March) show the rate of positive cases in Cheshire East has risen to 843 per...

  • Free kids activities this Easter

    Thousands of free places for Easter activities, including sports, arts and crafts, baking, games and trips out, are available for parents and carers of children...

  • Check out the EV’s

    Interested in finding out more about electric vehicles? If you’re interested in finding out a little more about electric vehicles (EV), or maybe even a...