All posts by Editor

  • ‘Space Chase’ Summer Reading Challenge

    Cheshire East libraries will be celebrating the 20th annual Summer Reading Challenge beginning on Saturday 6 July The theme this year is ‘Space Chase’ –...

  • Recognition for volunteer ranger’s 50 year service

    Above: Peak District National Park Authority chair Andrew McCloy presented volunteer ranger Margaret Anderson with a certificate in recognition of 50 years’ service. A volunteer...

  • Cheshire Fire Authority new members

    Councillor Bob Rudd has been re-elected as Chair of Cheshire Fire Authority for the fourth year running at the Authority’s Annual General Meeting on June...

  • PIVA in concert at Little Moreton Hall

    On Thursday, 27thJune, Little Moreton Hall, near Congleton, will be brought to life when Piva performs an evening concert in the stunning setting of the...

  • Rotary Castle news

    2019 saw the 20th year of the Macclesfield Castle Rotary Swimathon which raised the outstanding amount of £10,500 for Rotary charities – a fantastic achievement...

  • Inconsiderate or plain dangerous?

    I think Macclesfield Town Council should invest in a new mask for their new Lone Ranger – I have to assume the one they’ve provided...

  • On yer bike!

    Cheshire East Council have appointed a cycling and walking champion – “to help spearhead moves to get more people more active”. The new council leader,...

  • Cheshire’s finest voted Best in Show

    Despite the constant complaint that shortage of money has led to police cuts – the lack of those funds didn’t stop Cheshire Constabulary pulling out...

  • Thieves targeting shoppers

    Cheshire Police are encouraging the public to be extra vigilant as thieves target shoppers across the county. Offenders are known to visit cafes and supermarkets...

  • Macclesfield Dance academy’s 10th anniversary

    A dance academy based in Macclesfield recently celebrated a decade in the business. Macclesfield’s Sylk Dance Academy was established on an informal basis in 2009...

  • No fears of Brexit up North?

    Businesses in the Northern Powerhouse region have cast aside their Brexit fears to outperform the rest of the UK with the latest figures showing the...

  • The first day of the Royal Cheshire County Show

    Whilst the sun didn’t exactly shine the rain held off and it was warm and dry for the thousands of visitors who poured into the...

  • Exhibition of Macclesfield and Bollington railway photographs

    Possibly the largest exhibition of railway photographs ever to go on display in Macclesfield will be held at Macclesfield Library between 1st  and 16th August...

  • Police appeal for info following pub burglary

    Image: @mistergrist Detectives investigating a pub burglary in Wilmslow are appealing for information from the public. At around 4.15 am on Wednesday 12 June someone...

  • Neighbourhood Watch Week 2019

    Today marks the start of Neighbourhood Watch Week 2019 where the amazing work that volunteers do in their communities will be celebrated. Featured will be...

  • Cheshire Show – gates open tomorrow

    It appears prayers have been answered and there’ll be a change in the weather for tomorrow’s opening of the Royal Cheshire County Show which runs...

  • Biker Down passes the 2,000 mark

    Over 2,000 people have attended Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service’s free Biker Down educational course since its launch five years ago. Biker Down is a...

  • Gardener’s World Live

    Above: Watchmaker’s Garden – Best in Show at Gardener’s World Live 2019 You have just one more day to catch BBC Gardeners’ World Live which...

  • Hen harriers breeding again in the Peak District

    Two swallows don’t make a spring but having hen harriers, one of Britain’s most threatened birds, breeding for the second year running on the National...

  • Have to seen this man or cycle?

    Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a bicycle theft outside a supermarket in Poynton....