All posts by Editor

  • Rural Crime Team recruitment event

    Want to play your part in policing our rural and farming communities? On Wednesday 2nd May 2018 7pm, The Rural Crime Team are holding a...

  • Firefighters rescue trapped kitten

    Local firefighters joined forces with the RSPCA to rescue a kitten that had fallen into a river. Two crews from Macclesfield were called by the...

  • bluedot festival

     Check out the day splits for bluedot festival 2018. bluedot takes place from 19th – 22nd July at Jodrell Bank, near Macclesfield. The Flaming Lips close...

  • Man hospitalised following Gawsworth collision

    Following a collision with an embankment on Woodhouse Lane, Gawsworth, yesterday, a 47-year-old man was taken to hospital. Emergency services were called to Woodhouse Lane...

  • Wilmslow top of the charts for low obesity

    New figures from the National Child Measurement Programme show that Wilmslow has the lowest proportion of childhood obesity and excess weight in the country. Just...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Old Sunday School, Roe Street
, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Our auditorium Bar is open 30mins before screenings (subject to the film being...

  • Do you know this man?

    Cheshire Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with a burglary in Knutsford. At around 5.50am on...

  • Council and police tackle fly-tippers

    Cheshire East Council and the police have joined forces to crack down on rural fly-tippers. The swoop targeted problem ‘hot-spots’ in the borough, which have...

  • Crime continues to rise in Cheshire

    The latest figures released by the Office of National Statistics on Thursday 26 April show that recorded crime has continued to rise in Cheshire. The...

  • Silkmen’s open-top bus postponed

    Due to unforeseen circumstances i.e. the team can’t make it – the open-top bus tour of the town by the victorious Silkmen has had to...

  • Keep your dog on a lead

    Local dog owners are urged to enjoy the countryside responsibly by keeping their dogs on a lead when near to livestock, to avoid sheep worrying....

  • The Lowry seeks young dancers

    The Lowry has announced important dates for the diaries of the dancers of the future, with a series of free open days which will be...

  • Pupils get to work in the Peak District National Park

    Pupils enjoyed a taste of working life when they spent a busy day serving visitors in the Peak District National Park. Ten students from Chapel...

  • ‘The Macclesfield of America’ – Paterson, New Jersey

    The Silk Museum, 9 June – 22 September 2018 Hundreds of Maxonian families emigrated to the U.S. city and built a successful silk industry there,...

  • Bollington Brewing 3 Peaks Fell Race

    The Bollington Brewing Co. has already seen 240 runners* sign up online to its 10th anniversary 3 Peaks Fell Race, which returns this year on...

  • Gawsworth Rose Queen Fete

    Gawsworth Primary School PTA would like to invite everyone to attend the annual Rose Queen Fete being held on 23rd June, 2018. Organisations/clubs/councils are invited...

  • Reaching for the stars

    Over 700 people took part in the recent East Cheshire Hospice Starlight Walk. Participants each received a candle and a pebble of remembrance to carry...

  • Barnaby 2018 news

    Open Meetings… 25 April & 24 May • St Michael’s Church, Macclesfield We’re counting down! Just a quick reminder of the next two Open Meetings,...

  • New flyover for Knutsford M6 junction

    Plans have been published for a new bridge at junction 19 of the M6 at Knutsford. The £50m bridge would connect the motorway with the...

  • Half price tickets for the Music of Kate Bush

    Featuring the exceptional vocal expression of Rachel Sinnetta, whose voice is unbelievably similar to Kate Bush, Wuthering Heights: The Music of Kate Bush is supported...