All posts by Editor

  • Local solicitor struck off

    A Macclesfield solicitor currently serving a three-year jail sentence for eight counts of fraud and one of false accounting has been struck off. The Solicitors...

  • Spiralling demand for husband and wife team

    Sallie Lowe, former finance manager of Macclesfield-based cable manufacturer Autac Products, has bought the business. Sallie, who joined Autac over 30 years ago, acquired the...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Heritage Centre
, Roe Street
, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Tuesday 10 to Thursday 19 May Tuesday 10 May Florence Foster Jenkins (PG) 2.00, 5.15...

  • Another brick in the wall

    Wake up Macc have contacted us regarding a couple of issues of interest. Cheshire East are consulting on design guidelines for residential developments. The council has prepared...

  • Something needs to be done about our town centre

    I’ve been trying to come up with ways of helping struggling independents on the nation’s declining high streets. Out of town shopping has become successful...

  • Roll out the barrels

    Another successful Macclesfield Beer Festival – benefitted in no small measure from the much-needed change to warm weather. The Beer Festival, first held in 1995, received...

  • Arley Hall Rhododendron Walks

    Saturday 14th May & Sunday 22nd May 2016 – 11am.  £5 pp. With over 300 varieties of Rhododendrons, both species and hybrids, in the Grove...

  • M6 closed northbound following collision.

    1.30 pm The M6 in Cheshire is currently closed northbound following a two vehicle collision. The collision is believed to involve two HGVs and as...

  • Bollington SciBar: Einstein, Gravity and Pulsars

    While Einsteins theory of general relativity has been extremely successful in explaining the properties of gravity, aligning it with the other forces still remains elusive....

  • Birding for beginners

    Cheshire East Rangers are holding their second Birding for Beginners walk event next Tuesday. Take a leisurely morning walk around the footpaths of Langley and Macclesfield...

  • Rotary blood pressure campaign success

    The Rotary campaign – run jointly with the Stroke Association – to make our communities safer by encouraging the public to have their blood pressure...

  • Chief Constable welcomes new Police and Crime Commissioner

    Following the announcement of the election of David Keane as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, Chief Constable Simon Byrne said: “I’d like to...

  • Makeover for Dunham Massey’s historic stables

    Clip clop down to Dunham Massey on Saturday 14 May, 11am – 3pm, for the official opening of the stable buildings and a one off...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Heritage Centre
, Roe Street
, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Wednesday 4 to Thursday 12 May UPDATE THE JUNGLE BOOK has an additional screening on...

  • Try tennis for free

    Dust off your racket and join the weekend fun! Get outdoors and try tennis for free this summer at Macclesfield Tennis Club as a part of...

  • Health Matters – how to look after your ears

    The next talk in the Health Matters programme – How to look after your ears – will be held on Tuesday 10th May 2016. The talk will be presented by Mr...

  • Heartstart comes to Wincle Primary

    Wincle Primary School had a visit from the Resuscitation Officer at Walsall Manor Hospital, Phil Jevon, who is teaching local schools simple skills that can...

  • Is the end of the supermarket nigh?

    There could be light at the end of the tunnel for Macclesfield town centre. Maybe (and hopefully) the days of large supermarkets dominating trade in...

  • £1m street enhancement scheme

    Cheshire East Council has plans to give Macclesfield town centre a £1m makeover that reinforces Macclesfield’s unique identity. Cheshire East say “This represents a further phase in...

  • Local schools set for parliamentary lessons

    The work of the Parliamentary Education Service has been backed by the Member of Parliament for Macclesfield, David Rutley, ahead of the North West’s Outreach...