Business

  • Barracks Mill redevelopment goes to appeal

    We’ve had the following from Wake up Macc: Following Cheshire East Strategic Planning Board’s refusal of the application for a retail development at Barracks Mill...

  • Gold accreditation for Axon

    Macclesfield based IT firm Axon has announced its latest Microsoft competencies after being awarded Gold Cloud Productivity and Silver Cloud Customer Relationship Management accreditations by...

  • Freedom of the press is under threat – act now

    For the first time in 300 years, the freedom of the press is in danger with the culture secretary weighing up whether to bring in...

  • Luxury homes to be built at Alderley Park

    Luxury housebuilder PH Homes is set to create 74 stunning family homes in the grounds of the 400-acre Alderley Park in Cheshire. Designed by internationally-renowned...

  • Opening of new AZ plant

    AstraZeneca reinforced its long-standing commitment to Macclesfield with the opening of its newest facility at the global manufacturing site by the company’s Chief Executive Officer,...

  • HCSS Education founder retires

    Howard Jackson, head of education and founder of HCSS Education, part of Access Group, is retiring at the end of December following decades of experience, with...

  • Royal Cheshire County Show announces changes for 2017

    Changes are afoot at Tabley Showground aimed at increasing availability of premium space for agricultural traders ahead of next year’s Royal Cheshire County Show. The...

  • MP thanks local postal workers

    At the busiest time of the year for postal workers at the Royal Mail’s Macclesfield Delivery Office, local MP, David Rutley, paid a visit to...

  • Business award for Aptus

    Image: Ned Wakeman, Jonathan Lewis, Steve McConchie, Anita Cawley and Graham Bond Specialist oncology clinical research provider, Aptus Clinical, has won the Bionow Start up of...

  • Quint bound for L.A.

    Macclesfield-headquartered Quint Group has opened a new office in Los Angeles. Founded in 2009, the financial-technology company, based in Oxford Road, operates in UK, Poland, US...

  • Our business of the week

    I recently gave my old iPhone to my daughter. Being on a different phone network – she needed to have the phone re-registered – with her own SIM card....

  • No Place Like Home

    How about this for creative marketing. Mill Street shop, No Place Like Home, have created a youtube Christmas sensation – on a shoestring budge – and all...

  • Puss Bank wins Shop for Schools event

    Above: Grosvenor Shopping Centre manager Ed Kennedy with Puss Bank School English CO Ordinator Suzanne Cross and children, Lydia Carter, Ava Cotterill, Brooke Lovatt, Mia Wilcock,...

  • Weakened sterling boost for local exporter

    The weakening pound is proving quite a boon for Macclesfield-based card manufacturer Plastic Card Services after the firm landed a lucrative Scandinavian export deal. PCS,...

  • Gazprom Energy heats up brand awareness with Skout

    Macclesfield-based Skout has won a contract with Manchester-based Gazprom Energy to help build its brand and increase awareness across a number of trade and B2B sectors including manufacturing, public...

  • New Macclesfield office for Prime Global

    Prime Global has announced the opening of its fifth office, in The Ropewalk in Macclesfield. The medical communications group is already a worldwide operation, with offices in...

  • High Speed Rail still heading Cheshire East

    Today’s announcement from government continues to support high-speed rail coming to Cheshire East and highlights continued progress since the decision was made last year. The...

  • Council backs contracts ‘block’ on tax evading companies

    Cheshire East Council is to change its procurement rules in order to prevent tax evading and unscrupulous tax avoiding companies from securing contracts with the...

  • Rotary Club Young Chef competition 2016

    The annual Young Chef competition, organised by the Rotary club of Macclesfield Castle,  held at The Macclesfield Academy on Friday 11th November was a resounding success....

  • Tour of Britain’s huge legacy for borough

    The Tour of Britain cycle race, which hit the highways of Cheshire East in September, has been hailed a great success, generating additional revenue to...