Education

  • Christmas comes early for St Alban’s pre-school

    There was plenty to cheer on 16th December at St Alban’s Pre School as the local MP for Macclesfield, David Rutley, formally opened the new Lottery...

  • 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...

  • School’s toy collection for abandoned children

    Pupils from Kettleshulme St James school clubbed together to make up 38 shoe boxes with toys, gifts and personal items for young neglected and abandoned...

  • Rhys’ Christmas card is tops

    There was added festive cheer at Ashgrove Academy in Macclesfield, when local MP, David Rutley, announced the winner of this year’s annual Parliamentary Christmas Card...

  • Fallibroome students success

    Supported by The Rotary Club of Macclesfield Castle, students Daisy Lee and Catie Heyes from The Fallibroome Academy, successfully competed in this Rotary District disabled...

  • 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,...

  • Faces from Macclesfield’s past on show

    Macclesfield Museums have acquired two eighteenth-century portraits of Macclesfield residents, which are now on display in The Old Sunday School. The paintings, by Joseph Wright of...

  • Painting will be brought to life at Lyme this Christmas

    For the first time, Lyme will be opening some of it’s beautiful rooms for the Christmas season. Decorated in sumptuous Edwardian style, this year’s theme,...

  • Make it a Christmas to remember at Dunham Massey

    Experience the most wonderful time of the year in beautiful surroundings at Dunham Massey. Enjoy festive family fun with our Find Rudolph trail, find unique...

  • 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....

  • Council secures £90,000 for digital events

    Cheshire East Council has secured a £90,000 grant to run a digital-focused programme of interactive events, exhibitions and workshops. The grant from Arts Council England...

  • December at Macclesfield Museums

    Exhibition: Museums of Cheshire The Old Sunday School, Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Exhibition on until 7 January 2017 Open Monday to Saturday,...

  • “An unparalleled act of barbarity”

    William Stanway, 31, and Ann Mellor, 36, had lived together as man and wife for ten years when this story opens in mid-September, 1880. They...

  • Councillor resigns over school bus axing

    Conservative councillor Jon Weston has resigned from Cheshire East Council – following the cabinet’s controversial decision to axe free school buses. Cllr Weston, who represented...

  • Shadows, spooks and superstition at Tudor hall

    Not quite bell, book and candle but light, books and candle burns feature in a Hallowtide festival at Little Moreton Hall. The ‘Autumn Lights’ contemporary...

  • MP lends his support

    Local MP, David Rutley, hosted an NSPCC event in Parliament highlighting the need to provide abused children with the crucial support that they need. Attendees...

  • The War Years quarry exhibition

    ‘The War Years’ will be the theme of a special Quarry Exhibition, being held at Tarmac Ltd, Tunstead House, Buxton SK17 8TG from Saturday 5 to Sunday 13 November....

  • Macclesfield Literary & Philosophical Society

    Tuesday 11th October 2016 at Macclesfield Library Writing the Literary Life of Bertolt Brecht Stephen Parker is the Henry Simon Professor of German at Manchester...

  • Autumn glory in the Peak District

    Make the most of autumn’s breathtaking colours in the Peak District National Park. With cooler temperatures perfect for walking, cycling, running and climbing, autumn is...

  • Buxton Octoberfest

    Treats are in store this autumn half-term when the ghoulishly good Octoberfest returns to Buxton from Saturday 22 to Friday 28 October. There are both craft-making...