Entertainment

  • House of Fairy Tales brings magic to Quarry Bank

    Families will be able to enjoy an adventure of intergalactic proportions at Quarry Bank this summer. The House of Fairy Tales – a nationally-renowned children’s educational...

  • Barnaby’s back

    Barnaby Artist in Residence Poet Ailsa Holland is working on 2 projects as Artist in Residence. The first is Back Wallgate Books, inspired by her Library in the...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    What’s on at Cinemac Heritage Centre
, Roe Street
, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Wednesday 4 to Thursday 12 May   Wednesday 4 to Thursday...

  • Trump tomato

    One of our readers, Steve Leigh, took the photo of Trump Tomato. He told us: “I thought you might like this shot I took of...

  • The Simon and Garfunkel Story

    Has it really been 50 years since the most successful Folk/Rock Duo of all time recorded their first no1 hit single ‘The Sound of Silence’?...

  • Rotary Club summer musical evening

    June sees ‘Summer is A-coming in’ and to celebrate its arrival The Capriccio vocal ensemble will be performing at St Michaels Church, Market Place, Macclesfield. With ensemble...

  • It’s Treacle Sunday!

    Make a date to be there. It’s the monthly Treacle Market this Sunday and if the weather holds it could be the best yet. Anything and...

  • Local artist brews up distinctive beer label for Bollington 3-peaks race

    Graphic artist, Jon Tatham, has brought his trademark flair to the world of fell running by teaming up with The Bollington Brewing Co. to create...

  • Barnaby’s fun-filled family line-up of events

    For ten days from Friday 17 to Sunday 26 June, Barnaby Festival fills Macclesfield town centre, Cheshire with more than 100 events, over half of...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Heritage Centre
, Roe Street
, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Tuesday 19 to Thursday 28 April Tuesday 19 April The Jungle Book (PG) 5.00, 7.30...

  • UK & Ireland Banff Mountain Film Festival coming to Buxton

    The UK and Ireland Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour offers audiences the opportunity to travel the world and experience a selection of exhilarating, inspirational,...

  • Barnaby 2016 – the stars the limit

    PLUS zillions of new events added!   BBC’s Nick Robinson and The Guardian’s Owen Jones In Conversation. Macclesfield and Stockport raised respectively, from utterly different political traditions,...

  • Owen Jones will join Nick Robinson ‘In Conversation’

    Political activist Owen Jones joins top BBC journalist Nick Robinson ‘In Conversation’ at the Barnaby Festival on Saturday 18 June in one of a number...

  • Klezmer music is coming to town

    Klezmer Music is coming to Macclesfield for the next Treacle Market on Sunday 24th April, and is being performed by the nationally-known group of Klezmer...

  • Seth Lakeman to close Buxton’s Big Session Festival

    West Country folk singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman will be closing this year’s Big Session folk festival on Sunday 1 May. Seth is one...

  • Award winning success heading for Buxton stage

    The award-winning West End and Broadway success One Man Two Guvnors garnered rave reviews in the national press.  Now it hits Buxton Opera House for...

  • English Touring Opera in Buxton

    The world-renowned English Touring Opera will be back in Buxton with three titles Iphigénie en Tauride, Don Giovanni and Pia de’ Tolomei from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 April. Iphigénie en Tauride by Gluck features...

  • What’s on at Cinemac

    Cinemac Heritage Centre
, Roe Street
, Macclesfield SK11 6UT Recorded Information: 01625 423535 Enquiries: 07871 422937 Monday 11 to Thursday 21 April With apologies, please note that the 12.00 &...

  • Macclesfield Beer Festival will roll out the barrels next month

    The 22nd Macclesfield Beer Festival will take place next month on May 6 and 7. The event, which has raised over £200,000 for charity, will take...

  • Russell Watson live on stage in Buxton

    Russell Watson is in Buxton during April, performing an intimate concert at the town’s Opera House. Alex Belfield spoke to the singing sensation about his...