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  • The Royal Cheshire Show 2018 – don’t miss it!

    By on June 19, 2018

    The Royal Cheshire Show 2018 has to be one of the best ever – in fact there’s so much going on you’ll be hard pressed...

  • Time to pay a visit to Quarry Bank

    By on June 13, 2018

    Quarry Bank’s gardens are a testament to the hardworking staff and volunteers who ensure the gardens always look at their best whatever the time of...

  • Scout museum opens its doors

    By on June 12, 2018

    Members of Macclesfield and Congleton District Scouts enjoyed the reopening of the District Scout Museum at Barnswood Scout Camp recently. The ceremony at the well-attended...

  • £2m fund approved to improve local communities

    By on June 12, 2018

    Cheshire East Council’s cabinet has approved a scheme to provide funding that will assist communities where new housing developments have been built. The new homes...

  • Work starts on new 861,000 sq ft taxiway at Manchester Airport

    By on June 7, 2018

    Above: Left to right – Andrew Cowan, Graham Mallett and Chris Scoffield Work has started on a new taxiway at Manchester Airport. The project, part...

  • RHS Chatsworth Flower Show first day

    By on June 6, 2018

    The RHS Chatsworth Flower Show opened its doors today (Wednesday, 6th June) – and thousands of visitors poured in to check out what’s new in...

  • Countdown to the 2018 Royal Cheshire County Show

    By on June 6, 2018

    The countdown is officially on to this year’s Royal Cheshire County Show and with the Cheshire Agricultural Society celebrating its 180th anniversary, a Show which...

  • Up the creek with a paddle

    By on June 5, 2018

    Alongside members of Macclesfield and District Canoe Club, local MP, David Rutley, took to the water for the Club’s Go Canoeing event on Saturday 2nd...

  • RHS Chatsworth Flower Show

    By on June 4, 2018

    The countdown has begun and final preparations are underway for RHS Chatsworth which runs between 6th and 10th June. This year’s RHS Chatsworth Flower Show...

  • Hare Hill Gardens

    By on June 3, 2018

    Of the several gardens, open to the public, within a fifteen minute drive of Macclesfield the National Trust’s Hare Hill Gardens between Prestbury and Alderley,...

  • Royal Cheshire County Show president announced

    By on June 1, 2018

    Above: Henry Brooks MFH, ⓒ Jon Super for The Financial Times. Henry Brooks MFH, Managing Director of the Tatton Group, has been announced as President...

  • National Park targets plastics waste and litter

    By on June 1, 2018

    Above: Peak District National Park Marketing Communications Manager Tom Marshall, with the #MyPeakCup, in the heart of the National Park. UN World Environment Day asks...

  • The other side of Little Moreton Hall

    By on May 31, 2018

    Standing in front of the black and white frontage of Little Moreton Hall you’re easily transported back to a bygone era when this time capsule...

  • Meet Martin Lewis at The Royal Cheshire County Show

    By on May 30, 2018

    Visitors to the 2018 Royal Cheshire County Show can learn a thing or two from financial guru Martin Lewis who will be revealing insider tips...

  • RHS Chatsworth Flower Show

    By on May 30, 2018

    Above: BBC Radio Derby display. RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 2017 ⓒ RHS/Payley Photography Next week sees the return of the Royal Horticultural Society’s newest show –...

  • Last chance to see Hill

    By on May 26, 2018

    photography, poetry, film, sculpture, song Exhibition at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery: 3rd March – 6th June 2018 Hill is the story of one Derbyshire Hill,...

  • National Award for Peak planners

    By on May 25, 2018

    The Peak District National Park Authority has won a national award for excellence in planning from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The RTPI’s awards...

  • Tatton – a great family day out

    By on May 25, 2018

    This May half term Tatton Park is hosting a range of exciting activities for families that are all a little bit different! From free family...

  • May half term at Dunham Massey

    By on May 23, 2018

    Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Saturday 26 May- Sunday 3 June, 12noon – 4pm Make the most of May half term with lots to keep little explorers...

  • 2018 RHS Chatsworth Flower Show

    By on May 19, 2018

    Make a note in your diary for the return of the Royal Horticultural Society’s newest show – in the grounds of the magnificent Chatsworth Estate....