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  • It’s the Fire Brigade’s turn!

    Cheshire Fire Authority has two sources of income; grants from government (33%) and council tax (67% ). For the last financial year in 2023/24, the...

  • Free trees for schools and communities

    Schools and communities are being urged to make their New Year a positive one – by planting trees. Just days away from the application deadline...

  • Time to have your say on police tax

    These are very tough times, perhaps not the best time for the police to be asking us if we’re happy to pay even more on...

  • New Chief Exec for Kinaxia

    Michael Conroy, a former chief executive of Palletforce, has been appointed CEO of Kinaxia Logistics. Michael has been recruited to spearhead the next phase of...

  • Man charged with sexual offences in Macclesfield and Congleton

    Detectives investigating sexual offences in Macclesfield and Congleton have charged a man. Lewis Spencer, 23, of Birch Road, Congleton, was arrested and subsequently charged with...

  • Country Roads

    Come with us to the place you belong, for a night of the very best country classics! Leave your 9 to 5 worries at the door and...

  • The Nutcracker and Swan Lake

    Varna International Ballet will present The Nutcracker and Swan Lake at Buxton Opera House on Sunday, 7th and Monday, 8th January, 2024. The Nutcracker will be...

  • Knutsford shoplifter sought

    Cheshire police have released CCTV images of a woman they are looking to speak to in relation to a shoplifting incident in Knutsford. At around...

  • Is there a Santa Claus?

    Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial on September 21st,...

  • Landscape enhancement grants for Peak Park farmers

    Farmers and land managers in the Peak District National Park are being encouraged to continue to apply for funding to support landscape enhancement, access and...

  • Peak Park pioneers A.I.

    The Peak District National Park is pioneering the use of Artificial Intelligence to monitor the landscape. The Peak District National Park has partnered with Cranfield...

  • RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

    The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch 2024 is just around the corner. It’s the UK’s biggest citizen science wildlife survey, and it’s so easy to take...

  • 2024 East Cheshire Hospice Christmas tree collection

    13th January 2024 will see the launch of East Cheshire Hospice’s Christmas Tree Collection! On the 13th and 14th January, the hospice’s team of dedicated...

  • Philanthropists donate £300,000 to Hospice

    Two of the country’s most generous philanthropists have donated £300,000 to East Cheshire Hospice. Billionaires Julia and Hans Rausing have already given an initial £100,000...

  • Another piece of old Macc to go

    Part of Macclesfield’s history, Townley Street Sunday school, looks set to be demolished and replaced with eight new houses. Planning permission had been granted for a...

  • A&E emergency only please

    Hospital bosses at East Cheshire NHS Trust urge emergency-only visits to A&E during Junior Doctor strikes  Local residents are being urged to only visit A&E...

  • Courier fraud on the increase

    Cheshire Police are warning people in Cheshire to be vigilant against courier fraud. Police are investigating two incidents where elderly residents have been targeted by...

  • Animal Crackers At Lyme

    As part of their Christmas celebrations, the National Trust’s Lyme Park has launched Animal Crackers, a magical story of Christmas fun which takes place through...

  • Carefound Home Care supports NHS Charity

    Carefound Home Care has raised over £240 for East Cheshire NHS Charity with a dementia-friendly screening at The Rex Cinema in Wilmslow. Carefound Home Care,...

  • Death race three sentenced

    Three men have been sentenced after they admitted taking part in a street race which resulted in the death of man near Wilmslow. Mohammad Zubair...