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  • TV’s Lucy meets Macclesfield transport historian Basil

    By on May 3, 2019

    Local transport and industrial historian, Basil Jeuda, was at the Knotty Trust last week promoting his latest book: Macclesfield, Bollington & Marple Railway Remembered –...

  • Lottery win for Fastrak

    By on May 2, 2019

    Macclesfield-based Fastrak Retail (UK) has been acquired by Canadian company Pollard Banknote. Fastrak, which designs and manufactures lottery ticket dispensers and other retail point-of-sale display...

  • Leek man found dead

    By on May 2, 2019

    Family and friends of an ‘inspirational’ man found dead at a former football ground will gather to pay their final respects. The funeral of Matthew...

  • Pub in the Park festival

    By on May 2, 2019

    The Pub in the Park festival returns to Cheshire this June, with a line-up of top chefs who’ll be rustling up the best of British...

  • Manchester RR is dealership of the year

    By on May 1, 2019

    It was in May 1904 that Charles Rolls first met with Sir Henry Royce at Manchester’s Midland Hotel to establish and set up one of...

  • Firefighter’s Memorial Day service

    By on May 1, 2019

    Cheshire firefighters and Fire Brigade Union (FBU) members will be supporting International Firefighter’s Memorial Day on May 4 and will be marking the event with a...

  • Cheshire Police create a crime prevention garden

    By on May 1, 2019

    Above: Front row (l-r) Katie Monton (student designer), Chief Constable Darren Martland, Deputy Chief Constable Julie Cook, Jake Jackson (student designer). Back row (l-r) Claire...

  • Adlington firm Proseal acquired in £220 million deal

    By on May 1, 2019

    Adlington-based Proseal – a leading provider of tray sealing technology to the food industry – is set to be acquired by USA company JBT Corporation....

  • Macclesfield Garden Festival 2019

    By on May 1, 2019

    Jon Tilley left the landscape industry after 20 years, seven RHS Gardens at Tatton and Hampton Court and a Gold medal in 2011. The idea...

  • Silkmen unpaid again

    By on May 1, 2019

    For the fourth time this season Macclesfield Town players are still awaiting payment of their April wages. The team are fighting to remain in the...

  • Local farmers meet Michael Gove

    By on May 1, 2019

    A meeting of local farmers was joined by the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Macclesfield’s...

  • Wanted man added to Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ list

    By on April 30, 2019

    A man, who is wanted in connection with the brutal murder of a father at a farm in Cheshire, is now one of Europe’s most...

  • Four Seasons care home giant in administration

    By on April 30, 2019

    Cheshire-based care home group Four Seasons Health Care has been put into administration. The Wilmslow group is the UK’s largest care home operator, serving around...

  • Biddulph Grange – a garden for all seasons

    By on April 30, 2019

    We’re particularly well-served in the region with some truly beautiful and unusual National Trust properties and gardens. One of our particular favourites is Biddulph Grange...

  • Share a ride – wander for free at Lyme

    By on April 30, 2019

    Visitors to one of Cheshire’s best loved country houses are being encouraged to think a bit greener this spring and summer to enjoy the green...

  • Keep your dogs under control!

    By on April 30, 2019

    Dog owners are being warned to keep their animals on a lead following a number of incidents resulting in the death of sheep. Cheshire Police...

  • 25th Macclesfield Beer Festival 2019

    By on April 30, 2019

    The Macclesfield Beer Festival celebrates it’s 25th anniversary and a number of free tickets are on offer to help mark this milestone. The Macclesfield Beer...

  • Tytherington School goes green with Michael Gove

    By on April 29, 2019

    Members of Tytherington School’s ‘Tythy Goes Green’ group were joined by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon Michael Gove...

  • Do you have a fire escape plan?

    By on April 29, 2019

    Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) is supporting a national campaign to raise awareness of the importance of planning how you would get out of...

  • Macclesfield man charged with assault

    By on April 29, 2019

    A Macclesfield man has been charged following an assault incident in the town on Friday, 26th April at a flat on Ivy Road in Macclesfield....