Travel

  • Visiting National Trust properties

    From 19 July, you’ll no longer need to pre-book your visit to many National Trust properties in England. For smaller properties where booking has been introduced...

  • Cheshire road safety campaign launched

    The volume of traffic is expected to increase dramatically on July 19th and Cheshire’s emergency services are asking road users to look out for one...

  • Cultural heritage expert appointed to Peak Park Authority

    Mr Ken Smith has been appointed a member of the Peak District National Park Authority by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural...

  • Motorists urged to prepare for winter

    With the darker nights drawing in and colder weather arriving, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging all motorists to ensure that their vehicles are...

  • New routes out of Manchester for Ryanair

    Ryanair is launching six new routes from Manchester Airport – Bordeaux, Gothenburg, Marrakech, Marseille, Nantes and Thessaloniki. The addition of the new routes means that the...

  • Amber gambler or red menace?

    Whilst the police are (rightly) targeting car drivers using their mobiles whilst driving – there’s an increasingly and possibly more-dangerous menace on our roads –...

  • Nominate new buildings in the Peak Park

    Above: Parsley Hay cycle hire centre on the High Peak Trail is a good example of where extra consideration has been taken to ensure development...

  • Village Rwanda open meeting

    Village Rwanda UK support a community in a remote and rural part of Rwanda, working through local NGO Gihombo Forward (GiFo) to provide Early Years education,...

  • Peak District National Park seeks trustees

    The Peak District National Park Trust is looking for people who are passionate about fundraising to help look after the UK’s first national park. Applicants...

  • Cheshire East approves new highways contract

    Cheshire East Council has awarded a contract to manage its highways service across the borough to Ringway Jacobs, for up to15 years. A number of...

  • Possible judicial review over controversial housing schemes

    Objectors to major housing developments in Henbury, outside Macclesfield, are set to explore launching a judicial review after the schemes were given planning permission by...

  • Controversial housing developments approved

    Above: Frederic Robinsons’ plans are for 135 houses opposite the Cock Inn on Chelford Road, Henbury Cheshire East’s strategic planning board has approved two major housing...

  • HS2 faces a 12 month delay

    The long-awaited high speed rail link between Birmingham and Manchester could be delayed by a further year. Key legislation for the second phase of the...

  • jet2.com onwards and upwards

    jet2.com has is looking to recruit 500 new staff who will be based out of Manchester Airport. The airline, which is planning to increase capacity...

  • Raising a glass and help Mend our Mountains

    A new beer will be launched this weekend in support of a Peak District National Park fundraising project. Great Ridge Ale has been specially brewed...