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  • HIKE THE HILL FOR THE HOSPICES

    By on January 1, 1970

    East Cheshire Hospice and Blythe House Hospice are launching their first joint event, Hike the Hill. Fund-raisers will walk 15 miles of beatiful countryside from...

  • MACC TOWN TEEN TRIALLING WITH THE REDS

    By on January 1, 1970

    Macclesfield Town teenager Max Lonsdale is trialling with Manchester United. The midfielder started for United in their 7-1 friendly victory over Spartans. Lonsdale won the...

  • PRESTBURY DOCTORS GUILTY OF SYSTEMATIC ABUSE OF ADOPTED CHILDREN

    By on January 1, 1970

    `Three adopted children `rescued` from their drug addicted parents went on to suffer a decade of systematic abuse and neglect at the hands of two...

  • CARS COLLIDE IN ALDERLEY

    By on January 1, 1970

    Two saloon cars collided on Chelford Road, Alderley Edge close to the junction with Ryleys Lane, on Tuesday morning, Fire and Rescue crews were called...

  • HURDSFIELD LIBRARY`S 50TH

    By on January 1, 1970

    Hurdsfield Library is celebrating 50 years of bringing books to the town. All are invited to a party on Saturday, July 23, from 10am to...

  • GAWSWORTH CARNIVAL VIDEO

    By on January 1, 1970

    Video footage of Gawsworth Carnival and Macclesfield`s 750th Anniversary celebrations can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WTlrJF1hx8 Share this... Facebook Pinterest Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Email Reddit Tumblr

  • HAVE A PASSION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE?

    By on January 1, 1970

    Would you like to use your skills and passion in becoming one of the local RSPCA Branch`s 14 charity trustees? As a Trustee you will...

  • GIANT HERON SEEN ON RIVER DEE

    By on January 1, 1970

    A bird measuring in at over 8 feet tall has landed for the first time on the RSPB Dee Estuary nature reserve, near Neston on...

  • CYPROTEX BACK ON THE ACQUISITION TRAIL

    By on January 1, 1970

    Macclesfield drug testing firm Cyprotex is back on the takeover trail after integrating US company Apredica, which it bought in a deal worth Share this......

  • NEW STRIKER FOR SILKMEN

    By on January 1, 1970

    Macclesfield Town have signed striker Ben Tomlinson from Evo-Stik Premier League side Worksop Town for an undisclosed five-figure fee. The 21-year-old arrives at the club...

  • GARDEN CENTRE FIRE CLOSES ROAD

    By on January 1, 1970

    Over 70 firefighters tackled a huge blaze at a garden centre. Crews were called to Wilmslow Garden Centre, on Manchester Road, Wilmslow, just after 5.30am...

  • IS THE TIME RIGHT FOR TOWN CENTRE REGENERATION?

    By on January 1, 1970

    Anyone with an interest in the proposed regeneration plans (of Bowden Wilson) for Macclesfield town centre would be advised to take a look at: http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/8634692.Waterfront_plans_under_spotlight/....

  • THE INSANITY OF CHESHIRE PLANNING AND HIGHWAYS

    By on January 1, 1970

    I have to wonder what the people at Cheshire East Council are smoking. Some time ago Cheshire East planners approved an application for the Co-op...

  • CHESHIRE EAST`S `A`-TEAM COMING TO A BUSINESS NEAR YOU!

    By on January 1, 1970

    We are going through the toughest recession most of us have ever experienced. I Share this... Facebook Pinterest Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Email Reddit Tumblr

  • BUREAUCRACY

    By on January 1, 1970

    All you Need to Know about Government Bureaucracy: * * Pythagorean theorem: ……………………………………24 words. * * Lord`s prayer:…………………………………………………66 words. * * Archimedes` Principle: …………………………………….67 words....

  • AIR AMBULANCE CLOTHING SCAM

    By on January 1, 1970

    I arrived home this morning to find a leaflet stuffed in my letterbox. “Air Ambulance Service” stated the heading – above it “www.airambulanceservice.org.uk Share this......

  • THEFT OF PICTURES FROM BARNABY FESTIVAL EXHIBIT

    By on January 1, 1970

    Two paintings were stolen from a Barnaby Festival exhibition at Deja Vu on Chestergate. The pictures, worth Share this... Facebook Pinterest Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Email...

  • MISSING LANGLEY MAN FOUND DEAD

    By on January 1, 1970

    A man missing from his home in Macclesfield has been found dead. Gerard Sheehy, 39, was discovered in undergrowth near to his home in Langley...

  • RACING DRIVER VISITS DANE VALLEY SCHOOL

    By on January 1, 1970

    A professional racing driver from Knutsford made a pit stop in Bollington to offer advice to a group of school-girls making their very own racing...

  • BODYCOTE RENEWS DEAL WITH ROLLS ROYCE

    By on January 1, 1970

    Bodycote has signed a 10-year contract renewal with Rolls-Royce to process metals used in its aircraft engines. Macclesfield-based Bodycote has a facility at the Rolls-Royce...