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  • 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...

  • GROOM HELD AFTER PECKFORTON CASTLE GUTTED BY FIRE

    By on January 1, 1970

    More than 100 fire fighters and 20 appliances spent most of Sunday tackling the “major” blaze at the landmark Peckforton Castle, near Tarporley. Up to...

  • REID LANDED BY SHRIMPS

    By on January 1, 1970

    Morecambe have agreed a two-year deal to sign Izak Reid from Macclesfield Town, with the two clubs now discussing a fee. Reid had been offered...

  • DAGGERS DRAWN FOR OPENING OF SILKMEN CAMPAIGN

    By on January 1, 1970

    Macclesfield kick off their League Two campaign with their first home match in seven years as Dagenham visit the Moss Rose. The following Saturday Gary...

  • WILSON-BOWDEN AND DEBENHAMS, WHAT`S THE CONNECTION? (2)

    By on January 1, 1970

    Readers of CommunityOnline will be aware that Wilson Bowden, architects of the controversial Macclesfield Town Centre Regeneration Scheme, are either bidding for, working on or...

  • MAN CRITICALLY INJURED IN CHELFORD CRASH

    By on January 1, 1970

    A young motorist is fighting for life after a head-on road smash near Macclesfield. The 22-year-old man, from Alderley Edge, was rushed to hospital with...

  • SILKMEN TO MEET HULL IN CARLING CUP 1ST ROUND

    By on January 1, 1970

    Macclesfield Town have drawn Hull City in the first round draw of the Carling Cup. The Sillkmen will be visiting the KC Stadium for the...

  • DRUNK MUM DRIVES KIDS

    By on January 1, 1970

    A mum who downed two litres of wine was caught driving with her two young children in her car. Sharon Scott, 40, was spotted Share...