Macclesfield News
Drink drive campaign launched in Cheshire with tough message for motorists
Posted: 03.12.20 by Jack Lenton Local News
Police and fire officers in Cheshire have issued a tough message as they launch their Christmas drink/drive campaign. They are urging the public to...
Read in full herePraise for Cheshire’s top cop as he announces his retirement from the force
Posted: 03.12.20 by Jack Lenton Local News
Cheshire Police Chief Constable Darren Martland is to retire in the spring of next year. The force's most senior officer has spent 30 years...
Read in full hereCheshire East backs badger vaccination programme
Posted: 02.12.20 by Jack Lenton Local News
Cheshire East Council is to support a badger vaccination programme in the borough. The council has announced it will be partnering with Cheshire...
Read in full hereMacclesfield's Treacle Market is still going ahead this Christmas - and it's spread over four days
Posted: 02.12.20 by Jack Lenton Local News
Every December on a Sunday before Christmas the cobbled streets of central Macclesfield buzz with festive music, brass bands, sociable chatter, the sm...
Read in full hereCheshire East cabinet blocks bid for Christmas free parking
Posted: 02.12.20 by Ethan Davies, Local Democracy Reporter Local News
AN ATTEMPT to secure more free parking in Cheshire East towns by the Conservative group has been rebuked by the ruling Labour-Independent coalition, a...
Read in full hereLaunch of NHS 111 First will keep patients 'safe and avoid crowding' in A&E say Macclesfield hospital chiefs
Posted: 01.12.20 by Tom Avery Local News
NURSING chiefs stress they won't turn anyone away from Macclesfield District General Hospital's emergency department under a new initi...
Read in full hereCheshire East holds White Ribbon Day event against domestic abuse
Posted: 01.12.20 by The Editor Local News
Cheshire East Council and its partner agencies hosted its annual White Ribbon event this year virtually. The event, which took place on 26 November...
Read in full hereCheshire East council tax payers face 2% bill rises every year until 2025 after Covid shortfall
Posted: 01.12.20 by Ethan Davies - Local Democracy Reporter Local News
Cheshire East councillors are about to launch a public consultation on their draft budget for next year as the authority is faced with making tough fi...
Read in full hereCheshire East leader questions wisdom of Tier 2 pub 'eat-ins'
Posted: 01.12.20 by Ethan Davies - Local Democracy Reporter Local News
Cheshire East Council leader Sam Corcoran has questioned the wisdom of only allowing the borough’s pubs to re-open if they serve food. Under ...
Read in full hereThree arrests made after police find cannabis farm at Macclesfield property
Posted: 30.11.20 by Jack Lenton Local News
Police have made three arrests after finding a cannabis farm at a property in Macclesfield. Enquiries are ongoing after Macclesfield Police, suppor...
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