A new website has launched to serve the town of Macclesfield with hyper-local news and what's on - but without any annoying advertising.

Macclesfield Nub News - which can be found here - is an online newspaper solely for Macclesfield and the surrounding area.

We are hyper-local so our articles are about what's important for the town.

We will not be publishing any generic Cheshire-wide stories to encourage clicks. Unlike other platforms, we do not get any revenue "per click" so we do not need to resort to click-bait, annoying pop-up ads or surveys.

Our aim is for the user to access locally-relevant content in a pleasant viewing format. The site offers Local News, What's On, Local List, Classifieds, Property, Jobs and Live Travel.

Soon, we will be offering Obituaries and more as we grow. Nub News intends to fill the vacuum in local news created by the closure and consolidation of local newspapers.

We want to be at the heart of the Macclesfield community. We want to give a voice and an identity back to the town.

We recognise that times are difficult for residents and businesses in the town and we want to help by keeping you informed and promoting our High Street.

Your stories matter to us and we would really love to hear how communities across Macclesfield are pulling together to help one another.

Importantly, our business model relies on your input; be it News or What's On. Our "Nub It" button enables local people, a councillor, an MP, the chairman of the rugby or football club or a headteacher to write regular articles.

We also encourage businesses, theatres and restaurants to post events to our What's On page. Be it the local theatre company or a £10-steak-for-two night at the local restaurant, we want to promote it. All for free.

Macclesfield Nub News is the perfect platform for your organisation, charity, business, church, school, sports team - anyone in fact - to share your fantastic achievements with the community. We like good news stories.

While it is intrinsic to publish all types of news (even bad, at times), we believe that good, local, community interest stories are hugely popular. All submitted content requires a legitimate name, email and telephone number and is moderated by our Cheshire Regional Editors: James Kelly and Tom Avery.

If you would like to find out more, contact James or Tom on [email protected]/ [email protected].