News in Macclesfield

From left to right: Huw Crampton sales manager at Macclesfield's Tidy Planet and Andy Welch Extreme E's utility manager - with food waste drying equipment at the Bovington site. (Image - Tidy Planet)

Macclesfield-based Tidy Planet has partnered with Dorset-headquartered organic waste processor Eco Sustainable Solutions to convert global off-road racing championship Extreme E's food waste into electricity, at its upcoming Jurassic X Prix event at the Bovington British Army military base in Dorset, UK.

Extreme E takes electric off-road motorsport around the globe to some of the world's most remote locations, and as part of its mission to promote sustainability and protect the planet, it's turning its attention to the food waste generated at its race sites.

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GIVING BACK: AstraZeneca Macclesfield's Chris Maddock (front left) and Silklife Foodbank's Dan Blackman, with team.

This Christmas, AstraZeneca Macclesfield will be recognising and helping those who are vulnerable in our community by making a financial donation to Silklife food bank in Macclesfield.

Throughout the pandemic, Silklife Food Bank have been delivering emergency food parcels every week to the most vulnerable people in our community and demand has only increased over time.

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Fay with her 2017 creation, outside a John Lewis. You can view the 2019 John Lewis advert above. Fay Evans, Children's Author (Pic Credit: Tanya Lloyd Photography)

Retailers John Lewis are said to be 'surprised' over a high court legal bid launched by a Macclesfield writer.

Author, storyteller and musical theatre maker Fay Evans (48) is taking legal action in the High Court's specialist Intellectual Property Enterprise Court against John Lewis Plc and the creative team behind its critically acclaimed 2019 Christmas advert, Excitable Edgar.

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