News in Macclesfield

Two Macclesfield businesses are teaming up to bring in-person networking back to Macclesfield.

Harts Accountants and SAS Daniels are delighted to announce that they will be hosting the FIRST Business Club meeting in more than 20 months.

An urgent plea has been issued to the people of Macclesfield, as accident and emergency admissions remain high.

As GP's have hour-long phone call queues, making booking minor health appointments a nightmare, Macclesfield Hospital is also struggling with capacity.

CHESHIRE East Council leader Sam Corcoran says police investigations at the authority are in the past after a six-year probe ended this week.

Five years before Macclesfield Nub News was born, Cheshire East HQ was raided by cops over anonymous allegations of malpractice.

Had a long wait securing planning permission in Macclesfield?

A Knutsford councillor has called for an 'immediate review' of Cheshire East's planning systems, saying Covid is no longer a valid excuse for the backlog of applications.

While Macclesfield is 558ft above sea level, our canals and the River Bollin could be susceptible to bursting their banks. .

Macclesfield's unitary authority is making a stance against slavery, after the British influx of Taliban escapees.

Cheshire East Council has adopted a charter against modern day slavery and is holding training sessions for recently arrived Afghan refugees warning them of the potential dangers.

Following service cuts of certain Macclesfield routes last month, Cheshire East have announced a huge plan to transform bus services.

Described as 'ambitious' by the unitary authority, the changes see an nine-year-plan through to 2030, in improving our town's buses.

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Cheshire East is deciding on a case by case basis if Macclesfield children in the council's care should be given the Covid vaccine if their birth parents don't consent.

Annemarie Parker, head of service for cared for children and care leavers, told members of the council's corporate parenting committee that the local authority sought consent from the parents of cared for children aged 12 to 15.

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Here are some awesome events happening in Macclesfield for this weekend commencing on November 5.