News in Macclesfield

A Macclesfield-based Cheshire East councillor has rallied our town ahead of a "once in a lifetime" chance to tackle air pollution.

Independent Macclesfield East Councillor Mick Warren led calls for Macc and all of our local area to seize the moment and change our habits and attitudes towards air quality.

Two Macclesfield police staff have spoke after the arrest and jailing of a Cheshire cocaine dealer.

Macclesfield Local Policing Unit Officer PC Sam Needham and Chief Inspector Dave Moores, have discussed the matter in public for the first time following the sentencing of Reece Gayle (26).

St. Michael's Church in Market Place, Macclesfield, is delighted to announce the next two concerts in our popular series of lunchtime recitals.

The iconic Macclesfield venue is delighted to bring live music back to the town centre.

Macclesfield rocker Ben Gorb has released their latest single.

No One Knows, is an anthemic track, interlaced with delicate strings, which also close out the emotive song.

It has been precisely 14 months and three days since I published the inaugural news article of Macclesfield Nub News in April 2020 and there are no prizes for guessing it was on the topic of Covid-19.

It was an incredibly uncertain time for everyone as we were settling into the routine of the first lockdown, with all of the baking, work from home buzz and Joe Wicks exercise routines that entailed.

Fictional fighter pilot Biggles is back in the skies for his next heroic adventure – this time as fearless flying grannies.

Age is no barrier for the five Macclesfield fundraisers who will climb on top of a classic 1940s Boeing Stearman biplane for a wing walk later this month.

The Macclesfield Youth Brass Band has saw off 118 other bands to win the top prize for 'Best Presentation' in an online competition last week.

The Whit Friday competition, which was organised by Foden's Band, attracted entries from bands worldwide including the USA, Australia, Uganda, Singapore as well as across Europe and the UK including the world's leading brass band, The Cory Band from Wales.

Cheshire's Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer has commended the work of police volunteers in keeping Cheshire safe.

During national Volunteers' Week (1-7 June) the Commissioner is highlighting the increased dedication police volunteers have given to the role over the last 12 months as we've battled the Covid-19 pandemic.

A Cheshire musician has spoke to Macclesfield Nub News ahead of her first gig in Macclesfield in over two years.

Sam Lyon (26), from Winsford, will perform at The Plough Inn in Macclesfield, this Saturday evening on June 5.

A charitable local schoolgirl will trek the Gritstone Trail to raise money for a pal - and her friend's brother - who suffer from a rare disease that makes everyday life tough.

Tess Liddle (8) of St Paul's Poynton Primary School, will trek 35 Miles with her Dad Owen in the first week of June.