News in Macclesfield

A group of four Macclesfield businesses are clubbing together to provide a delicious foodie experience for local people.

On Sunday 11 April, coffee business, Yas Bean will be setting up shop at The Random Apple Company HQ, serving hot drinks for customers hoping to buy some locally-produced apple juice.

The 'benefits' of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine 'outweigh the risks', a leading Cheshire NHS official has said.

Clare Watson, accountable officer for the NHS Cheshire clinical commissioning group (CCG) — the organisation leading the county's vaccination roll-out — made the comments yesterday (April 7).

The MP for Congleton, Fiona Bruce, was recently appointed by Boris Johnson as his Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief.

If the right honourable lady's brief includes divine intervention, then that is what it will take to save the town tip from extinction.

A masked-up David Rutley welcomed Boris Johnson outside AstraZeneca Macclesfield today, as vaccines continue. .

The organisers of Bluedot Festival have announced that it will not take place this year due to the challenges of Covid-19 restrictions.

The Jodrell Bank music, science and culture event, which was due to run from 21-25 July 2021, will now take place between 21 and 24 July 2022.

Lockdown easing will "inevitably" lead to "an increase in infection" in Cheshire, according to the Prime Minister.

Speaking on a visit to Cheshire today, Boris Johnson also told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that it is also up to residents to "obey basic common sense" in keeping infection rates low.

Boris Johnson has not ruled out a return to the regional Covid tier system on a visit to Macclesfield today.

However, the Prime Minister added that the government sees 'nothing in the data to make us think we will have to deviate from the roadmap'.

The Prime Minister believes 'that there will be continuous supply of the Covid vaccine' after recent messages from the NHS for over-50s to get jabbed while supply is known.

Boris Johnson made his comments following a tour of the AstraZeneca campus in Macclesfield, one of the leading companies producing Covid jabs.

Macclesfield Town Council has last week relaunched its grants programme.

The Community Grants Scheme can provide funding for any community activity or community group in Macclesfield that is open to all, is for the benefit of Macclesfield or the people of Macclesfield and is a not for profit activity.

Cheshire East Council is inviting applications from businesses for the government's Restart Grant.

The scheme, which has been available since 1 April 2021, will support eligible non-essential retail businesses and hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym businesses with one-off grants of up to £18,000 to help them reopen safely.