News in Macclesfield

A Prestbury woman is asking people to don their glad rags when they take out the bins and make the driveway your catwalk all in aid of charity.

Margo Cornish spearheaded the idea after her fashion show to raise funds for Maggie's Manchester had to be cancelled as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

Cheshire East Council has highlighted the government criteria for business grants as it continues to distribute vital funds to eligible businesses in Macclesfield and the borough.

Following the chancellor's announcement in March, a £330 billion Covid-19 support package was announced to businesses in the UK, including a business grant scheme which would be distributed by local authorities.

B&Q's Macclesfield store has reopened its doors with new social distancing rules in place after closing at the beginning of the lockdown.

The store is among 155 branches of the DIY giant to reopen, which included Crewe earlier this week.

Three men who were part of a group that raided an address near Macclesfield and threatened the occupants with knives and hammers have been jailed.

Rebanne Cantrill, 19, Devon Patterson, 21, and John McLeod, 19, were sentenced at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday 22nd April via video link.

A great-grandfather from Congleton has applauded the heroic role the NHS have played in helping him make a full recovery from coronavirus.

Raymond Lancaster, who has underlying health issues, has been fighting Covid-19 for nearly five weeks at Macclesfield General Hospital before being discharged to a rapturous applause from the NHS staff today (Thursday).

Macclesfield Town FC have announced they will be putting their players and staff on furlough as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will pay 80% of employee wages, but the club said they will cover the remaining 20% meaning they will be on their normal salary for now.

Tytherington High School has applied for planning for permission to install six "emergency" temporary classrooms to meet the additional demand expected in September.

Manny Botwe, the headteacher of the Manchester Road based school said the school was "significantly oversubscribed" and the additional classrooms were needed to accommodate the pupils.

Macclesfield has recorded the highest number of residential burglaries in Cheshire despite the coronavirus crisis.

Cheshire Constabulary revealed that there were 50 reports of home burglaries across the county between 6th April and 13th April, with 16 taking place in Macclesfield.

A number of Macclesfield's fish and chip shops are reopening their doors with social distancing measures in place after closing for the lockdown.

The Chippy at Broken Cross announced on their social media on Monday (20th April) that their "fryers are heating up", with the chip shop opening yesterday with some changes to how they operate.

Three Macclesfield businesses are putting data and systems integration at the heart of their productivity and growth plans.

Art Graphics UK in Bollington, Lowlife Products and Plastic Card Services in Macclesfield are among 61 SME manufacturers that have received funding through the Made Smarter North West Industry 4.0 adoption pilot.