News in Macclesfield

RESIDENTS in Cheshire East have been told to stay close to home because of different Covid-19 tier regulations in neighbouring areas.

Leaders of Cheshire East Council have issued the advice jointly with their counterparts in Cheshire West and Chester Council, Wirral Council, Halton Council and Warrington Council and say people should only visit neighbouring boroughs for the purposes of work, education or health only.

The most dramatic coronavirus development since the early summer easing of lockdown came to Cheshire this week, with both councils being placed in tier two restrictions by the government.

Tier two – also known as a 'high alert level' – means residents can no longer mix with other households in any indoor setting. Additionally, the rule of six applies for outdoor meet-ups.

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Patients have been encouraged to return to normal services at Macclesfield Hospital after their successful reopening of the 'green' elective surgical areas during the summer.

All patients who are admitted to Ward 5 and Surgical Daycase Unit are on a green pathway, meaning they have self-isolated or observed strict social distancing for 14 days prior to their operation. 72 hours prior to admission, patients are required to undergo a COVID-19 swab test for infection control and prevention measures.

A number of residents were briefly evacuated from their homes after police were called to reports of a World War Two bomb being found in Turf Lane, Macclesfield.

Police were alerted to the device at 11:55am and an Ordinance Disposal unit was sent to the scene along with officers who established a 100m cordon as a precaution.

Locked down residents in Macclesfield have been going for gold by travelling the world on their bikes — all from the comfort of their care village.

With the help of their support workers, residents at Belong Macclesfield have worked hard to cycle their personal bests in this year's Road Worlds for Seniors, a global competition for older people and those with dementia.

A local businessman has bought the assets of Macclesfield Town FC and secured the future of football at Moss Rose.

Macclesfield native, Robert Smethurst, bought the club nearly a month on from its winding-up order was issued due to £500,000 in unpaid debts.

Cheshire Police is urging road users to pay attention, drive carefully and drive to the condition of the road following an increase in road deaths.

The number of people who have lost their lives on Cheshire's roads between June and September this year has doubled in comparison to the same period in 2019.

The leader of Cheshire East Council has criticised the government's lack of communication over the implementation of local lockdown restrictions announced today.

Cllr Sam Corcoran said he first heard that the borough would go into the 'high' tier of restrictions through the media and only received official confirmation 20 minutes before the prime minister's announcement in parliament earlier today.

Cheshire East Council has been named as a 'high alert level' areas on the government's new coronavirus ranking.

The news was confirmed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon.