News in Macclesfield

The mayor of Macclesfield has welcomed an investment in the Rugby Drive playing fields following the "persistence" of the Tytherington Juniors football club secretary.

Funding was granted to the scheme following a campaign by Tytherington Juniors secretary, Matt O'Brien who described the state of the playing fields as a "laughing stock".

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A man from Birmingham who attempted to steal £8,300 from a vulnerable man in Macclesfield has been sentenced.

Shortly after 10.30am on Wednesday 28 February 2020 an 85-year-old Macclesfield resident received a phone call from a man claiming to be a police officer.

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Two children have been questioned by police about the fire at a disused mansion on Beech Lane in Tytherington.

A 12-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, both from Macclesfield, voluntarily attended the police station to answer questions about the fire which police believe was started deliberately.

Cheshire East Council has welcomed the announcement this week of £15.5 million of the Getting Building Fund for investment in schemes in Cheshire and Warrington, one of which is a new Validation Centre of Excellence at Alderley Park near Macclesfield.

The Council has worked with Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership (C+W LEP) to identify 'shovel-ready' infrastructure projects that will support sub-regional economic recovery and local businesses, as set out in the Government's 'New Deal' programme for Britain.

The Bollington Bikefest is going virtual this year in response to the coronavirus restrictions to raise money for local causes.

In its ninth year, the Bikefest has proved to be a popular event in Bollington and organisers are looking local cyclists to take part in in this new virtual way.

The Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has issued an update on the large fire that ripped through a disused mansion on Beech Lane. See the initial report here.

The road closure of Beech Lane has now been lifted, but people have been warned to stay away from the building as it has been deemed unsafe.

East Cheshire NHS Trust staff are playing a vital role in a major trial to see if bio-detection dogs can sniff out coronavirus in humans.

The trial, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in collaboration with the charity Medical Detection Dogs and Durham University, will determine whether dogs could be used as a new rapid, non-invasive diagnostic tool for the virus. The first phase is funded by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Firefighters have been tackling a large fire at a disused mansion on Beech Lane throughout the night.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue say when they arrived at the scene shortly after 7pm yesterday the three-storey building was "well alight" and resulted in the closure of Beech Lane which remains in place.