News in Macclesfield

Macclesfield Town Council has appointed Laura Smith as the new town clerk.

The appointment comes after Peter Turner left to take up the equivalent role at Crewe Town Council at the end of June.

Cheshire East Council has issued nearly £100,000 worth of fines in relation to littering, dog fouling and fly tipping in the year up to the end of March.

It has also been revealed that in the same period 302 cases were referred for prosecution due to the non-payment of fines out of a total 1,187 which were issued.

David Rutley MP has added his support to the #PeakDistrictProud campaign after lockdown easing has seen visitors flock to the Peak District National Park.

In conversation with National Park Authority Chief Executive, Sarah Fowler, Mr Rutley shared his own recent experiences of exploring new areas of the UK's first designated National Park, which sits on the doorstep of Macclesfield.

Two men have been found guilty of murdering a popular and well-loved father in Macclesfield.

Daniel Whitmore, aged 26, and Daniel Mayers, aged 38, were both found guilty of murder following a 12 day trial at Chester Crown Court.

The operator of Macclesfield Leisure Centre has recently received a 4.8 out of 5 star rating for cleanliness and hygiene in their gyms and group fitness classes since reopening 11 of their Leisure Centres in Cheshire East this summer.

The customer survey released in August had over 1150 respondents providing feedback on cleanliness and hygiene whilst also commenting on how safe they felt visiting an Everybody leisure centre and how the charity was remaining covid-secure.

Olympic gold medal cyclist Sir Chris Hoy MBE is to officially the new premises of the Macclesfield Samaritans branch next month.

The move to the King Edward Street premises will mark a new chapter for the charity which has operated in the town since 1963 with a current team of over 90 volunteers who respond to over 20,000 calls and emails a year as well as facilitating other programs.

Macclesfield residents are being warned about a new wave of online scams where fraudsters hack into Facebook accounts in a bid to steal money from family and friends.

The sophisticated scam involves a hacker gaining access to an existing Facebook Messenger account who then message friends and family asking them to receive cash after an item has been sold on eBay.

The Labour group at Cheshire East Council has called for a further extension to the governments ban on evictions due to the economic impact of coronavirus.

At the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in March, the Government stated that nobody would lose their home as a result of financial hardship caused by the pandemic.

Cheshire Constabulary has a new piece of kit it says will help keep communities safe, with the force's drone officially taking to the sky from today (Monday 24 August).

The Matrice 300RTK drone, which is also known as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), will equip the frontline with a useful and powerful tool that can support officers in their daily duties.

Cheshire East Council has been allocated with £326,292.53 to use to support groups who are helping people who are struggling to afford food and other essentials due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The funding comes from a £63 million pot of emergency assistance from the government to be distributed to local authorities in England.