News in Macclesfield

Sekouba Sanogo is the 21st summer signing for Macclesfield FC, and returns to the town to play football for Macc once more.

Sanogo used to play for Macclesfield Town Under-21s, before our town's old football club folded in September last year.

The club football season may be over, but there is all to play for in each of the four divisions in Macclesfield's six-a-side league with five games left of the season.

Woodiwiss are the very much the team to beat in the Premier League – even if no one has yet, as they saw off Jolly Sailors 5-0 for their ninth successive win, while 2G1C are keeping the pressure on, even if they were made to work hard by bottom side Steeler before beating them by the odd goal in three.

A golf specialist tour operator with its UK HQ in Macclesfield has become the shirt sponsors of the Congleton club's North Staffs and District League team.

This follows Steve Nicholson, the UK Sales Manager of Bilyana Golf Holidays, moving house from Macclesfield to Congleton and joining the club which bears the name of his new home town.

A community, not for profit, six-a-side league has been so overwhelmed with teams clamouring to join they have announced a massive expansion of the competition.

Around 300 local footballers are already playing in the league in Macclesfield, but such has been the clamour to return to sport, space has now been created for another 200 to join.

Cheshire East Council is asking residents, businesses and other organisations about its aim of being an open and enabling organisation.

The council says the new corporate plan sets out the vision and priorities for the council over the next four years.

Detectives are issuing an urgent warning to the public after a recent spate in telephone scams which have left Cheshire victims without thousands of pounds.

Officers are continuing to see cases of courier fraud, this scam is mainly committed by organised crime groups (OCGs).