News in Macclesfield

Cheshire East Council has today (28 May) launched a £4.28m discretionary fund to support small businesses in Macclesfield and across the borough.

The scheme will be open for applications from Monday (1 June) at 8am. The council is asking prioritised businesses that think they may be eligible, to prepare their evidence in advance – as allocation will be on a first-come-first-served basis.

Macclesfield's Food Festival which was due to be held on 4 July has been cancelled, the town council has announced.

The town council has also cancelled the Foodie Friday events which were due to be held on the first Friday's of each month over the summer.

The Special Constabulary dedicated thousands of hours to protect the communities of Cheshire last month after enhancing the force's continued work during the coronavirus pandemic.

Since the launch of the force-wide Operation Business, led by the Specials, a total of 968 business premises have been visited and more than 3,750 leaflets have been dropped.

Macclesfield MP David Rutley has said the Prime Minister's chief advisor Dominic Cummings "should have made a clear apology" for his actions.

The call comes as the scandal rages on about Mr Cummings' journey in late March from his London home to his parent's farm while he and his wife were suffering from coronavirus symptoms.

An anonymous philanthropist has donated £350,000 to The King's School to replicate their iconic cricket field in front of the new school on Alderley Road, Prestbury.

The new facility will be named 'The Wilson Field' to honour Ian Wilson, 73, who for 50 years has inspired generations of King's cricketers.

The Big Mac will be returning to Macclesfield next week as McDonald's reveals when it plans to reopen all of its branches across the country.

The chain announced today (4 May) that by Thursday 4 June 975 of its restaurants will have reopened either for drive thru or McDelivery.

Macclesfield's Burger King branch at Lyme Green retail is among the 40 across the country to reopen this week, which is sure to please fans of the big whopper.

The move forms part of the fast food giants phased reopening of the stores which closed in March due to the lockdown.

In an effort to help our readers who have lost their jobs due to the Coronavirus pandemic we have compiled a list of jobs currently hiring in and around Macclesfield to give you a helping hand in your job hunt!

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A Macclesfield sex offender has been jailed after arranging to meet a girl under 16 and failing to adhere to his Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

James Rowe, 34, from Torr Road, Macclesfield appeared at Chester Crown Court on Thursday 21 May and was sentenced to seven years in prison.

The NHS in Cheshire is urging Macclesfield residents not to allow coronavirus to stop them getting the care they need.

The plea was made this week by Dr Katherine Butler, clinical lead for cancer at NHS Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group, after figures from NHS England showed that A&E attendances in England had fallen to their lowest total on record.