News in Macclesfield

Cheshire East Council has called on the government to provide additional funding for adult social care as the pandemic has left the council with a black hole in its finances.

The council joined with the County Council Network and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) to make the call.

Police are warning anyone considering attending an illegal rave in Cheshire to think again.

Over the past few weeks there have been a number of unlicensed music events across the country - some of which have resulted in serious physical and sexual assaults - and in Cheshire there have been a handful of incidents reported.

News that Macclesfield's learner drivers and riders will be able to start their lessons from 4 July has been welcomed by two local instructors, but uncertainty remains.

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will begin a phased resumption of driving tests following the easing of restrictions in Step Three of the government's planned easing of lockdown restrictions.

The 18 entries to the Tytherington Scarecrow Festival were whittled down to three this evening by the votes of fellow residents who picked their favourite creations.

Lorraine Brown's creative entry, named Jane, was made from a blow-up doll and donned with an Amazon T-shirt, a pink wig and a sign that read: "Getting through lockdown one drink at a time."

Four women who were arrested in an investigation run by Macclesfield detectives in connection with a series of offences across the North West have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud.

Emmiline Burdon, 29, Lyndsey Burdon, 36, Sarah Burdon, 40, and Sonia Malhi, 37, were all arrested on Wednesday 13 May as part of an investigation co-ordinated by detectives from Macclesfield and Northwich Beat teams and well as officers from Merseyside's fraud unit.

A convoy of Travellers made their way to Macclesfield's South Park yesterday evening and caused chaos on a residential street they used to attempt access.

Residents of Maple Avenue- which only has pedestrian access to South Park- were faced with dozens of caravans and campervans mistakenly using the narrow cul-de-sac.

More than 2,700 people and organisations have voiced their views on the second phase of Cheshire East Council's Local Plan Strategy.

The council says it is pleased with the response and the comments made via the consultation process, which followed publication of the site allocations and development policies document (SADPD).

Music must be turned down low, ketchup sachets will replace bottles and pints should be ordered on your smartphone in pubs and restaurants in England, new guidance from the Government has said.

The guidelines published on Wednesday, ahead of lockdown measures easing on 4 July, ask restaurant and pub bosses to ensure that customers and staff can be safe while enjoying a drink or a meal.

Frontline workers who have been keeping our communities and health system going throughout the lockdown are being offered free equine psychotherapy to help them cope with the trauma's they may be dealing with.

The offer of help has been put forward by Maggie Falconer, who founded Staffordshire and Cheshire Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (SCEAP) as an alternative therapy to more traditional methods.

Two Macclesfield councillors have welcomed Cheshire East's launch of the second phase of the local discretionary grant scheme, which will open for applications at 8am on Friday 26 June.

The has already implemented the first phase of this grant scheme which closed on 15 June, receiving over 450 applications from small business which are currently being assessed.