News in Macclesfield

Green belt in Cheshire East will be protected after land allocated for housing was removed from the borough council's Local Plan.

After the planning blueprint was approved in 2017 the authority has been working on its second part, known as the site allocations and development policies document (SADPD)

The Silkmen Supporters' Trust (SST) is exploring the option of establishing a new club to replace Macclesfield Town FC following its winding-up order this morning.

The Trust said any new club would be separate from the current financial turmoil under Amar Alkadhi's ownership.

The Macclesfield Town FC Youth Development Squad has confirmed they will continue as normal despite the court decision to wind up the club.

The full-time academy programme is run separately from the business of the club in partnership with Macclesfield College.

Macclesfield Town FC has been wound up in the High Court with debts of more than £500,000 to creditors.

The BBC reports that Judge Sebastian Prentis made the order during a hearing in the Insolvency and Companies Court after being told £190,000 was owed in tax.

A county lines dealer from Liverpool and a drug dealer from Macclesfield have been jailed for more than 11 years.

Shaun Ventre, 21, and 31-year-old Tania Dewar, were both sentenced at Chester Crown Court on Friday 11 September.

Cheshire Police say their wanted week of action was a "great success" with suspects being locked up for a range of offences.

From Monday 7 September, officers and staff from local policing units, the Special Constabulary and specialist departments from across the force concentrated their efforts and combined their expertise to track down people suspected of committing crimes in the county.

Residents and businesses across Cheshire are being urged to only get a Covid-19 test if they have symptoms of the virus.

There has been a huge increase in the number of people seeking a test for coronavirus, partly due to the return of schools and the testing of international travellers. This has put a strain on the laboratories which process the tests.

Care home bed availability for elderly people in Cheshire East hit a record low in March, new figures reveal.

Public Health England data shows there were 9.8 care homes beds per 100 people aged 75 and over in Cheshire East at the end of March — the lowest rate since comparable records began in 2011.

Macclesfield's Silk Museum is set to reopen on Thursday after almost six months following its closure due to the lockdown.

The Macclesfield's Silk Museum, on Park Lane, will reopen on Thursday 17 September. It will open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10am-4pm (last admission 3pm) for visitors who have pre-booked a free ticket online.

Two people involved in the supply of Class A drugs in Macclesfield and into a women's prison in Styal have been jailed.

Anton Daniels, 36, and 31-year-old Tania Dewar appeared at Chester Crown Court on Friday 11 September 2020, where they were sentenced to a total of 17-years and 6 months in prison.