News in Macclesfield

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.

Police in Macclesfield have issued a 'Naked Man Alert' following reports of a man running around rural areas "with his crown jewels on show" or obscured by a "teeny tiny bum-bag".

Sgt Snowdon wrote the humorous appeal for information on the Macclesfield Police Facebook page asking people to report the naked rambler if seen.

The Treacle Market is set to make a return to Macclesfield's streets for the first time in six months after stopping due to the lockdown.

The market will return on Sunday 30 August but it will be smaller than normal with no music, tables and benches to ensure social distancing is maintained.

The MP for Macclesfield has welcomed progress on a scheme to protect older people from being scammed.

David Rutley MP recently met with Sally Wilson, Project Manager at Age UK Cheshire East, to review the positive progress being made with the new Older Persons Scams Awareness and Aftercare Project.

The headteacher of Tytherington School has paid tribute to his GCSE students, saying they achieved "an excellent set of results".

Results were based on the teachers predicted grades following last week's A-level controversy in which 40 per cent of pupils were downgraded due to an algorithm used by Ofqual.

Macclesfield firefighters helped to release a casualty following a two-vehicle collision in Gawsworth earlier today (Thursday).

Shortly before 1pm, one fire engine from Macclesfield was dispatched to reports of a collision on Congleton Road, Gawsworth.