A CHARITY champion is urging shoppers help raise funds for a Macclesfield hospice by dropping in to see Santa at the Grosvenor Shopping Centre. Midge Barber was crowned the town’s Volunteer of the Year for her tireless efforts promoting and raising funds for the East Cheshire Hospice. The 70-year-old hospice ambassador is hoping that this
Cheshire East schools buck the regional trend and chalk up impressive performance success Cheshire East schools have chalked up more success in national league tables – and have been ranked as the second best in the country. The latest Ofsted report shows that 90 per cent of the Borough’s secondary schools are rated as either
Helping us help older people at Christmas This Christmas, many TV viewers will have seen that Age UK has teamed up with John Lewis to launch a campaign to tackle loneliness, through the ‘Man on the Moon’ campaign. Christmas can be a lonely time for older people, particularly those who do not have family close
Cheshire East Council is urging residents to have their say on the planning application for the proposed Congleton Link Road – and has extended the deadline for people to submit comments. Local people now have until December 14 to give their views on the planned 3.5-mile link road, which aims to ease congestion in the
John Hartshorn, carnival director for Macclesfield Barnaby Festival 2016 is a man on a mission – following next year’s theme of ‘Space’, the passionate parade leader is calling on Maxonians to get behind the parade to craft 10,000 stars. Explaining the request John says ‘we want the parade and the town of Macclesfield to be
The Print Mill is an exciting new space on Mill Street due to open in December 2015. The space is about: Creating an exciting and engaging print space on the high street. The project will provide a space for people to try something new or build upon their existing skills in a welcoming and creative
Friday November 20th saw the return of the Make it Macclesfield Breakfasts. Held in the Assembly Room at Macclesfield Town Hall, around 100 people were in attendance as MP David Rutley opened proceedings. The guests were then given an update on the recent activities and plans for the future of Make it Macclesfield as well
A new initiative announced to support local enterprise Tuesday 17 November saw the launch of Enterprising Macclesfield, a new exciting initiative to encourage and support enterprise in the local Macclesfield area. This launch coincides with Global Entrepreneurship Week, the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to
After a quiet period over the summer the ever popular MIM Breakfast Meetings return this Friday (November 20th) commencing at 8.00am in the Town Hall Assembly Room with breakfast rolls, tea and coffee available from 7.30. “It’s been a busy summer on the Macclesfield scene.”said MIM Vice Chairman Mike Rance. “Following the decision not to
The latest set of minutes from a Make it Macclesfield board meeting have been released. The meeting, which covered operational and financial aspects of the organisation, as well as the formation of the ‘Enterprising Macclesfield’ group, as well as updated from other subgroups working within the organisation, can be downloaded and read HERE.