Lower Withington

14:57, 11 JAN 2018

Objections raised against 'detrimental' plans to demolish pub

Cheshire East Council

There has been a pub on the site since 1755

Children in Need rickshaw will whizz through Macclesfield this weekend

A team of young riders will power the rickshaw along with TV presenter Matt Baker.

Volunteers lead hunt for wounded badgers after Macclesfield cull announced

Volunteers are going on night patrols in Macclesfield to find injured badgers

Government agrees to badger cull in Macclesfield

Campaigners say badgers are the 'scape goat' for the Bovine TB outbreak

Community launch campaign to save pub from developers

Lower Withington

Residents and former customers of The Black Swan in Lower Withington are trying to protect it as a community asset

Cycling legend 'would have been proud' of tour passing through Macclesfield

Amanda Harris, daughter of Reg Harris, believes her father would have loved to see UK's top riders in home town

In Pictures: 15,000 at first Bluedot festival at Jodrell Bank

The observatory hosted science and music events as well as a programme of family friendly entertainment.

Tiny Macclesfield village fears 15,000 festival revellers

Cheshire East Council

Thousands are expected to descend on Lower Withington for the Bluedot Festival

Businessman jailed for 20 years for murder after Chelford arrest has sentence reduced

Ian Griffin was found guilty of murdering millionairess Kinga Legg at a Paris hotel

Trees fall in road as wind gusts of up to 52mph recorded

Two trees fell on power lines on Sunday in Lower Withington and Poynton

Tributes to 'loveable eccentric' from Macclesfield who has died

East Cheshire Hospice

Stephen Howard appeared in the Express numerous times over the years for his exploits.

Alcoholic from Macclesfield jailed after 'exhausting all options' for detox

Kerry Hardcastle, 45, smuggled alcohol into rehab after being warned she must stop drinking.

Scientific formula chooses A535 as one of Britain’s best to drive

The Holmes Chapel to Alderley Edge route, used hundreds of times a day by Maxonians, has a mix of bends, acceleration, speed and braking through some of the country’s most stunning scenery.

New stargazing project at Jodrell Bank could be the next step to finding alien lifeforms

Jodrell Bank, near Lower Withington, has been unveiled as the site of the world's biggest every astronomy project

Dad of two died in storm car crash, inquest heard

Macclesfield Hospital

An inquest into the death of nurse Dan Barlow, 33, from Macclesfield, found he died instantly from head injuries sustained in an 'unavoidable' smash in Lower Withington in February last year.

Drama friends unite in Dan Barlow’s name

Laura Genders is leading a production of Up ‘n’ Under by John Godber at St Michael’s Church in the town centre.

It's a family affair at Great War event

Four generations of a family were among 250 visitors at the exhibition by Cheshire Villages Great War Society in Lower Withington.

Young farmer battles to win £10k prize

Rebecca Kelsall, 21, launched a business breeding rare saddleback pigs at her uncle’s farm and is in the final of a national competition.

Car salesman set to lose his job after drink driving

Bernard Rooney, 61, from Macclesfield, a corporate sales manager at BMW based in Crewe, was seen by police swerving along the road after a day at a corporate event, a court heard.

Musical duo charity single in memory of friend

Silverback featuring Lee Wadsworth and Vaughan Bagnall have written and recorded Sunshine inspired by Dan Barlow, 33, from Macclesfield, who died in February.

Dan Barlow may have swerved to avoid tree, say police

Dad-of-two Dan, 33, from Macclesfield, may have swerved to avoid tree

Man dies in car crash

Tributes paid to 33-year-old Dan Barlow after crash in Macclesfield

Man dies after collision in Macclesfield

33-year-old man dies after collision on Farm Lane

CCTV images released of man over alleged theft at Jodrell Bank

Two men are suspected of breaking into a generator room at the site in Lower Withington, Macclesfield.

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