http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk Top stories for http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048778_barrister_died_in_shootout THE parents of a Cheshire barrister shot dead by police during an armed siege have told how they have been left mystified by the tragedy. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048778_barrister_died_in_shootout Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048525_hospital_is_hit_by_cash_crisis_fear A CRUCIAL bid to clear Macclesfield Hospital of a £5million debt is being jeopardised by the lack of confidence in the housing market. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048525_hospital_is_hit_by_cash_crisis_fear Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048588_charitys_a_piece_of_cake MOVE over Roald Dahl – Charlie and the Cake Factory has arrived. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048588_charitys_a_piece_of_cake Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048587_prescotts_fair_game_for_web_firm WHAT do you get if you cross a bored factory worker from Hull, John Prescott and a Macclesfield internet company? A Hollywood film of course. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048587_prescotts_fair_game_for_web_firm Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/football/macclesfield_town/s/1048535_chester_city_0__0_macc_town MACC Town signed off for the summer with a typical end-of-season game at Chester City. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/football/macclesfield_town/s/1048535_chester_city_0__0_macc_town Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/football/macclesfield_town/s/1048538_reserve_team_a_must WAYNE Rooney’s younger brother illustrated Macc boss Keith Alexander’s need for a reserve team next season. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/football/macclesfield_town/s/1048538_reserve_team_a_must Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048539_pack_horse_20_ac_bollan A bumper crowd at the Moss Rose saw the Pack Horse retain the cup and keep themselves on course for a remarkable treble. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048539_pack_horse_20_ac_bollan Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048540_macc_schoolboys_show_nerves_of_steel MACCLESFIELD and District Schools’ Under-15s won a pulsating match to claim their first ever Cheshire Schools Senior Trophy. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048540_macc_schoolboys_show_nerves_of_steel Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/cricket/s/1048541_cheadle__68____poynton__693__poynton_win_by_seven_wickets A superb all-round bowling display saw Poynton return from Cheadle with their first win of the year. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/cricket/s/1048541_cheadle__68____poynton__693__poynton_win_by_seven_wickets Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/cricket/s/1048543_macc_loss MACCLESFIELD were defeated by four wickets at Urmston. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/cricket/s/1048543_macc_loss Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/cricket/s/1048545_bolly_defeated Bollington's poor start to the season continued with a third consecutive defeat, this time at the hands of Oxton. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/cricket/s/1048545_bolly_defeated Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/boxing/s/1048546_trying_times_for_macc_lads AT A grand dinner show at Leicester’s Walkers Stadium, Macclesfields Boys Boxing Club’s Joe Collins and Josh Spence were in action in a fine night of amateur boxing. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/boxing/s/1048546_trying_times_for_macc_lads Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048575_waitrose_gets_the_goahead POYNTON campaigners have vowed to petition the Deputy Prime Minister after council planning chiefs gave the go-ahead to controversial plans for a Waitrose. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048575_waitrose_gets_the_goahead Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048585_tributes_pour_in_for_stroke_charity_leader AN "INSPIRATIONAL" charity leader devoted to helping Macclesfield’s young stroke sufferers has tragically died. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048585_tributes_pour_in_for_stroke_charity_leader Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048785_crematorium_team_shortlisted MACCLESFIELD Crematorium may not see any of its customers return for a second time, but you can rest assured the service they provide is exemplary. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048785_crematorium_team_shortlisted Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048572_beer_we_go__ale_festival_is_ready_to_roll THE ALE is on tap, the bands are booked, the sponsors are in the bank, and the 14th annual Macclesfield Beer Festival is ready to roll. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048572_beer_we_go__ale_festival_is_ready_to_roll Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048573_allegations_left_former_head_physically_ill A FORMER headteacher facing allegations over her conduct told a disciplinary panel she ended up in hospital after becoming "physically ill" over one of the complaints against her. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048573_allegations_left_former_head_physically_ill Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048122_tories_take_grip MACCLESFIELD will enter a brave new dawn next April under an even tighter Conservative stranglehold, after storming the historic first Cheshire East Authority election. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1048122_tories_take_grip Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047559_former_head_accused_of_mistreating_special_needs_pupils A FORMER headteacher is facing a disciplinary panel this week over her alleged mistreatment of four young pupils with special needs. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047559_former_head_accused_of_mistreating_special_needs_pupils Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047563_council_ban_on_treetop_teddies THE PICNIC is over for a treetop teddy bear display at Bollington tip removed by the "killjoy county council". http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047563_council_ban_on_treetop_teddies Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047565_milkman_turns_to_the_express_way MILKMAN John Storer is the oldest paperboy in town. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047565_milkman_turns_to_the_express_way Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047570_volunteers_restore_defaced_landmarks AS THE massive clean-up of Bollington’s sacred landmarks continues, police are still searching for the graffiti-daubing yobs who defaced them. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047570_volunteers_restore_defaced_landmarks Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047571_atlantic_rowers_heroic_return A DARING seafaring adventurer has battled with sharks, crashing waves and loneliness to enter into the history books. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047571_atlantic_rowers_heroic_return Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047576_air_ambulance_rescues_macclesfield_climber AN AIR ambulance was scrambled when a young woman was left injured and stranded after tumbling from a rock face in the Peak District. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047576_air_ambulance_rescues_macclesfield_climber Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047583_hospital_misses_ae_targets ACCIDENT and emergency patients are not being seen fast enough at Macclesfield Hospital, with over a sixth languishing longer than four hours. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047583_hospital_misses_ae_targets Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047573_ole_scores_yet_again AFTER suffering defeat in the first leg last year when Macclesfield planners rejected his new eco-mansion, former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, pictured, has bagged a late winner in the replay to get the rebuild green light. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1047573_ole_scores_yet_again Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1046615_arrests_in_major_drugs_raid MACCLESFIELD police has launched a series of drug raids  - one of the largest operations ever seen in Cheshire - in a bid to clampdown on suspected dealers. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1046615_arrests_in_major_drugs_raid Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1046534_gladiator_bianchi_free_to_walk_away BUSINESSMAN Will Bianchi, who crashed his Mercedes while dressed head to toe as a Roman gladiator and over the drink-drive limit, has walked free from court. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1046534_gladiator_bianchi_free_to_walk_away Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1046523_firefighters_feared_cannabis_house_was_a_bomb_factory BRAVE firefighters who battled Macclesfield’s cannabis house blaze feared they could be dealing with a bomb factory, their watch manager has revealed. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1046523_firefighters_feared_cannabis_house_was_a_bomb_factory Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1046521_dont_get_caught_on_the_hop_over_beer_festival_tickets THE MACCLESFIELD Beer Festival is on its way and the bands billed to play are sure to get beer-swillers dancing. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/1046521_dont_get_caught_on_the_hop_over_beer_festival_tickets Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000