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1. Town man guilty of Blackpool murder
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 2 July 2008TWO MEN – one from Macclesfield – have admitted murdering a 60-year-old man who was found badly beaten at a flat in Blackpool.
2. Job losses raised in Parliament
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 28 February 2007THE DECISION to axe 700 jobs at Macclesfield's AstraZeneca plant was raised in the House of Commons last week by the town's MP Sir Nicholas Winterton.
3. New laboratory will cost £61m
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 28 February 2007ON THE same day that AstraZeneca announced the loss of 700 jobs at its Macclesfield site, bosses publicly revealed plans for a new laboratory costing more than £61million.
4. ‘Whole town will be affected by this’
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 28 February 2007ASTRAZENECA workers facing the axe have warned the closure of the Hurdsfield site could spell disaster for the town's economy.
5. We’ll curry favour with beer festival
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 28 February 2007IT IS all looking so-fa so good as the 13th Macclesfield Beer Festival is on course to be yet another "suite" success.
6. 700 jobs axed at AstraZeneca
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 21 February 2007DRUGS giant AstraZeneca will axe 700 jobs at its manufacturing plant in Macclesfield over the next three years.
7. Winterton seeks assurances over future of AZ staff
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 14 February 2007MP Sir Nicholas Winterton is meeting chiefs at AstraZeneca this week in an attempt to find out if staff in Macclesfield will keep their jobs.
8. Fears grow for 2,500 workers at AstraZeneca
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 7 February 2007AS PHARMACEUTICAL giant AstraZeneca announced 3,000 shock job cuts worldwide, the borough's biggest employer said it was unable to guarantee the future of its Macclesfield workers.
9. Police could extend town booze powers
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 7 February 2007A BOOZE ban in the town centre is set to swell over into the outer reaches of Macclesfield, including parks and side streets.
10. MP goes for 11th win
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 17 January 2007DESPITE reaching his seventies before the date of the next general election, Sir Nicholas Winterton MP will be looking for an 11th straight victory in 2009.