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1. 1. Think about the money as the fudging begins

   Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 08 February 2012 Let’s suppose you apply for planning permission for a 30m square x 12 m high building. The parish council and many of your neighbours object and you offer consultation involving all parties. While this process is taking place, large ground-moving equipment appears on your site.

2. 2. Fry into action at big pancake fundraiser

   Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 08 February 2012 A flipping fantastic event is being cooked up to raise money for Macclesfield Hospital. The hospital’s annual pancake race is back for another year and teams are now being encouraged to sign up.

3. 3. Shopmobility funding blow

   Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 08 February 2012 Thousands of disabled and elderly residents could be affected by council plans to cut funding for Shopmobility and make cuts to other key transport services.

4. 4. Council says sorry and admits mistakes over Lyme Green proposals

   Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 08 February 2012 The leader of the council and a senior director have issued a humble apology and vowed to learn lessons after a planning fiasco which cost the taxpayer £560,000.

5. 5. Operations delayed at Macclesfield Hospital after virus outbreak

   Macclesfield Express, Tuesday 07 February 2012 Bosses have been battling for over a week to halt the spread of the Diorrhea and Vomiting virus (D&V) at the hospital on Victoria Road.

6. 6. Stilts and steroids may not guarantee extra help

   Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 01 February 2012 So, Tesco want a new 100,000 sq ft Macclesfield store built on stilts to provide free parking for 1000 cars. This is more than a superstore, this is Tesco on steroids.

7. 7. Two centuries of reporting the news and going strong

   Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 01 February 2012 As The Express arrives at the end of its 200th year in print, we’ve got a lot to write about. To mark our double centenary starting on February 2, 2011, our year-long party has featured radio shows, open days and much more.

8. 8. School goes from ‘rock bottom’ to scale heights

   Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 01 February 2012 A primary school on the verge of closure three years ago has been named as the second most improved in the country. Ash Grove on the Moss Estate, Macclesfield, hit ‘rock bottom’ in 2008 and was set to be closed, but it won an 11th-hour reprieve after a campaign by parents.

9. 9. Council bins its waste plan after £500,000 fiasco

   Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 01 February 2012 The council has withdrawn an application to itself to build a waste transfer station – after spending £500,000 of public money on site work without planning permission. The U-turn on the Lyme Green site pleased hundreds of Sutton residents who had campaigned against Cheshire East Council’s plan.

10. 10. New year of the Dragon roars into city

    CityLife, Friday 27 January 2012 Of all the events that happen annually in Manchester, few rival the colour and the passion of Chinese New Year.

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