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A major refurbishment of one of the borough’s oldest leisure centres received a civic kick-start from the mayor of Cheshire East.

Wood Treatment Limited and its Managing Director, George Boden, have today (Friday 18 June) been sentenced at Chester Crown Court after pleading guilty to offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) 1974.

Detectives are appealing for information after a man sustained injuries in Macclesfield.

Following widespread concerns over the effects of Glyphosate weed killer, Congleton Town Council ceased its use in and around ‘official’ children’s play areas managed by the Council’s Streetscape team in July 2020.

The UK's longest-known coronavirus patient has died after choosing to withdraw from treatment, his wife has said.

Flood warnings have been enforced across the country for the weekend after parts of southeast England saw a month's worth of rainfall in one day.

The Delta variant now accounts for almost all of the UK's coronavirus cases, according to Public Health England.

England fans booed at the final whistle after the Three Lions battled out a 0-0 draw with Scotland at a rain-soaked Wembley.

The difference at the end was how the two sets of supporters left the stadium. England couldn't get away quick enough, while Scotland stayed to sing. 

A Tory MP faces trial accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008.

Schools and universities are the most common setting for COVID-19 outbreaks, according to the latest report from Public Health England (PHE).

Rebekah Vardy benefited financially after leaking stories about Coleen Rooney to The Sun by receiving a split of commission and revenue, the High Court has heard.

Brazil is likely to pass the awful mark of 500,000 COVID-related deaths in the next two days. Only the United States has a higher number of dead across the world.

Denmark's Christian Eriksen has been discharged from hospital and visited his teammates nearly a week after collapsing on the pitch.

Italy is introducing a mandatory five-day quarantine for visitors from Britain from Monday amid growing concerns over the Delta coronavirus variant.

A Greek helicopter pilot has been charged with the murder of his British wife after claiming she was killed during a robbery at their home outside of Athens.

A summit between Boris Johnson and Vladimir Putin might be possible if Russia's president ceases "malign activity" against the UK and its allies, the defence secretary has signalled.

It is often said that water is a blessing in South Sudan but the people who live in this impoverished nation have been given good reason to reconsider an unquestionable truth.

Two women have told Sky News they were left feeling ashamed and suicidal after explicit videos of them were posted on the world's biggest online porn website - they claim without their consent.

UEFA has asked players to stop moving strategically placed sponsor drinks from Euro 2020 news conference platforms.

Andrew Lloyd Webber has pulled his latest musical out of a government pilot scheme for live events because theatre had been treated as "an afterthought and undervalued".

Kim Kardashian West has said she almost became a "runaway bride" before her 72-day marriage to basketball player Kris Humphries. 

A live rock festival seems at odds with the government's decision to delay lifting restrictions, but that's exactly what's happening from today as Download Pilot takes place in Donington Park.

Four social media influencers have been rebuked by regulators for repeatedly failing to disclose advertising on their accounts.