Having secured £5 million from Cheshire East Council to improve public spaces, I am pressing for plans to now be rolled out with local businesses and community groups to improve the town centre.
Following the announcement that the vital 8:02am fast service from Manchester to Macclesfield has been cancelled, local MP, David Rutley, has written to Phil Whittingham, Managing Director of Avanti West Coast, asking for the service to be re-instated as a priority.
At a recent breakfast meeting of the Silk Chapter of BNI (Business Network International), David spoke with group members to find out more about how they are working together to help their small businesses grow, as they seek to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
Local MP, David Rutley, is actively working with the Macclesfield Jobcentre Plus team to help bolster the drive to recruit people to fill vacancies in key sectors, including those in local hospitality businesses.
It's very disappointing for Macclesfield town centre to learn that M&S will be closing its store on Mill Street and moving its operations to the Barracks Mill site during the winter of 2022/23.
Revitalising Macclesfield town centre was a key priority at a meeting with local MP, David Rutley, and Mark Osborne, Regional Growth Manager at Avanti West Coast in the offices of North Cheshire Chamber of Commerce, in Macclesfield.
The new Kickstart scheme has been designed to help more young people get into the world of work. It has a vital role to play in creating jobs in these uncertain times. I have been actively working with our local Job Centre Plus team and local businesses to help promote the scheme.
The opening of the new food hall in the Picturedrome building demonstrates the real potential in Macclesfield town centre. It’s time to more fully realise our town’s great potential as a more distinctive destination for both residents and visitors alike.
Local retirement living company Adlington has completed a new development, 'The Bridges' on Buxton Road in Macclesfield, and local MP, David Rutley, visited to see the properties and learn more about the company's investment in Macclesfield, which has contributed to the regeneration of the canal-
Local MP, David Rutley, has given his strong support to Macclesfield’s bid for funding from the Government’s Future High Streets Fund, which aims to help support ongoing projects to regenerate Macclesfield town centre.
