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Practical local information for Macclesfield: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Macclesfield Roadworks: Poynton Lights 5 to 9 Oct and A537
Poynton centre gets three-way lights and a London Road South closure 5 to 9 October; Wilmslow cycleway works start 5 October. The A54 is shut to 30 October.
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Macclesfield Christmas Bin Collections: Friday Rounds Move
No bins on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day. In 2026 two of those fall on a Friday. Last year's moved dates, tip hours and the garden waste break.
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Macclesfield Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term Is 26 October
Cheshire East schools break for half term on 26 October and for Christmas on 18 December. King's has two weeks off in October. Every date and INSET day here.
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Macclesfield Christmas Trains: None 25 Dec, Few on 26th
No trains on Christmas Day, almost none on Saturday 26 December, and Birmingham New Street is disrupted 24 to 28 December. What we know for Macclesfield so far.
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Macclesfield October Half Term 2026: 26 to 30 Oct, What's On
Half term is 26 to 30 October; King's is off from 19 October. Skeleton trail at Tatton, medieval crafts at the Silk Museum, Wallace and Gromit at Jodrell Bank.
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Macclesfield Bin Collection Days: Black Bins Go 3-Weekly
Black bins move to every three weeks this autumn and food waste goes weekly. Garden waste is £69, bulky collections are suspended, and your day may change.
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Parking in Macclesfield: Where It's Free After 3pm
Duke Street is free after 3pm, Kennedy Avenue and Princes Way always. Charges run 8am to 10pm seven days, and 10 hours at the station costs more than a day.
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Macclesfield Council Tax Bands: £2,442.92 at Band D
Band D in Macclesfield town is £2,442.92 for 2026-27, up 5.21%. The full A to H table, every local parish precept, and the premium that doubles a second home.
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Macclesfield House Prices 2026: £329,222 Average Explained
The average Macclesfield home sold for £329,222 (Land Registry data). Prices by type, the £3m Wilmslow street, and why Alderley Edge sits near £1m.
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Macclesfield to London Trains: 1h 47m Runs & 2026 Fares
Macclesfield to London Euston in 1h 47m, hourly at 37 past; back from Euston hourly at 53 past, last direct 22:03. Off-peak return £110.80.
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Things to Do in Macclesfield: 15 Days Out, Prices Checked
Fifteen Macclesfield days out with prices checked this month, from the free Silk Museum and White Nancy to Jodrell Bank and £24 Quarry Bank Mill.
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Macclesfield Planning News: 950-Home Danes Moss U-Turn
Cheshire East has scrapped the 950-home Danes Moss scheme, holds a 3.3-year land supply, and its new Local Plan consultation closes 1 September 2026.