Other towns within the area include Crewe, Macclesfield, Congleton, Wilmslow, Nantwich, Poynton, Knutsford, Alsager, Bollington and Handforth.

[6] It is an amalgamation of the former boroughs of Macclesfield, Congleton and Crewe and Nantwich, and includes the functions of the former Cheshire County Council.

The area is served by BBC North West and ITV Granada with television signals received from the Winter Hill TV transmitter.

[10] Radio stations for the area are:[citation needed] Motorways and primary routes in the borough which are maintained by National Highways (trunk roads de jure) include the M6, M56 and the A556.

A556 Knutsford to Bowdon Improvement: A new 5-mile (8.0 km) four-lane dual-carriageway bypass of Bucklow Hill and Mere Crossroads on the A556 has been by Highways England at a cost of between £165-£221 million.

[11] M6 Junctions 16-19: Smart Motorway: Highways England are preparing to convert the hard shoulder to a permanent running lane and introduce a variable speed limit along this section of the M6.

[13] Cheshire East Council, for multiple years now, has been investing in LEDs (light emitting diodes).

[citation needed] The area is home to a large number of sites of public interest: The former borough of Macclesfield was twinned with Eckernförde, Germany.