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Tuesday 25
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August 2015
Tue 25
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Aug 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Are we too lazy to clean up our own mess?
As a dog owner I visit a lot of local parks and often marvel at the amount of work needed to make them such a welcome relief from the expanding urban…
Thursday 20
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August 2015
Thu 20
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Aug 2015
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Reader's Letter: Yew Tree Farm planning application on Green Belt
Are the developers trying to mislead the residents of Wilmslow? Living behind Yew Tree Farm I have received a glossy leaflet which has an identity crisis.…
Tuesday 18
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August 2015
Tue 18
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Aug 2015
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Reader's Letter: Actions of the odd few spoil things for the rest of us!
So much for our efforts at trying to make Wilmslow a brighter place!! Thanks to whoever decided to tip our wheelbarrow planter upside down the other evening.…
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Tuesday 18
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August 2015
Tue 18
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Aug 2015
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Barlow's Beef: CEC Just like Morecambe and Wise but not as funny
Do you remember that hilarious TV sketch when Eric Morecambe insisted he was playing 'All the right notes but not necessarily in the right order'? I was…
Tuesday 11
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August 2015
Tue 11
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Aug 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Hospital parking charges make patients sick
Judging by the emails I receive residents are clearly angry at parking arrangements at Macclesfield General Hospital. Even blue badge holders are inflamed…
Tuesday 4
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August 2015
Tue 4
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Aug 2015
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Barlow's Beef: We shall fight on the beaches ..
Sorry for my digression into national news but the sight of 3,000 migrants storming the Euro Tunnel in a frantic bid to get to the UK fills me with dread.…
Tuesday 28
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July 2015
Tue 28
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Jul 2015
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Barlow's Beef: We are facing proposals for enormous change
I had coffee with a local politician this morning. In the middle of discussing a rather thorny issue he said: "The problem is people don't like change…
Monday 27
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July 2015
Mon 27
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Jul 2015
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Reader's Letter: Postal collections
Posting a letter this morning on Moss Road, Alderley Edge, I happened to look at the Collection Times notice (see the photo above). For many years the…
Tuesday 21
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July 2015
Tue 21
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Jul 2015
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Barlow's Beef: No sign of any action on dangerous parking
Any idea what the above sign means? Evenings around 5:30pm I drive along Hawthorn Street only to find a couple of vehicles illegally parked outside the…
Thursday 9
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July 2015
Thu 9
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Jul 2015
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Opinion: Why are so many drivers, not indicating correctly at roundabouts?
Its simple.. When leaving any roundabout, you should signal left only left!!!!! The worst spot is the Alderley Road/A34 bypass roundabout. Traffic coming…
Tuesday 30
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June 2015
Tue 30
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Jun 2015
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Barlow's Beef: What sort of friend am I?
Debbie James and Peppy Santo have birthday's today and guess what? I never sent them a card... they'll be mortified. Obviously not as much as Nathan Stewart,…
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Tuesday 23
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June 2015
Tue 23
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Jun 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Who will you meet in the loo?
As a dog owner and regular user of our local parks the proposal to spend around £125K on a new toilet block in The Carrs is commendable. There is…
Tuesday 16
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June 2015
Tue 16
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Jun 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Build it and they might (not) come
Can someone help me out please? Over the past few years I have sold three houses one I owned the others on behalf of elderly relatives. Each one took…
Wednesday 10
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June 2015
Wed 10
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Jun 2015
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Opinion: Greenbelt around Wilmslow again under threat
Inspection of the Local Plan was suspended last December and Cheshire East was asked to address shortcomings in the supporting evidence for economic growth…
Tuesday 9
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June 2015
Tue 9
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Jun 2015
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Barlow's Beef: HS2 a miracle waiting to happen
Cheshire East Council has welcomed the announcement by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin that the Government is aiming to bring forward the construction…
Tuesday 2
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June 2015
Tue 2
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Jun 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Stupid things I've done
Gazing over my shoulder at an article I was composing on my laptop Mrs B asked, "Why do you keep writing about stupid things other people do? Why not…
Tuesday 19
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May 2015
Tue 19
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May 2015
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Barlow's Beef: If you are going to cheat ... cheat big!
'Crackdown nets benefit cheat whom fraudulently claimed more than £6600,' announces the headline of a recent article referring to a Wilmslow lady…
Tuesday 12
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May 2015
Tue 12
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May 2015
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Barlow's Beef: If you wanna be my council
So tell me what you want, what you really really want. I'll tell you what I want what I really really want. So tell me what you want, what you really…
Tuesday 5
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May 2015
Tue 5
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May 2015
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Barlow's Beef: This is make-your-mind-up time
Having followed and commented on elections for over two decades the biggest single change I see is political spin. Sadly, conviction politics is all but…
Tuesday 28
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April 2015
Tue 28
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Apr 2015
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Barlow's Beef: What politicians don't want to discuss
You can't turn on the radio or TV at the moment without some politician bleating on about the economy, the 'dangers' of another coalition or the extra…
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