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Nearly 200 Handforth properties to benefit from anti-burglary operation
Wednesday 30th January 2019
Wed 30th Jan 2019
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Nearly 200 Handforth properties to benefit from anti-burglary operation

During February Wilmslow Beat Team will be rolling out a police operation in Handforth aimed at reducing the number of burglaries, by deterring offenders…
Reader's Photos: Looking down on snowy Wilmslow
Wednesday 30th January 2019
Wed 30th Jan 2019
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Reader's Photos: Looking down on snowy Wilmslow

Lee Bailey kindly sent us these photos taken in Wilmslow this morning (Wednesday, 30th January). If you would like your photos of Wilmslow and the surrounding…
Updated: Exhibition on solutions to solve Wilmslow's parking problems postponed
Wednesday 30th January 2019
Wed 30th Jan 2019
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Updated: Exhibition on solutions to solve Wilmslow's parking problems postponed

A public exhibition of proposals being put forward by Cheshire East Council to help resolve the parking problems in the town has been postponed due to…
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Chetham singers return for lunchtime concert
Wednesday 30th January 2019
Wed 30th Jan 2019

Chetham singers return for lunchtime concert

For the third year in succession Wilmslow United Reformed Church is welcoming final year students from Chetham's Music School in Manchester. They will…
Heroin, crack cocaine, knives and a machete seized during crackdown on organised crime
Tuesday 29th January 2019
Tue 29th Jan 2019

Heroin, crack cocaine, knives and a machete seized during crackdown on organised crime

A week of action to focus on county lines criminal activity saw more than 30 arrests made in Cheshire as officers prevented and disrupted those committing…
67% supported increase in police precept
Tuesday 29th January 2019
Tue 29th Jan 2019
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67% supported increase in police precept

Cheshire's police and crime commissioner David Keane is thanking Cheshire residents for taking part in his police budget consultation. Feedback to the…
Reader's Photo: Manchester skyline poking through the fog
Tuesday 29th January 2019
Tue 29th Jan 2019

Reader's Photo: Manchester skyline poking through the fog

Jason Sankey kindly sent us this photo taken whilst onboard a Swiss flight from Zurich to Manchester on Wednesday 23rd January. If you would like your…
Council's policy of not fixing potholes until 50mm deep under review
Monday 28th January 2019
Mon 28th Jan 2019
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Council's policy of not fixing potholes until 50mm deep under review

Cheshire East Council is reviewing its policy of not investigating a pothole or taking action unless it is 50mm deep. The RAC Foundation sent a Freedom…
Two people rescued after car crashes 15ft down embankment
Monday 28th January 2019
Mon 28th Jan 2019

Two people rescued after car crashes 15ft down embankment

Shortly before 7.30am on Sunday 27 January Firefighters were called to reports of a collision on the A34 Pendleton Way shortly before 7.30am on Sunday,…
League tables put King's at the top for Cheshire East
Sunday 27th January 2019
Sun 27th Jan 2019

League tables put King's at the top for Cheshire East

Promotional Feature Department for Education League tables published last week show The King's School in Macclesfield to be the top performing school…
Tributes paid to Professor Alan Pearson
Saturday 26th January 2019
Sat 26th Jan 2019

Tributes paid to Professor Alan Pearson

Tributes have been paid to Alderley Edge resident Professor Alan Wilfred Pearson who died peacefully at home on 11th January 2019, aged 84 following a…
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Budding pilot is flying high
Friday 25th January 2019
Fri 25th Jan 2019
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Budding pilot is flying high

A Wilmslow teenager who dreams of becoming an airline pilot won the trip of a lifetime having scooped first prize in a recent Jet2 competition. Max Jones,…
Public to be consulted on solutions to solve Wilmslow's parking problems
Thursday 24th January 2019
Thu 24th Jan 2019
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Public to be consulted on solutions to solve Wilmslow's parking problems

Local residents and those those who work in the town will have the chance to have their say on parking problems in Wilmslow and proposals being put forward…
Revised plans for new car dealership
Wednesday 23rd January 2019
Wed 23rd Jan 2019
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Revised plans for new car dealership

Revised plans have been submitted for the erection of a new car dealership with a showroom, used car sales area, workshops, bodyshops, maintenance depot,…
Triumphant Wilmslow In Bloom prepares to battle it out in national finals
Wednesday 23rd January 2019
Wed 23rd Jan 2019
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Triumphant Wilmslow In Bloom prepares to battle it out in national finals

Communities from all four corners of the UK are donning their gardening gloves as they prepare to battle it out in the Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS)…
Wilmslow to take the lead with 5K Your Way, Move Against Cancer
Wednesday 23rd January 2019
Wed 23rd Jan 2019
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Wilmslow to take the lead with 5K Your Way, Move Against Cancer

Organisers of Wilmslow Parkrun are launching 5k Your Way, inviting people to join them once a month at a 5K Your Way, Move Against Cancer parkrun. This…
Manchester Airport to launch private terminal
Wednesday 23rd January 2019
Wed 23rd Jan 2019
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Manchester Airport to launch private terminal

Manchester Airport today revealed plans to be the first major UK airport to open a private terminal, which offers passengers a "private jet experience"…
Finest quality fresh fish straight from market delivered to your door
Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Tue 22nd Jan 2019

Finest quality fresh fish straight from market delivered to your door

Promotional Feature Oceanwave of Cheshire is a bespoke fresh fish and seafood delivery service across Cheshire. Originally formed in 1961 by David Dawson…
Our new nursery building is finally here
Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Tue 22nd Jan 2019

Our new nursery building is finally here

Promotional Feature The staff and children at Oakdean Nursery, now Footsteps Nursery Wilmslow, are celebrating their new nursery building off Dean Row…
Preferred candidate for Cheshire Police Chief Constable announced
Monday 21st January 2019
Mon 21st Jan 2019
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Preferred candidate for Cheshire Police Chief Constable announced

Cheshire's police and crime commissioner has today (Monday 21 January) announced that Darren Martland has been chosen as his preferred candidate to take…