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Community grants for theatre group, cricket club and Handforth church

Community grants for theatre group, cricket club and Handforth church

Cheshire East Council has approved the third round of community grants for 2015/16. Awards totalling £40,789 have been allocated to voluntary and…
Youngster grows vegetables to help locals

Youngster grows vegetables to help locals

A young gardening enthusiast has been given his own allotment plot since helping out locals residents where he lives. Riverside, the housing association…
Stay safe this Bonfire Night

Stay safe this Bonfire Night

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging residents to attend an organised bonfire this year, because most injuries throughout the bonfire period…
Reader's Photo: Lindow Common enveloped in fog

Reader's Photo: Lindow Common enveloped in fog

Giulio Bigazzi kindly sent me this lovely photo of the bench at the side of Lindow Common taken with a 1933 Leica camera on Monday, 2nd November. If you…
Plans for Christmas lights switch-on all wrapped up

Plans for Christmas lights switch-on all wrapped up

Plans have been revealed for the Wilmslow Christmas lights switch-on event which will take place on Saturday, 28th November, to mark the start of the…
Reader's Letter: The Cheshire East Local Plan

Reader's Letter: The Cheshire East Local Plan

Over the last two weeks, Councillor Toni Fox (Cheshire East Councillor for Dean Row), members of the Residents of Wilmslow (RoW) campaign group and I…
Council fits solar panels to Westfields HQ

Council fits solar panels to Westfields HQ

Cheshire East Council is fitting solar panels to the roof of its headquarters in Sandbach over the next two weeks. The investment of just under £50,000…
Call for light in town centre car park after lady takes a tumble

Call for light in town centre car park after lady takes a tumble

Motorists who use the Broadway Meadow car park are calling on the Council to fix the lighting before more people get hurt. Sue Hinchcliffe from Henbury,…
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Council urges consumers to know their new rights

Council urges consumers to know their new rights

Cheshire East Council is advising residents and traders to make themselves aware of how the rights of the consumer have now changed. Consumers are urged…
£2 million investment in GP practices across Eastern Cheshire

£2 million investment in GP practices across Eastern Cheshire

The body that buys and plans much of Eastern Cheshire's health care is to invest £2 million of extra money into improving the range of services…
Chancellor visits two local charities

Chancellor visits two local charities

Tatton MP George Osborne was in Wilmslow and Styal on Friday, 30th October to visit two local charities. First of all he called in to the Hawthorn Lane…
Plans for 2015 Remembrance Day Parades and Services confirmed

Plans for 2015 Remembrance Day Parades and Services confirmed

Both Wilmslow and Handforth will mark Remembrance Day with a parade and church service on Sunday, 8th November. Those participating in the Wilmslow Remembrance…
Barlow's Beef: Cheshire East rebuilds the Iron Curtain

Barlow's Beef: Cheshire East rebuilds the Iron Curtain

Do you remember The Iron Curtain? As a child I thought it was a massive shutter descending from heaven. In reality it was an ideological and physical…
The Dogfather: All dog behaviour is learned in the home

The Dogfather: All dog behaviour is learned in the home

I read a story this week of a man who survived 55 days drifting in the open sea by catching rainwater in his cap. I'm beginning to feel the same dealing…
Reader's Photo: A walk on The Edge

Reader's Photo: A walk on The Edge

Steve Palmer kindly sent me this photo taken at The Edge on Sunday, 1st November.  If you would like your photos of Wilmslow and the surrounding…
Wartime voices to be heard again

Wartime voices to be heard again

A unique evening of World War One readings based on the writings and memories of people from in and around Wilmslow a century ago can be heard again at…
Reader's Letter: A camp full of hope and optimism

Reader's Letter: A camp full of hope and optimism

I have recently returned from a trip to Calais, volunteering in the refugee camp which is now referred to as 'The Jungle', with a small group of volunteers…