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Fiesta showcases audio-visual work
Friday 24th February 2012
Fri 24th Feb 2012

Fiesta showcases audio-visual work

The Wilmslow Guild Audio-Visual Group will be holding their annual fiesta on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd March. Each year the group showcase their member's…
£5.69 a year rise safeguards policing
Friday 24th February 2012
Fri 24th Feb 2012

£5.69 a year rise safeguards policing

The policing element of your council tax is being increased by 3.94% which will add £5.69 a year, 11p a week, to the council tax bill for a Band…
Wesley Fitzgerald resigns as Council Leader
Thursday 23rd February 2012
Thu 23rd Feb 2012

Wesley Fitzgerald resigns as Council Leader

Cllr Wesley Fitzgerald has announced his intention to resign as Leader of Cheshire East Council at the end of April this year. Cllr Fitzgerald has been…
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Town councillor says
Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Wed 22nd Feb 2012

Town councillor says "I am no lapdog"

A town councillor has raised concerns that they are being viewed as Cheshire East Council's lapdogs in its plans to transform Wilmslow. Cllr Christopher…
Wilmslow enters North West in Bloom
Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Wed 22nd Feb 2012

Wilmslow enters North West in Bloom

Wilmslow will be taking part in this year's North West in Bloom competition with an 'edibles' theme. Incredible Edible has teamed up with the Wilmslow…
Two males disturbed in Sandhurst Drive garden
Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Wed 22nd Feb 2012

Two males disturbed in Sandhurst Drive garden

Police are appealing for witnessing after two males were disturbed in the back garden of a Wilmslow home. At 8.26pm on Tuesday, 21st February, two males…
Wilmslow musician runner up for coveted prize
Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Wed 22nd Feb 2012

Wilmslow musician runner up for coveted prize

A Wilmslow musician has taken second place in the Traditional Youth Marching Band Association (TYMBA) Musician of the Year competition. Shereena Hewitt…
Town Council allocates £10,000 to jubilee celebrations
Tuesday 21st February 2012
Tue 21st Feb 2012

Town Council allocates £10,000 to jubilee celebrations

Wilmslow Town Council are continuing to work on plans for celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in the town, during the special 4-day weekend at the…
SID installed in effort to cut speeding
Tuesday 21st February 2012
Tue 21st Feb 2012

SID installed in effort to cut speeding

Wilmslow Town Council has purchased a Speed Indicator Device (SID) which is being installed around the town to detect and record the speed of approaching…
Wilmslow to get a spring clean
Tuesday 21st February 2012
Tue 21st Feb 2012
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Wilmslow to get a spring clean

Wilmslow Town Council has agreed to initiate a spring clean for the town, help facilitate it and allocate a budget of £3000 towards the week long…
Concerns over publicity for lap dancing licence
Tuesday 21st February 2012
Tue 21st Feb 2012
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Concerns over publicity for lap dancing licence

Some local residents are outraged that a notice designed to inform the public that a lap dancing club had submitted a licence application has been "effectively…
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Call for Network Rail to invest in station
Tuesday 21st February 2012
Tue 21st Feb 2012
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Call for Network Rail to invest in station

Wilmslow Town Council has agreed to write a "stiff letter" to Network Rail requesting that they spend some money on improvements at Wilmslow Station.…
Souperday raises over £1200 for Wilmslow Wells
Tuesday 21st February 2012
Tue 21st Feb 2012

Souperday raises over £1200 for Wilmslow Wells

Wilmslow Wells for Africa held their first Souperday of the year on Thursday, 16th February at St John's Church Rooms on Knutsford Road. Approximately…
Nobel Prize winner on Wilmslow Question Time panel
Monday 20th February 2012
Mon 20th Feb 2012

Nobel Prize winner on Wilmslow Question Time panel

A Nobel Prize winner is to head up a question time panel focusing on issues around energy and energy saving. Organised by Transition Wilmslow, this…
Fire chiefs invest in frontline despite council tax freeze
Monday 20th February 2012
Mon 20th Feb 2012

Fire chiefs invest in frontline despite council tax freeze

New investment in the safety of firefighters and local communities has been confirmed by Cheshire Fire Authority - despite agreeing to freeze its Council…
Warning over quad bike misuse
Friday 17th February 2012
Fri 17th Feb 2012

Warning over quad bike misuse

Mini-moto and quad bike riders are being warned they face prosecution if they continue to misuse their vehicles in Wilmslow. In recent weeks, police have…
Chip pan fire at Brackenwood Mews
Thursday 16th February 2012
Thu 16th Feb 2012

Chip pan fire at Brackenwood Mews

Firefighters were called to a flat in Brackenwood Mews on Wednesday, 15th February, where a chip pan had caught fire. Fire crews from Wilmslow and Cheadle…
Jazz cafe to host MP and cricket star
Thursday 16th February 2012
Thu 16th Feb 2012

Jazz cafe to host MP and cricket star

St John's Lindow is hosting two special guests who have both gained public recognition for bold action on the basis of their Christian faith, but in the…
Cheshire East lobbies Government over business rates
Thursday 16th February 2012
Thu 16th Feb 2012

Cheshire East lobbies Government over business rates

Cheshire East Council is lobbying the Government for a fairer slice of business rates. At the moment, the authority receives in the formula grant only…
New memorial commemorates Morley's war heroes
Wednesday 15th February 2012
Wed 15th Feb 2012

New memorial commemorates Morley's war heroes

The dedication of a new memorial on Morley Green took place last week. The service on Saturday, 11th Febriary, was conducted by Revd Dr Kirsty Thorpe…