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Not famous or rich, just jobless
Thursday 4th March 2010
Thu 4th Mar 2010
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Not famous or rich, just jobless

Wilmslow resident Mark Shields, a very happily married man, has always provided for his family so when redundancy resulted in the loss of his £35,000…
Local people lose weight with Wii Watchers
Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Wed 3rd Mar 2010
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Local people lose weight with Wii Watchers

Last week Handforth Weight Watchers trialled an innovative new method to encourage local members to get active, by joining forces with Nintendo UK to…
Eat your words Mr Winner
Monday 1st March 2010
Mon 1st Mar 2010

Eat your words Mr Winner

Movie mogul and celebrity food critic Michael Winner may have taken a swipe at "ugly" Wilmslow but Cheshire East Council have responded by reeling off…
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Struggling to deal with household waste
Monday 1st March 2010
Mon 1st Mar 2010

Struggling to deal with household waste

Every household is struggling to deal with endless unsolicited junk mail filling up our waste bins. Every newspaper you buy or get through your letterbox…
Too much junk in lunch boxes
Monday 1st March 2010
Mon 1st Mar 2010

Too much junk in lunch boxes

Unsure how to put together the perfect tasty but nutritious lunch box for your child? Well help is at hand.  Turkey twizzlers may have been banished…
Information Centre is moving
Sunday 28th February 2010
Sun 28th Feb 2010

Information Centre is moving

Proposals to improve access to services throughout Cheshire East has been endorsed by Cheshire East Council’s Cabinet Members. The scheme involves…
Reshaping early years provision
Sunday 28th February 2010
Sun 28th Feb 2010

Reshaping early years provision

Cheshire East Council is at the leading edge of implementing a new funding system for free early years provision which aims to better meet the local needs…
Community
Saturday 27th February 2010
Sat 27th Feb 2010

Community "Eyes and Ears" granted £0.5million funding

They’ve been dubbed the eyes and ears of our community by police chiefs, and now Cheshire East Council has committed over half a million pounds…
Teenage pregnancy rates falling
Saturday 27th February 2010
Sat 27th Feb 2010

Teenage pregnancy rates falling

Teenage pregnancy rates in Cheshire East are falling, according to new Government figures.  Statistics from the Office for National Statistics show…
Friday 26th February 2010
Fri 26th Feb 2010

Councillor hits out at Winner

Cheshire East Council today hotly defended its restaurants and cuisine, and in particular those of Wilmslow. Councillor Andrew Knowles, Cabinet member…
Pothole-busters in action
Friday 26th February 2010
Fri 26th Feb 2010

Pothole-busters in action

Cheshire East Council’s hi-tech "pothole-busting" machines have been in action tackling the damage to roads done by recent ice and snow. Two Asphalt…
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£150,000 road improvements scheme gets under way
Friday 26th February 2010
Fri 26th Feb 2010

£150,000 road improvements scheme gets under way

Work has begun on a £150,000 scheme to improve roads and pavements in Wilmslow. The project involves the repair of damaged pavements on both sides…
Award winning chef dishes up carrots for charity
Friday 26th February 2010
Fri 26th Feb 2010

Award winning chef dishes up carrots for charity

Award winning chef, Enzo Mauro from the restaurant and bar, Osteria Mauro in Mottram St Andrew, Prestbury, put his skills to good use but no cooking was…
Thursday 25th February 2010
Thu 25th Feb 2010

Latest unemployment stats

Cheshire East LAP's Number Rate Congleton 1,594 2.9% Crewe 2,297 4.6% Knutsford 306 2.1% Macclesfield 1,358 3.3% Nantwich 481 2.4% Poynton 279 2.1% Wilmslow…
Thursday 25th February 2010
Thu 25th Feb 2010

Opinion: The forgotten generation

If we wrote children off as quickly as we have written the older generation off, the streets would be awash with deliquents, excluded from society, no-where…
Operatic Society seeks budding stars
Wednesday 24th February 2010
Wed 24th Feb 2010

Operatic Society seeks budding stars

Curvy ladies and energetic men required. Now how often do you hear that? Alderley and Wilmslow Amateur Operatic Society, who are currently in rehearsal…
Council empowers with unique debit card
Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Tue 23rd Feb 2010

Council empowers with unique debit card

A unique debit card – the first of its kind in the country – that will enable older people and those with disabilities to lead more independent…
Monday 22nd February 2010
Mon 22nd Feb 2010

Harsh restaurant critic returns to Wilmslow

Michael Winner recently visited Wilmslow for the first episode of his new cookery challenge series "Michael Winner’s Dining Stars", which will be…
Growth of
Monday 22nd February 2010
Mon 22nd Feb 2010
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Growth of "A" board pavement advertising

Have you noticed how in recent months the number of "A" board advertising panels placed out on public pavements in Wilmslow town centre has grown drastically?…
Slides of family life sought
Sunday 21st February 2010
Sun 21st Feb 2010

Slides of family life sought

Lindow Photographic Group is looking for pictures of family life in Wilmslow taken on slide film from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The images will be digitally…