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Reader's Photos: The old part of Woodford Road

Reader's Photos: The old part of Woodford Road

Colin Jones kindly sent us these two photos which were taken on Saturday morning when he was out and about with the Wilmslow Cleanteam on litter picking…
Crews tackle another peat bog fire thought to have been started deliberately

Crews tackle another peat bog fire thought to have been started deliberately

Having spent two days earlier this week tackling a large peat fire, which was started by natural causes, crews were back at Lindow Peat Bog on Thursday,…
Cabinet approves expenditure of £6m adult care fund

Cabinet approves expenditure of £6m adult care fund

The expenditure of a £6m Government grant to support adult social care services has been approved. Nine schemes will benefit from the Improved Better…
Prolific shoplifter jailed

Prolific shoplifter jailed

A man who was arrested by Cheshire Police following a number of shoplifting offences has been sentenced to six months in prison. Kevin Ellis, 34, from…
Crews tackle fire on Handforth building site believed to be deliberate

Crews tackle fire on Handforth building site believed to be deliberate

Fire crews were called to a fire at a building site on Wilmslow Road, Handforth in the early hours of this morning. A crew from Wilmslow arrived at 3.35am…
Summer crackdown on drink and drug driving

Summer crackdown on drink and drug driving

Cheshire Roads Policing team and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service have today, Thursday 14th June, launched their joint annual summer crackdown on drink…
Cricket: Much needed win for the Squirrels

Cricket: Much needed win for the Squirrels

Wilmslow CC 105 for 4 beat Woodford CC 104ao. A much needed win for the Squirrels, encouragingly, over a team lying 4th in the table. The Squirrels form…
Wilmslow to receive £173,000 New Homes Bonus for community projects

Wilmslow to receive £173,000 New Homes Bonus for community projects

Cheshire East Council's cabinet has approved a scheme to provide funding to assist communities where new housing developments have been built. The new…
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'The financial position of this authority is very sound'

'The financial position of this authority is very sound'

Cheshire East Council has released accounts for the 2017/18 financial year – which they say confirm that the authority remains in a healthy financial…
Prince William hands out Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Awards to Wilmslow students

Prince William hands out Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Awards to Wilmslow students

Twelve students from Wilmslow High School were invited to receive their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award in the gardens of Buckingham Palace on May 24th.…
Fire crews are still tackling large peat bog blaze

Fire crews are still tackling large peat bog blaze

Firefighters are still tackling a large fire at Lindow peat bog. One fire engine from Wilmslow, one fire engine from Poynton and two fire engines from…
Appeal over church plans adjourned for second time due to another admin error

Appeal over church plans adjourned for second time due to another admin error

An appeal over Cheshire East Council's refusal to grant planning permission for a church meeting hall has been adjourned for the second time due to another…
Another bus service axed after three months

Another bus service axed after three months

Further changes to bus services in Cheshire East will take place next month. The changes are to commercial bus services which are not subsidised by the…
Sunshine and ‘irresponsible publicity’ draws record crowd

Sunshine and ‘irresponsible publicity’ draws record crowd

This year's Cinema on the Carrs took place in glorious sunshine on Saturday, 9th June which the organisers say along with "unrequested, irresponsible…
Green Room to perform We Are Three Sisters

Green Room to perform We Are Three Sisters

Wilmslow Green Room will end their season with Blake Morrison's We are Three Sisters, a play which not only pays homage to Chekov's Three Sisters but…
Brownies get green fingers at Handforth Station

Brownies get green fingers at Handforth Station

4th Handforth Brownies carried out a spot of gardening during a recent visit to Handforth Station. The Brownies, helpers and leaders were as given a tour…
Plans to replace Chapel Lane shop with flats

Plans to replace Chapel Lane shop with flats

Plans have been submitted to create 2 two-bedroom flats with a parking space each at 43 Chapel Lane. The proposal is to convert a retail shop, workshop…