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Council says Blue Badges should be automatic for over-85s
Sunday 31st May 2015
Sun 31st May 2015

Council says Blue Badges should be automatic for over-85s

Cheshire East Council is calling for a change in the law so that all people aged 85 and over will automatically qualify for the Blue Badge disabled persons'…
Cheshire East Highways supports rural grass cutting campaign
Saturday 30th May 2015
Sat 30th May 2015
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Cheshire East Highways supports rural grass cutting campaign

Cheshire East Highways has signed up to support a national campaign that advocates careful management of rural grass verges to benefit wildlife conservation.…
Police use seized vehicle as warning following increase in fuel thefts
Friday 29th May 2015
Fri 29th May 2015

Police use seized vehicle as warning following increase in fuel thefts

Wilmslow Police are clamping down on fuel thefts after an increase in incidents since their previous concerted efforts during Operation Linseed came to…
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Council leader says
Friday 29th May 2015
Fri 29th May 2015
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Council leader says "it is time now for us to charter a new way"

Michael Jones, Leader of Cheshire East Council, addressed a meeting of the Full Council on Wednesday, 27th May. Below is the speech Cllr Jones delivered,…
Packed programme for 2015 Festival of One Act Plays
Friday 29th May 2015
Fri 29th May 2015

Packed programme for 2015 Festival of One Act Plays

Wilmslow Guild Players will be running their annual festival of One Act Plays from 9th to 13th June at Wilmslow Guild on Bourne Street. The Wilmslow Festival…
Indian restaurant told their new construction must go
Thursday 28th May 2015
Thu 28th May 2015
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Indian restaurant told their new construction must go

The owners of an Indian restaurant in the town centre have been instructed to remove an outdoor seating area which was erected last week. An officer from…
Animal Sanctuary to host family fun day
Thursday 28th May 2015
Thu 28th May 2015

Animal Sanctuary to host family fun day

Wilmslow Animal Sanctuary is looking forward to welcoming supporters and the local community to their Fun Day which will take place on Sunday, 7th June,…
Speed limit set to be cut on Adlington Road
Thursday 28th May 2015
Thu 28th May 2015
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Speed limit set to be cut on Adlington Road

Cheshire East Council is proposing to reduce the speed limit on a section of Adlington Road and three cul-de-sacs leading off it. The proposal follows…
New car service centre opens in Wilmslow
Thursday 28th May 2015
Thu 28th May 2015

New car service centre opens in Wilmslow

A car dealership has opened a new £500,000 service centre in Wilmslow. Located at Brooke Park on Lower Meadows Road, Stratstone's Aston Martin Service…
Michael Jones reappointed as Council Leader – as new-look Cabinet is unveiled
Wednesday 27th May 2015
Wed 27th May 2015

Michael Jones reappointed as Council Leader – as new-look Cabinet is unveiled

Councillor Michael Jones has been reconfirmed as the Leader of Cheshire East Council. The Conservative, who represents Bunbury Ward, was formally elected…
Plans to convert pub into smokehouse withdrawn
Wednesday 27th May 2015
Wed 27th May 2015
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Plans to convert pub into smokehouse withdrawn

Plans to convert an historical pub in Dean Row into an American barbecue restaurant have been withdrawn. Hickory's Smokehouse applied to extend the Unicorn…
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New Parsonage Green restaurant given green light
Wednesday 27th May 2015
Wed 27th May 2015
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New Parsonage Green restaurant given green light

A restaurant which is preparing to open in Wilmslow town centre has been granted planning permission for an external seating area. The people behind the…
Bank to close Grove Street branch
Wednesday 27th May 2015
Wed 27th May 2015
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Bank to close Grove Street branch

The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it will close their Grove Street branch, which only 18 people are using on a weekly basis. The company has…
School governors apply to build new resource room
Wednesday 27th May 2015
Wed 27th May 2015

School governors apply to build new resource room

The Governors of St Anne's Fulshaw CE Primary School have applied for planning permission to construct a building in the south playground to house a new…
Complaints as restaurant erects
Tuesday 26th May 2015
Tue 26th May 2015
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Complaints as restaurant erects "eyesore"

We have received numerous complaints from local residents regarding the construction which was erected outside an Indian restaurant in the town centre…
Council will move travellers from school's land as soon as possible
Tuesday 26th May 2015
Tue 26th May 2015

Council will move travellers from school's land as soon as possible

A group of travellers have set up an illegal encampment on a site to the west of the A34 Wilmslow bypass. About ten caravans arrived over the bank holiday…
Barlow's Beef: Freedom fighters needed for Cheshire
Tuesday 26th May 2015
Tue 26th May 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Freedom fighters needed for Cheshire

Can anyone help me out? Whilst being force-marched inexorably towards a federal Europe the United Kingdom is devolving like a spinning top. Parliaments…
The Dogfather: The power of positive thinking
Tuesday 26th May 2015
Tue 26th May 2015

The Dogfather: The power of positive thinking

Flash, an English bull Terrier, is a formidable character. Owner Gemma told me he was aggressive to other dogs, which wasn't a huge surprise. She had…
Cricket: Lindow 1st XI firing on all cylinders against Malpas
Monday 25th May 2015
Mon 25th May 2015

Cricket: Lindow 1st XI firing on all cylinders against Malpas

Lindow elected to bat first against Malpas and the opening pairing of Joe Booth and Rocker Robinson got off to a typically positive start. Booth scored…
Cheshire East residents offered cheaper pay-as-you-go energy
Monday 25th May 2015
Mon 25th May 2015
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Cheshire East residents offered cheaper pay-as-you-go energy

Fairerpower, Cheshire East Council's new energy supplier, is now bringing cheaper gas and electricity to customers with pre-payment meters. Customers…