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Creepy goings on at local libraries
Saturday 10th August 2013
Sat 10th Aug 2013

Creepy goings on at local libraries

The Creepy House Summer Reading Challenge, which began in July, has succeeded in capturing the imaginations of many local children. As part of the challenge,…
New benches installed at Little Lindow
Friday 9th August 2013
Fri 9th Aug 2013

New benches installed at Little Lindow

Wilmslow Town Council has purchased four new benches for Little Lindow. Three benches had previously been located around the edge of the green space but…
Special train steams into Wilmslow
Thursday 8th August 2013
Thu 8th Aug 2013
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Special train steams into Wilmslow

The 'Scarborough Flyer' is passing through Wilmslow on Fridays for the next few weeks on route to York and Scarborough. This special train runs once a…
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Vandals attack town centre plants
Wednesday 7th August 2013
Wed 7th Aug 2013
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Vandals attack town centre plants

Vandals have destroyed some of the plant baskets in the town centre. Plants have been snapped off, pulled out and strewn all over the pavement outside…
CycleWilmslow help cyclists fix their bikes
Wednesday 7th August 2013
Wed 7th Aug 2013

CycleWilmslow help cyclists fix their bikes

Cyclists were taught basic tips for maintaining their cycles at a recent workshop held in Handforth. The fully subscribed course was organised by CycleWilmslow…
Wilmslow Station makes new 'Friends'
Wednesday 7th August 2013
Wed 7th Aug 2013

Wilmslow Station makes new 'Friends'

Based on the success of other groups at stations along the Crewe to Manchester line, such as Handforth and Goostrey, the Friends of Wilmslow Railway Station…
Plans approved for second piece of the sculpture trail
Tuesday 6th August 2013
Tue 6th Aug 2013
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Plans approved for second piece of the sculpture trail

Planning permission has been granted for a large sculpture of a pear to be installed in Wilmslow Town Centre as part of an edible themed sculpture trail.…
Garden centre's controversial water tank can stay above ground
Tuesday 6th August 2013
Tue 6th Aug 2013
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Garden centre's controversial water tank can stay above ground

Wilmslow Garden Centre's neighbours are dismayed that a retrospective planning application to allow them to retain a ground level irrigation tank, along…
112 arrests during police crackdown on drink driving
Tuesday 6th August 2013
Tue 6th Aug 2013

112 arrests during police crackdown on drink driving

Figures published on Thursday, 1st August, reveal that across Cheshire 112 motorists were arrested as part of a month long operation, which ran from 1st…
Council says use of parking revenues is all above board
Tuesday 6th August 2013
Tue 6th Aug 2013

Council says use of parking revenues is all above board

Following a ruling last month that local authorities cannot use parking charges to increase revenue, Councillor Brian Silvester has questioned whether…
Cricket: Cup final win for the Squirrels
Tuesday 6th August 2013
Tue 6th Aug 2013

Cricket: Cup final win for the Squirrels

Cheshire Alliance 1st XI League Cup Final. Wilmslow CC 108 for 8 beat Westminster Park 104 all out. At the trophy presentation, victorious skipper Jay…
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Fire crews called to dangerous shop sign
Monday 5th August 2013
Mon 5th Aug 2013
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Fire crews called to dangerous shop sign

Fire crews were called to a report of a dangerous structure at a property on Grove Street today. Concerned resident Oliver Romain was in the town centre…
By-election: Philip Barton stands as Conservative candidate
Monday 5th August 2013
Mon 5th Aug 2013
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By-election: Philip Barton stands as Conservative candidate

Philip Barton has been selected to stand by the Dean Row Conservatives in the forthcoming Wilmslow Town Council by-election. As the Conservative candidate…
Cricket: Both Lindow teams move closer to promotion
Monday 5th August 2013
Mon 5th Aug 2013

Cricket: Both Lindow teams move closer to promotion

Lindow 1st XI welcomed Lymm to Upcast Lane on a warm, muggy afternoon. The visitors won the toss and elected to bat. After some tight bowling applied…
Budding actors perform their summer show
Monday 5th August 2013
Mon 5th Aug 2013

Budding actors perform their summer show

PYPS (Primary Youth Performing Society) performed their summer show 'Ye-Ha' at Lacey Green Primary Academy last weekend, which was a musical western…
Rogue traders cooking up doorstep scam
Sunday 4th August 2013
Sun 4th Aug 2013
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Rogue traders cooking up doorstep scam

Rogue traders have been targeting the local area in a cookware scam. Salesmen claiming to be from a European country have been knocking on doors saying…
Bulkeley Road closure for sewage connection works
Saturday 3rd August 2013
Sat 3rd Aug 2013

Bulkeley Road closure for sewage connection works

Bulkeley Road in Handforth will be closed next week to enable sewer connection works to be carried out. It will be closed from its junction with Wilmslow…
Adapted bike stolen from 12-year-old boy
Friday 2nd August 2013
Fri 2nd Aug 2013
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Adapted bike stolen from 12-year-old boy

A brand new bicycle which had been specially adapted for a 12-year-old boy has been stolen from a garden shed. The adapted 'specialized' black cross trail…
Who's the giant who has lost their glasses?
Thursday 1st August 2013
Thu 1st Aug 2013

Who's the giant who has lost their glasses?

Promotional Feature A Wilmslow based optician is asking children in the local area to help identify the owner of a giant pair of spectacle frames that…
Travellers leave Dairy House Lane 'largely tidy'
Wednesday 31st July 2013
Wed 31st Jul 2013
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Travellers leave Dairy House Lane 'largely tidy'

The travellers who have been camped on land to the rear of Total Fitness in Handforth have now moved on to public land opposite. Having left Carnival…