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Vic Barlow
Tuesday 17
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January 2017
Tue 17
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Jan 2017
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Barlow's Beef: Give us the money or else is not a discussion
David Keane the police and crime commissioner for Cheshire is urging residents to join the 'discussion on police funding. We have until Jan 24th to express…
Tuesday 10
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January 2017
Tue 10
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Jan 2017
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Barlow's Beef: What exactly is a 'garden village'?
Macclesfield General Hospital is bursting at the seams. Last week they made an appeal for people to stay away from A&E unless they have a dire emergency.…
Tuesday 10
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January 2017
Tue 10
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Jan 2017
From Rags to Bitches
Of all the questions people ask at my classes, seminars and behaviour clinics the one that pops up most is: "How did you get involved with dogs?" I eventually…
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Tuesday 3
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January 2017
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Jan 2017
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Barlow's Beef: What's the difference between CEC and a dormouse?
'Huge disappointment as town's views have been ignored in Local Plan,' screamed our Wilmslow headline on Dec 21. Councillor Keith Purdom for the Wilmslow…
Tuesday 3
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January 2017
Tue 3
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Jan 2017
The Dogfather: What happens when 'My Baby' takes over
Two years ago I worked with four-month-old Mastif whose owner referred to her as 'My Baby'. The dog was bright and within ten minutes I had her trotting…
Tuesday 27
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December 2016
Tue 27
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Dec 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Greed is the word is the word..
So what do you wish for in the coming year? New house, better job, lottery win? Personally I'm hoping to see some reflection on to the constant striving…
Tuesday 27
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December 2016
Tue 27
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Dec 2016
The Dogfather: Resolving dog problems is relatively easy
I had an urgent text today from a lady whose dog was apparently pulling her everywhere."My shoulder aches constantly from his yanking me around and he…
Tuesday 20
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December 2016
Tue 20
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Dec 2016
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Barlow's Beef: The old boy network is dead it's time to bring on the girls
What an incredible year 2016 turned out to be. Having spent half my life in the USA I thought I understood the culture well enough to predict the obvious.…
Tuesday 20
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December 2016
Tue 20
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Dec 2016
The Dogfather: Thanks to all those dogs
I received a wonderful Christmas card today from the owner of Rory, a dog who transformed over the year from an aggressive unstable terrier to a balanced…
Tuesday 13
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December 2016
Tue 13
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Dec 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Let us all hold hands
Ten years ago a good friend, more experienced in the world of politics than I, expressed a view that democracy was slowly evaporating. He truly believed…
Tuesday 13
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December 2016
Tue 13
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Dec 2016
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The Dogfather: What would your dog really like for Christmas
Listening to the radio this morning I heard a lady owner had spent £3,500 on Christmas presents for her three dogs. I have no idea what she bought…
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Tuesday 6
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December 2016
Tue 6
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Dec 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Who reads the small print on our behalf?
This year has been a strange one don't you think? Both globally and locally nothing has gone as predicted. I'm guessing pollsters are going to find their…
Tuesday 6
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December 2016
Tue 6
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Dec 2016
The Dogfather: Help for you and your dog
The last five weeks has been a very strange period for me. Since my knee operation I've been pretty much confined to the house when normally I'd be doing…
Tuesday 29
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November 2016
Tue 29
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Nov 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Cheshire East should tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Cheshire East councillors must feel an abused group. They undoubtedly enter local politics because they want to serve the community. New members are usually…
Tuesday 29
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November 2016
Tue 29
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Nov 2016
The Dogfather: What does your dog need?
How much thought do you put into your training? If you want your dog to improve you need to work on his weaknesses. Simply throwing a ball for a dog that…
Tuesday 22
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November 2016
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Nov 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Secretive hospital closure plans are deja-vu
Last week a report leaked to the press indicated that the Cheshire and Merseyside Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) included a downgrade of…
Tuesday 22
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November 2016
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Nov 2016
The Dogfather: Is your dog 'playing' or fighting
I had a call today from a distraught lady who told me her three-year old boxer dog had suddenly become aggressive. He'd attacked another dog in the park…
Tuesday 15
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November 2016
Tue 15
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Nov 2016
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Barlow's Beef: More great 'savings' from Cheshire East
Great news, folks. Cheshire East has daft proposals (sorry...draft proposals) to illustrate how they can save £100M over the next three years. Sounds…
Tuesday 15
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November 2016
Tue 15
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Nov 2016
The Dogfather: Don't despair miracles do happen
Rocky was a large golden retriever with major attention deficit disorder. His owner secured Rocky on a lead AND a harness 'for safety'. (I'm not sure…
Tuesday 8
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November 2016
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Nov 2016
Barlow's Beef: An elephant never forgets
I always thought cabin fever was a phrase used to describe fur trappers in the frozen tundra driven indoors by inclement weather, the isolation of early…
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