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A Macclesfield ode by Jo
10:20am Wednesday 20th August 2008
FORMER Cheshire Poet Laureate Jo Bell’s latest poem put Macclesfield into an alphabet of verse for the 2008 Cultural Festival.
Comments (0)Mill site could be the base for 66 new homes
10:20am Wednesday 20th August 2008
A DERELICT mill site in Ingersley Vale, Bollington, may be regenerated with the building of 66 new homes.
Plans in the pipeline
10:20am Tuesday 19th August 2008
PAUL Wardle, Quorum Estates Ltd & Travelodge Ltd, c/o Quorum Estates Ltd, Block A, Barons Court, Manchester Road, Wilmslow, SK9 1QB - Castle House, Waters Green, SK11 6NY: variation of conditions 7, 10 and 16 and removal of conditions 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 20 from approval 08/0120P (change of use from warehouse to 68-bed hotel with external alterations, four storey extension comprising retail and office accommodation.
Reprieve for popular post office
10:20am Tuesday 19th August 2008
SUTTON Post Office is off the hit list announced by Post Office Ltd in June, but the remaining five Macclesfield area post offices will close from mid-September.
Update: Tribute to two killed in car incident
9:10am Monday 18th August 2008
update - Two young men have died after the car they were travelling in was involved in a collision in Cheadle Hulme.
Man seriously assaulted in Hazel Grove
11:41am Monday 18th August 2008
A STOCKPORT man has been seriously assaulted in Hazel Grove following a night out.
Learning Zone pays off
10:20am Monday 18th August 2008
THERE were celebrations at the Macclesfield Learning Zone on A Level results day as the first group of students from the impressive, new campus collected their results.
Minnie the gentle ‘Rottie’ needs a new home
10:20am Monday 18th August 2008
MINNIE, a nine-year-old female Rottweiler - with a tail - came into the care of the local branch of the RSPCA on Friday August 1 because her owner was no longer around to take care of her.
Peer reveals how co-operative ethics informed his career
10:20am Monday 18th August 2008
LORD Thomas of Macclesfield, the man responsible for introducing customer-led ethics into the Co-operative Bank, has just published his memoirs – An Inclusive Community with Integrity.
Appeal after attempted assault
12:58pm Sunday 17th August 2008
Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was the victim of an attempted sexual assault in South Park, Macclesfield on Saturday.
National News
Glitter running out of options
Updated 6:22am Thursday 21st August 2008
Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter is facing a return to Thailand only hours after he fled the country for Hong Kong.
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Editors Choice
Lars And The Real Girl (Cert 12A) DVD Review
TOUCHING, tender, funny and sweet, Lars and the Real Girl tells the story of Lars, a young recluse who becomes delusional and orders a doll from the Internet in a bid to end his loneliness.
Jumper (Cert 12A) DVD Review
EVER been stuck in a situation where you wish you could shut your eyes and escape from it all?
Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead (Cert 18) DVD Review
BRUTAL, bleak and brilliant – Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead is a tour de force for director Sidney Lumet.
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (Cert PG) DVD Review
HOLLYWOOD’S favourite syrup-loving hero Nicholas Cage is back as Benjamin Gates, the treasure hunting anorak who stops at nothing in his quest for the holy grail of American history and treasure.
Underdog (Cert PG) DVD Review
A FREAK lab accident caused by a mini mad scientist gives a bomb-sniffing beagle named Shoeshine superpowers to save the world.
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