THE leader of Cheshire East Council has this week answered questions from Guardian readers. Clr Michael Jones was quizzed at the council’s headquarters at Sandbach on Wednesday, November 21 on a range of topics affecting the area’s residents.
KNUTSFORD’S high street shops are urging townspeople to support them in a bid to make the town the place to be. In the run-up to the Christmas season, some town centre shops have reported a slow November. But with the Christmas weekend beginning
A POPULAR Knutsford pub has reopened but is still on the hunt for a new landlord. As reported in the Guardian, Legh Arms, on the corner of Brook Street and Legh Road, had to shut suddenly when former landlord Richard Evenden filed for administration
THE northbound carriageway of the M6 between junctions 18 and 19 has reopened after a serious crash. Just after 9am today, Thursday, emergency services and air ambulance were called to the scene of a four vehicle collision. A Honda Civic was
CHESHIRE East Council is about to consult the people of Cheshire East on its budget for 2013. More than 35 charities and organisations which support disabled and older people – including the deafblind charity Sense, Age UK, the British Red Cross
I ENJOYED Edward Jackson’s letter (November 21) criticising my suggestion that Cheshire East Council might explore using new ways of working to help their residents: eg use of apps to report potholes. From his general tone, I suspect he has a similar
I GUESS this is an ongoing debate, but as a regular, but infrequent visitor to Knutsford, I am simply astonished that the town is still resisting pedestrianisation. The ludicrous mix of traffic and pedestrians in Bottom Street should be an embarrassment
I WOULD like to take this opportunity, through the good offices of your newspaper, to thank all the people who voted for Labour in Cheshire in the Police and Crime Commissioner election last Thursday. A total 37,350 people across Cheshire voted
IT was very good to read the letter from Bob Quin and to know that there is some hope, courtesy of the Town Plan, for increased accessibility to our streets for disabled people. However, the improvements seem not to be considered urgent. Meanwhile
YOUR article (November 21) concerning the poor state of Cheshire East’s roads reports a comment from Clr David Brickhill concerning drivers. The poor condition of the roads has a greater effect on cyclists, who have to study the road surface ahead
TWO popular characters on The Moor have had a lick of paint thanks to Cheshire East Council. Fat Birds Belle and Bonnie, mosaic sculptures located in the heart of Knutsford, were created by Patricia Lee in 2009. But they were in need of a repaint
COULD you please pass on my thanks to those of your readers who voted for me, the Independent candidate for Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner. Despite very limited resources my supporters made an enormous effort to spread the word about the
It’s easier than you might think for landlords to keep student tenants happy, big windows, shoe racks and storage, their main priorities. This is according to Simon Thompson, co-founder and director of Accommodation for Students (AFS) who, together
KNUTSFORD’S indoor and outdoor market is to transfer to the town council in a historic deal that is set to be sealed this week. Knutsford Town Council has been in discussions with Cheshire East Council to take over one of the town’s key assets
THE M6 has been closed northbound at junction 18 after a crash involving two lorries and a coach at the exit of Knutsford services. Police are urging drivers to exit at junction 17 (Sandbach) as a result of the crash which happened at around 9am
GREEN-fingered volunteers have helped to clear up the entrance to Knutsford railway station. Around 25 people came along with their spades and trowels to help Knutsford in Bloom plant cherry blossom trees, daffodil bulbs, crocosmia and skimmia
