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  • Businessman sees a timely boost after TV star's retweet

    FORMER Dragons Den star, Theo Paphitis, has presented Plumley businessman, Daniel Clements, 43, with a certificate for a winning tweet. Daniel tweeted Paphitis telling him about his Cheshire antique clock and furniture restoration business, Coppelia

  • Sorry to hear about the death of Wilson Hamman

    I WAS sorry to hear about the death of Wilson Hamman. Wilson and I were on the town council and Macclesfield borough council together. I got to know Wilson very well when we travelled together to meetings at Macclesfield. He always made the

  • When a freeze isn't a freeze..

    CHESHIRE East Council is freezing council tax. We are on Band E. In January, 2012, we paid £176 per month direct debit and in 2015 our direct debit is £181, a rise of £5 per month for 10 months, an extra £50 per year. The direct debit is paid to

  • I feel an immense sense of injustice

    I RECEIVED a fine on January 22, in respect of a visit to the cinema on December 31, with my son. He is disabled so we used the disabled space, as previously, and displayed our blue badge. On arrival the man who sold us the cinema tickets made

  • £70 parking fine after Macclesfield Hospital visit

    I HAVE just read your item about Curzon cinema parking in Knutsford. I thought that my experience of Macclesfield hospital may be interesting. I opened my mail yesterday and found a £70 parking fine. I took my 84-year-old neighbour to an ophthalmic

  • Village's neighbourhood plan is a real community effort

    HOLMES Chapel's neighbourhood plan has reached the next stage. After the successful public meetings in January when more than 140 residents attended, more than 70 people have offered to help develop the Neighbourhood Plan for the village. The

  • Leader retains confidence of council after motion u-turn

    CHESHIRE East Council leader Michael Jones has retained his position as the leader of the council after a motion of no confidence in him was overturned. Councillors cast their vote on their leader at a full council meeting in Sandbach on Thursday

  • RUGBY UNION: Skipper steps down after latest Chapel victory

    Oswestry 3rd 15 Holmes Chapel 61 HOLMES Chapel extended their 100 per cent record in the North West Intermediate League on Saturday. Captain Tom Chambers’ final outing for the club saw them clock up a 13th win of the season in Division Five

  • HOCKEY: Bowdon come from behind to beat Black Knights

    Bowdon 3rd 3 Knutsford 2 KNUTSFORD have suffered back-to-back league defeats for only the second time this season following Saturday’s slender loss at promotion-chasing Bowdon. The visitors took the lead at South Downs Road after they were

  • RUGBY UNION: Errors prove costly for Blues

    Knutsford 14 Capenhurst 24 KNUTSFORD returned to league duty following a five-week break on Saturday, but could not record a win against visiting Capenhurst. Blues made a series of unforced errors in the first half, during which they conceded

  • SNOOKER: Mobberley A close in on title

    CHAMPIONS Mobberley A only need five points to retain the Knutsford and District Amateur league title by the biggest margin in the competition’s history following a 5-2 success against Mobberley B last week. Morley remain favourites to finish as

  • FOOTBALL: Smith backs Egerton response

    Maine Road reserves 4 Egerton 2 COACH Ben Smith is confident Egerton can bounce back at the first attempt following a defeat at Maine Road in Cheshire League One on Saturday. Chris Trowbridge and Timothy Beresford netted for the visitors, but

  • FOOTBALL: Reds maintain unbeaten away record

    Crewe FC 2 Knutsford 2 KNUTSFORD maintained an unbeaten away record in the Cheshire League on Saturday, but a point at Crewe FC prevented the visitors from extending a perfect record on the road this season. David Owens netted twice for Reds