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Woman relies on charity for dog

11:30am Saturday 27th December 2008

A WOMAN who relied on handouts from friends when her dog needed an operation has received charity donations for more treatment.

Couple’s project will help jobless

Couple’s project will help jobless

11:30am Wednesday 24th December 2008

A COUPLE want to turn a former town centre butcher’s shop into a not-for-profit greengrocery and cafe.

Couple plan not-for-profit greengrocery and cafe in Canute Square

11:20am Tuesday 23rd December 2008

A COUPLE want to turn a former town centre butcher’s shop into a not-for-profit greengrocery and cafe.

Public take on CSI investigator role

Public take on CSI investigator role

11:50am Tuesday 16th December 2008

A HUDDLE of CSI investigators gather around a body that lies motionless in Tatton Park’s undergrowth. But those in the know realise it is a mannequin and the agents are just paid-up members of the public learning what it is like to investigate a crime scene.

Note to schools: Please join Tatton Singers' event

Note to schools: Please join Tatton Singers' event

8:50am Monday 15th December 2008

A KNUTSFORD choir has hired children from a school in Macclesfield to take part in its popular Christmas concert.

Actor swaps his dream machine for Smart car

Smart car

8:50am Sunday 14th December 2008

AN ACTOR has sold his dream car - an Italian sports coupe - and replaced it with a Smart car. Geoff Holman said his Alfa Brera, with its 3.2-litre engine and top speed of 149mph, was the best and most beautiful car he had ever driven.

Public consoled by poet laureate's verse

Public consoled by poet laureate's verse

11:40am Saturday 13th December 2008

CHESHIRE’S poet laureate has seen an increase in the number of people attending his readings since the economic downturn. W. Terry Fox believes verse has a role to play in consoling people during difficult times.

Letters reveal Gaskell feared she would die

Letters reveal Gaskell feared she would die

11:50am Friday 12th December 2008

ELIZABETH Gaskell predicted her own death almost a year before it happened. Her premonition came to light after a stash of letters passed down through generations of the Green family - friends of Mrs Gaskell - were bought for £40,000 by the University of Manchester.

Parrots get home comforts at Lower Moss Wood

11:40am Thursday 11th December 2008

EXOTIC parrots at Lower Moss Wood animal sanctuary at Ollerton have been moved indoors so they can snuggle up next to a radiator.

Cold snap silences Scooby the raven at Gauntlet

Cold snap silences Scooby the raven at Gauntlet

11:37am Wednesday 10th December 2008

SCOOBY the raven has made a bad habit of poking his beak where it does not belong. But it seems winter’s chill has got the better of the unruly bird – much to the relief of his neighbours at the Gauntlet Bird of Prey Centre in Knutsford.






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