THE company behind a controversial planned quarry says it is ‘adamant’ residents will not suffer because of it. Sibelco gained planning permission from Cheshire West and Chester Council last week to extract silica sand from Rudheath Lodge Farm,
GRANDMOTHER Charlotte Peters Rock has won the promise of a lock this week for a new gate near her home alongside the M6. Charlotte lives within sight of the motorway, and is concerned that her grandson, who has autism, could gain access to the
READ the article about Sibelco building a sand quarry in Allostock and Cranage. What I would like to point out to people opposing this is, yes, there will be a lot more traffic as in wagons for a few years, however, when the quarrying is finished
WITH regard to the large general council tax rises to come in 2019, together with precepts for care, fire, increasing parish/town council costs and a large additional increase for the police, once again we see the taxation burden being moved from national
AS I read the column concerning Knutsford May Day by the aptly named ‘Fly in the Ointment’ a few things came to mind. The first was how easy it is to criticise under the cloak of anonymity, especially when having adopted the persona of an insect
AS one of the dog walkers who regularly used the car park and the path from St John’s Church to Windmill Wood, I share the disappointment of people over the closure, however, that decision is entirely understandable. The ‘outrage’ and ‘resentment
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an arson attack at a business premises in Hawthorn Lane, Wilmslow. At 2.23am today, January 17, firefighters were called to a two-storey building that was well alight. The fire is believed to have
I FIND it very sad that the path to Toft Wood has had to be closed. I do not think there was a problem with individual walkers, who have enjoyed the woods for many years, myself included. The problem now is the use by the paid dog walkers, who
I HAVE used the path in to the wood via Toft Church for 35 years. I know people who have walked this way from a being children some of whom are now in their 80s. The church hall is used by Brownies, Cubs and Scouts who in the spring and summer
I WOULD like to thank the Knutsford Guardian for their accurate and factual feature on the reluctant decision of the Toft Estate to block the permissive path from the church to Windmill Wood. The supportive reactions and conversations we have had
IF you're a fan of aviation, action and adventure, love sports and getting to know people, Knutsford Air Cadets could be just the thing for you. 2056 (Knutsford) Squadron Air Cadets is holding a recruitment open evening on Thursday, January 31,
COUNCILLORS across Cheshire have already taken a stance against badger culling on public land. Cheshire West and Chester Council has taken a proactive step to control bovine TB across the borough with an alternative plan to badger culling. Last
MPs are divided on whether the badger cull is an effective way to control bovine TB (bTB) in Cheshire. Mike Amesbury is calling for an immediate end to what he calls the ‘unjustifiable’ badger cull in the county. The Labour MP for Weaver Vale
MORE than 1,200 badgers have been culled in Cheshire over the past two years – while cases of bovine TB in cattle have risen. Figures from the Department for Food and Rural Affairs have revealed that 472 badgers were killed in the Cheshire zone
HEADTEACHER Denis Oliver has stressed the importance of respect following incidents where school staff have been verbally abused or insulted by parents. Mr Oliver leads Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, and said it was unacceptable that staff
