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  • Dramatic new chapter for retired teacher from Knutsford

    TAKING early retirement to care for her mother has seen Suzanne Jeans embark on a new dramatic chapter in her life. Suzanne, 57, from Knutsford, took early retirement from teaching 18 months ago to help care for her mum Jackie, 84, who has Alzheimer

  • Knutsford edge topsy turvy encounter thanks to last-gasp try

    Village Spartans 29-31 Knutsford CHRIS Isherwood's try from the final play of a close encounter at Village Spartans ensured Knutsford signed off for the season on a winning note. They had trailed to spirited opponents before his late intervention

  • Alterations earmarked for Marble Arch in Knutsford

    LISTED building consent is being sought from Cheshire East Council for alterations to the interior at external works at Marble Arch in King Street, Knutsford. Consent for the work is being sought by Reith Baines from High Legh, and comments on

  • Halloween

    I’VE always liked Halloween but it is tainted for me this year now that those EU chappies have fixed that as the extension date for us waving them goodbye. For heavens sake, and the sake of our country and our sanity, let’s just leave now with

  • Belle Epoque

    AS one of the Knutsford residents that signed the petition supporting The Belle Epoque, I was disgusted to read that the Knutsford councillors decided not to take any notice of 169 people who took the time and action to care about the future of this

  • It’s dividing us

    WE can’t go around publicly naming someone an arch brexiter, or arch remainer come to that, without dividing the country into Roundheads and Cavaliers or risking a war of the roses. The media is getting more fond of it by the day, and the suggestion

  • Independent

    THE incompetence of the Conservative Party and the Labour opposition at national government, is all too clear. However, your readers may not be aware of the gross incompetence of the local Cheshire East Council in recent years. It has featured

  • Not listening

    SO we are told by your reporter that business people ‘packed’ into the recent town council meeting to support the makers market. The reporter goes on to mention five people, so let’s be generous, and suppose there were six business people present

  • Tell them

    THE time approaches when elections will be held for Cheshire East councillors and already leaflets extolling the virtues of the prospective candidates are popping through the letter boxes. So maybe now is a good time to reflect on how we feel about

  • Shocking

    CLLR Andrew Malloy is absolutely correct that the only effective way of reducing speeds on the A50 Manchester Road is to introduce traffic calming infrastructure along it. He could have added the introduction of a cycle path throughout its length.

  • Redrow housing plans for Knutsford opposed by town council

    HOUSEBUILDER Redrow Homes’ scheme for 190 houses off Northwich Road in Knutsford has come under fire from Knutsford Town Council. The council’s planning committee agreed on Monday to object to the reserved matters application by Redrow dealing