THE battle to transform the way Cheshire East Council is run and give more councillors a bigger say is almost over. At Wednesday’s full council meeting – the first since this month’s shock election result – members on all sides of the council chamber
TEN students from Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School were invited to Manchester University to take part in a live cryptography challenge to celebrate their success in the Alan Turing Cryptography Competition. A school spokesman said: “Finishing
AN 18-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for eight years after driving a car into a group of three men in Holmes Chapel on Christmas Eve. Caspen Skinkis was behind the wheel of a parked Volkswagen Polo as the victims socialised outside the George and
CHESHIRE-based clothing company Cotton Traders has beaten its £1 million fundraising target after hosting a charity golf day and gala dinner. The event was held at the Mere Resort and Spa in aid of long-term charity partner Help For Heroes. Guests
NEITHER side of the Brexit debate have been honest with the British people over the consequences of the UK remaining in the EU, the aim of which is to become a single country with its own head of state, government, armed forces, fiscal and foreign
THANK you to the generous sponsors who supported the four hour Singathon by the Knutsford Beats, on May 12. The choir, led by Di Healey sang in aid of Cystic Fibrosis & Dementia UK, raised £1,281 for each charity, due to your support. James
IT’S easy to miss the benefits EU membership has given us locally to businesses and the public good. To inform myself what we stand to lose when we leave the EU, I’ve added up the value of grants awarded to fund public projects and invested
I AM looking for ex-pupils of Blessed Thomas Holford Altrincham who left in 1974 for a reunion in Sale on June 29. It is only for this school year group. So far around 50 people have been contacted but please pass the details onto anyone you may
KRISTIN Williams from Knutsford and Pamela Sheerin from Wilmslow have won the chance to model at a spectacular fashion show next month. They are among the ‘Real Women’ finalists chosen by award-winning fashion designer Matthew O’Brien for a fashion
BOTH my wife and I are aware of bowel cancer and make sure to take our screening tests when they arrive every two years, but we also try and make lifestyle choices that lower our risk of developing bowel cancer. Exercise is obviously a huge part
I HAVE not put pen to paper for some time now, probably 25 years. In that time things have not improved. Thinking about this and how to change the country’ direction I pondered the number of your readers who actually remember what a socialist
HISTORIC woodland which is home to birds, bats and wildlife could be lost forever if developers get their way. That’s the fear of Browns Lane residents who are battling against plans to widen the access to a 3.4-acre field owned by Jones Homes.
HOLMES Chapel Boxing Club has won the backing of Cheshire’s police and crime commissioner David Keane. The club launched in January to give young people a safe place to practice their boxing skills. It was set up following concerns raised by
