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  • Volunteers call for Santa Sleigh committee

    VOLUNTEERS are being sought for a Santa Sleigh committee. Holmes Chapel Partnership project officer Peter Whiers said: “The partnership has agreed I should form a Holmes Chapel Santa Sleigh Committee. “The role of the committee will be to help

  • Tatton Park to host Tanabata Festival on Saturday

    HAVE your name written in Japanese and try origami at Tatton Park’s Tanabata Festival on Saturday. The ancient Japanese festival of Tanabata tells a legend about the lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi, represented by the stars Vega and Altair, who live

  • LETTER: Peculiar view

    REMAINERS have a peculiar view of Europe, if, like, Mr Holman, they think the Balkans is not part of Europe. The Balkans have always been an integral part of Europe; ask any geographer. The fact that the EU did not intervene in that terrible civil

  • Highest speed recorded in 30 stretch was 46 mph

    ALMOST 20 drivers will be receiving speeding tickets after being caught exceeding the 30 limit in Tabley Road. A total of 19 vehicles were found to be breaking the limit by PCSO Chris Pountain when he carried out speed enforcement on the road yesterday

  • LETTER: On the buses

     WHAT great news at last... some joined up thinking going on. In the 1970s I could travel by bus from Bramhall via Wilmslow to Altrincham on a regular bus service to and from my work. Since moving to live in east Wilmslow in the1990s it has

  • LETTER: Shop local

    I agree with Gill Weeks about corporates not doing enough for the town. Twenty years ago, as chairman of Knutsford Chamber of Trade, we used to collect donations from traders to fund the cost of the Christmas lights, and it was always the corporates

  • LETTERS: Laughable

    OH good grief ! Jo Carter is really unhappy, it seems, that there was no opposition to those who put their names forward for election to the town council in May. She believes that it makes no difference whether one labels that elected unopposed

  • Knutsford students congratulated on their A level results

    KNUTSFORD Academy students have won praise for their performance in their A level examinations. The praise comes from headteacher James Whittaker following news of the A level results for Academy students. Isobel Holloway, 3 A*s, will

  • Wilmslow students among King's School A level high flyers

    WILMSLOW students Maisie Rowlinson and Joshua Clayfield are among the A level high flyers at King’s School in Macclesfield. King’s students produced another stunning set of A Level results, with 40 per cent of grades at A* or A. Maisie, 18,

  • First win of the season for Reds

    KNUTSFORD needed less than an hour to make sure they would celebrate a first victory of the Cheshire League campaign when Daten visited on Tuesday. They led 4-0 by the break and did not look back from the moment Milan Thompson lifted a perfectly-executed

  • Headteacher praises students for 'superb' performances

    SIXTH Form students and staff at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School are celebrating their outstanding success in this summer’s A level and BTEC qualifications. In 24 subjects students achieved a 100 per cent pass rate, and in 15 subjects more than

  • Wilmslow High School celebrates excellent A-Level results

    STUDENTS at Wilmslow High School are celebrating after collecting their A level results this morning. The sixth form celebrated excellent results, with 50 per cent of A Level results being achieved at A*to B grades, 23 per cent from grades A* to

  • HS2 line to Manchester 'will be an important milestone'

    MANCHESTER Airports Group and HS2 see a high speed link to the north as key for a connected, global Britain. Charlie Cornish, CEO of Manchester Airports Group (MAG), met on Friday with HS2 Ltd CEO, Mark Thurston, at Manchester Airport to discuss

  • Knutsford gallery showcase for Doug Hyde's new artwork

    ART lovers have the chance to meet artist Doug Hyde this Sunday at the Whitewall Gallery in Regent Street, Knutsford. Doug is touring Whitewall galleries around the country to showcase new original artwork alongside a range of signed limited editions