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  • Nell Jones' friends seek support for foundation fundraisers

    FRIENDS of teenager Nell Jones are organising events to raise money for the Remembering Nell Foundation. Nell, from Goostrey, was a student at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, and was killed in the bomb attack at the Manchester Arena in 2017

  • Rescued honey bees given new home

    A PUB in Swettenham has given a home to 350,000 honey bees who have been rescued from wild colonies in roofs, chimneys and cavity walls. Beekeeper Chris Bowyer, who carried out the rescues and is looking after the hives, said: “Wild colonies found

  • In Bloom judges tour Wilmslow

    AFTER a week of torrential rainfall the skies cleared as the national RHS In Bloom judges visited Wilmslow in warm sunshine. Wilmslow is only one of six large towns in the UK to reach the national finals and the judges were keen to stress that this

  • 'Go or no-go' review threatens to derail HS2

    A REVIEW of HS2 will decide whether the multi-billion pound rail project project should be scrapped. Led by former HS2 Ltd chairman Douglas Oakervee, the Government-commissioned independent review will consider ‘whether and how’ it should proceed

  • Rescheduled Cinema on the Carrs takes place on Saturday

    FOLLOWING disappointing weather in June this year’s Cinema on the Carrs is going ahead on Saturday. Wilmslow Town Council introduced the Cinema on the Carrs concept in 2015 when Mamma Mia proved hugely popular with the crowd, some in costume, singing

  • Wilmslow Prep School hosts Wes Brown summer football camp

    YOUNG football fans got the chance to meet Manchester United star Jessie Lingard at a summer football camp. England and Manchester United legend Wes Brown ran a well-attended camp at Wilmslow Prep School’s sports facilities over the holidays.

  • Knutsford Academy parents fund defibrillators for school

    PARENTS have been thanked for their support for life-saving equipment at Knutsford Academy. The school has taken delivery of two emergency defibrillators, which were funded by parents who make voluntary monthly donations to the Academy Fund.