HAZELMERE House Bupa Care Home in Wilmslow is again opening its doors to elderly people in the community who face Christmas Day alone this year. The home has partnered with Re-engage, a charity that aims to alleviate loneliness and social isolation
FIRST Responders received a generous response from the public in the form of £330 in donations at an event promoting their life-saving services. The awareness day was staged by Knutsford Community First Responder Trust at Booths supermarket in
CONTROVERSIAL plans for more than 200 homes on former greenbelt land in Styal and Handforth could be approved next week after developers tweaked their scheme. Cheshire East Council set aside land between Clay Lane and Sagars Road for up to 250 houses
ST CROSS Church is opening its doors on Saturday, December 21, for people who may need a quiet place offering the opportunity for reflection. A church spokesman said: “Do you find the build-up to Christmas a busy time? Are your fraught, or worried
THE season may have just reached a turning point for Alderley Edge Hockey Club men's first team. In what was the true definition of a "relegation six-pointer," they won at fellow strugglers Wakefield on Saturday. Their 2-1 victory allowed them
TWO show homes are now open at David Wilson Homes’ Stanneylands development in Wilmslow. Located on Little Stanneylands, the development features a collection of four-bedroom properties that showcase a variety of contemporary layouts and interiors
CHRISTMAS has come early to Chapel Lane in Wilmslow. The street is looking very festive with a number of street light decorations and a Christmas tree. The tree and decorations have been provided by Wilmslow Town Council to recognise the importance
HOLMES Chapel-based Victoria Club showed their battling qualities in week one of the Mid-Cheshire Table Tennis League's Super League competition. In their opening Division One fixture, Victoria Club fought to share the spoils with Tigers as the
DESPITE a handicap system being in place, defending champions Mobberley A continue to dominate the Knutsford & District Amateur Snooker League. They have opened up a 13-point lead at the top of Division One and look to be well on course to retain
PROFESSIONAL drummer Elliott Henshaw returned to his old school to give a demonstration of his skills to pupils. Elliott visited Ashdene Primary School in Wilmslow, which he attended between 1980 and 1986, with his drum kit, and gave a demonstration
THE latest Winter League match at Alderley Edge Golf Club ended in an entertaining halved affair. Club professional Charles le Sueur and vice-captain Bob Anderson went three down early against Gary Olson and Neil McGuinness but fired back to move
FIVE fire engines were dispatched to tackle a chimney fire in Lower Peover last night, Monday. Crews from Northwich, Knutsford, Holmes Chapel, Winsford and Middlewich fire stations were called out to the scene shortly before 10pm. This followed
AN out-of-this-world Cheshire festival has added another award to its name after scooping the Best Medium Sized Festival title at a national awards ceremony Bluedot, the annual intergalactic festival at Jodrell Bank Observatory that fuses music
WILMSLOW will enter 2020 on top of the North One West. Regardless of the result on Saturday when Keswick visit the Memorial Ground, the Wolves’ lead at the top of the pile will be safe until after the Christmas break. The challenge for coach
LONG-standing leaking flat roofs have been solved following repairs at Holmes Chapel Community Centre. Parish council admin assistant Sue McKay said: “After many years of struggling with leaks and water ingress from the flat roofs at the community
THEY may be ending 2019 in the promotion places, but Wilmslow Hockey Club men’s firsts will have to rediscover their best form in the new year if they are to stay there. A winless run of five matches means Newcastle and Sheffield are now snapping
EAST Cheshire Eye Society has received the 2019 Visionary Award (sponsored by Blind Veterans UK) for its Tactile Visually Impaired Art Group. Visually Impaired art activities focused on walks with an art theme, involving local artists as tutors
THE Chester Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers held its annual meeting and annual ringing competition at St Luke’s Church in Holmes Chapel. Eight teams of ringers from across Cheshire took part, including one from St Luke’s, who finished in
AN ELDERLY woman was rescued from a car after a crash in Knutsford. Firefighters were called to a collision involving one vehicle on Tabley Road at around 5pm yesterday. Crews safely lifted the casualty to safety and she was handed into the
KNUTSFORD Air Cadets have completed a marathon year of fundraising which has seen the 2056 Squadron raise £4,000 for a cancer charity and the Poppy Appeal. In July the squadron raised more than £1,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support through a bag-packing
