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  • Hydrogen-fuelled bin lorries on the way for Cheshire East

    A PIONEERING scheme to fuel Knutsford and Wilmslow’s bin lorries with hydrogen could soon help residents breathe cleaner air. Cheshire East Council has secured funding for a £1 million scheme that will see Ansa’s depot welcome the north west’s first

  • Going behind sparked promotion contenders into life

    WILMSLOW Hockey Club's men secured a fine 3-1 win at Newcastle University after going behind in the second half. Newcastle had looked to be one of Wilmslow’s main promotion contenders, with probably the fastest team in the division. The tangerines

  • Choice words spark Blues into showing true colours

    OVER a weekend that saw the country battered by the storm of the century, Knutsford RUFC whipped up a storm of their own as they completed a league double over Whitchurch 49-24. The victory takes them to fifth in Sale Sharks Division Three South

  • MAG group to have new minibus thanks to lottery

    THE Mobility and Access Group for Handforth is to have a new minibus thanks to a £55,000 grant from the National Lottery. The group offers free shopping trips to Handforth Dean, Stockport, Matalan and Cheadle, starting from Oakmere Avantage independent

  • Community rallies round to support brave little Lorayah

    THE Middlewich community is rallying round to support the family of a little girl who is battling cancer. Lorayah Bevan, whose mum works at Cottons Hotel in Knutsford, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in September last year, just

  • Reds sign seven new players and end losing sequence

    A NEW link with another club enabled seven new signings to help Knutsford FC achieve a 1-1 draw on Saturday. The point earned at Billinge put an end to Reds' sequence of six straight defeats. "We have developed a connection with Stockport Town

  • No mercy shown as squash club teams square up

    TEAMS from Knutsford Squash Club went head to head this week. The men's seconds squared up with the thirds in Division Three South East, while the fourths faced the sixths in Division Four. In the Division Three match, Dave Waring overcame Greg

  • Residents oppose plans for 90-space car park in Wilmslow

    SCORES of residents are opposing plans for a 90-space long-stay car park backing onto The Carrs in Wilmslow. Michael Cooksey wants to create the car park on a long-vacant site in Hawthorn Lane, behind Heald Court, a purpose-built apartment block

  • The Welcome to host Secret Supper Club

    CHEFS are inviting people to join them for a dinner party with a difference, at The Welcome Cafe at Longridge. The team from Bounceback Food CIC, a non-profit community cookery school, is putting on a Secret Supper Club in conjunction with The

  • Talented young Wilmslow singer wows family and friends

    TALENTED young singer Alex Rangayah wowed family and friends during Beech Hall School’s annual musical soirée. Alex, 10, from Wilmslow, delighted the audience with his impressive recital of Night, during an evening of music in the entrance hall

  • Holmes Chapel Santa Sleigh raised £5,111

    HOLMES Chapel Partnership is celebrating a record-breaking Santa Sleigh run, after having raised a total of £5,111. This is the second year that the Partnership has run the event, and the money raised will be divided between local groups. Partnership

  • Ladies' fifth straight win sewn up by the interval

    KNUTSFORD Hockey Club ladies climbed to fourth place in their league table on the back of a fifth successive win. All the goals came in the first half in a 3-0 win against eighth-placed Warrington, who won 3-1 in the reverse fixture in September