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Woman released from vehicle following collision on Macclesfield Road
Sunday 13th August 2017
Sun 13th Aug 2017

Woman released from vehicle following collision on Macclesfield Road

Emergency services were called to an accident on Macclesfield Road in Over Alderley on Saturday, 12th August. One fire engine from Macclesfield and one…
Specialist support and longer working hours to help prevent burglaries
Sunday 13th August 2017
Sun 13th Aug 2017

Specialist support and longer working hours to help prevent burglaries

Due to a rise in burglaries in the Wilmslow area, where offenders are particularly targeting vehicles, local officers have launched a special operation…
Alderley Edge playwright raises hundreds for British Legion
Sunday 13th August 2017
Sun 13th Aug 2017

Alderley Edge playwright raises hundreds for British Legion

A debut play by Alderley Edge playwright Danny Clifford has been a big success in raising hundreds of pounds for The British Legion. Heaven to Hell honours…
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Council to update and streamline its constitution
Saturday 12th August 2017
Sat 12th Aug 2017

Council to update and streamline its constitution

Cheshire East Council has announced that it is to update and streamline its constitution – the legal framework which governs the way the council…
Learn about local plans at 'Highways Hour'
Friday 11th August 2017
Fri 11th Aug 2017
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Learn about local plans at 'Highways Hour'

Residents are being invited to go along to 'Highways Hour' next week to meet with officers from Cheshire East Highways and learn about their plans for…
'All planning applications have been granted correctly' despite falsification of air quality data
Wednesday 9th August 2017
Wed 9th Aug 2017
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'All planning applications have been granted correctly' despite falsification of air quality data

Following last week's announcement that serious errors were made in the Council's air quality monitoring procedures "as the result of deliberate and systematic…
Royal London unveils details of new office development
Tuesday 8th August 2017
Tue 8th Aug 2017
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Royal London unveils details of new office development

Having been granted planning permission in 2016 for a new office development at their Alderley Road campus, Royal London has now submitted an application…
Child arrests in Cheshire fall by 37% in six years
Monday 7th August 2017
Mon 7th Aug 2017

Child arrests in Cheshire fall by 37% in six years

Figures published today revealed that arrests of children by Cheshire Police have fallen by 37 per cent in the last six years. Research by the charity…
Ferrari celebrates its 70th birthday with convoy through Alderley Edge
Monday 7th August 2017
Mon 7th Aug 2017
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Ferrari celebrates its 70th birthday with convoy through Alderley Edge

Ferrari's celebrated its 70th Birthday in style at Capesthorne Hall on Tuesday, 1st August. At around 8am, Capesthorne Hall was greeted by the sound of…
Updated: Brook Lane closed this week for resurfacing
Sunday 6th August 2017
Sun 6th Aug 2017
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Updated: Brook Lane closed this week for resurfacing

Brook Lane will be closed this week to enable resurfacing works to be carried out. The works are expected to be carried out from Monday, 7th August, to…
MP joins fight to save local bus services
Sunday 6th August 2017
Sun 6th Aug 2017
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MP joins fight to save local bus services

Tatton MP Esther McVey is calling on local residents to make their voices heard and let Cheshire East Council know if they want to keep the subsidised…
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Reader's Letter: Bandstand in the park
Friday 4th August 2017
Fri 4th Aug 2017
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Reader's Letter: Bandstand in the park

For many years, the old bandstand in the park has been used for little more than a shelter from the rain. Several possible uses have been suggested e.g.…
Reader's Photo: Garden visitor
Friday 4th August 2017
Fri 4th Aug 2017
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Reader's Photo: Garden visitor

Pete Taylor kindly sent us this photo which he shot in his garden in Fulshaw Park, Wilmslow on Wednesday, 2nd August. Pete said "We seem to have a vegetarian…
Roadworks to complete £1.7m power network upgrade rescheduled
Thursday 3rd August 2017
Thu 3rd Aug 2017

Roadworks to complete £1.7m power network upgrade rescheduled

As reported on wilmslow.co.uk last month, more than 22,000 homes and business in Wilmslow, Handforth, Chelford and Alderley Edge are set to benefit from…
Section of A535 Chelford Road closed for a month
Wednesday 2nd August 2017
Wed 2nd Aug 2017

Section of A535 Chelford Road closed for a month

A busy road connecting Wilmslow and Alderley Edge to the M6 will be closed for a month. Chelford Road will be closed in Goostrey from today (Wednesday…
Police investigation into Council's manipulation of air quality figures
Wednesday 2nd August 2017
Wed 2nd Aug 2017
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Police investigation into Council's manipulation of air quality figures

Cheshire Police have confirmed that they will be investigating whether any crimes have been committed in relation to the Council's false air pollution…
28 lives lost on Cheshire’s roads in past year
Tuesday 1st August 2017
Tue 1st Aug 2017

28 lives lost on Cheshire’s roads in past year

Cheshire Police is showing its support for those who have lost loved ones on Cheshire's roads as today, Tuesday 1st August, marks the start of National…
Bid to bring Britain's biggest cycling event back to Borough
Monday 31st July 2017
Mon 31st Jul 2017
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Bid to bring Britain's biggest cycling event back to Borough

Following the success of the Tour of Britain Stage 3 in 2016, which saw 120 top international cyclists race 111 miles from Congleton to Tatton Park, Cheshire…
Entries open for the 2018 Waters Wilmslow Half Marathon
Monday 31st July 2017
Mon 31st Jul 2017

Entries open for the 2018 Waters Wilmslow Half Marathon

Race organisers have confirmed that the entries are now open for the 2018 Waters Wilmslow Half Marathon which will have a new look and feel next year.…
Summer crackdown on anti-social behaviour
Sunday 30th July 2017
Sun 30th Jul 2017
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Summer crackdown on anti-social behaviour

With schools breaking up for the much anticipated summer holidays, Cheshire Police want to remind young people to stay safe this summer and to not do…