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Tuesday 1
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December 2015
Tue 1
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Dec 2015
Barlow's Beef: Roll up your vest ... the doctor is on the phone
I'm told if you want to see your GP it's best to phone the surgery early in the morning. So I called at 8am today and asked for an appointment with my…
Tuesday 24
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November 2015
Tue 24
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Nov 2015
Barlow's Beef: Is Lindow Moss the last stand?
Unusually for me I've been ill for almost a month. Twin infections created a raging fever draining every ounce of energy. After three days of lying on…
Tuesday 17
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November 2015
Tue 17
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Nov 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Wealthy developers are on the fast-track
I watched a very interesting documentary on Public Service America last night entitled The Last Days in Vietnam. In January 1973 the Paris Peace Accords…
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Tuesday 10
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November 2015
Tue 10
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Nov 2015
Barlow's Beef: Thinking is for wimps
About this time of year animal charities festoon the country with posters telling people 'Dogs are for life not just for Christmas.' Bumper stickers appear…
Tuesday 27
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October 2015
Tue 27
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Oct 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Not just any terrorist moisturiser
What's your favourite brand of chocolate? I'm guessing Cadbury's will be high on the list. Chocolate lovers have been devouring Cadbury's for generations.…
Tuesday 20
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October 2015
Tue 20
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Oct 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Cheshire East does exactly what it says on the tin
I was on holiday last week in one of Europe's sunnier isles. I'm not good at lying around the pool so decided to visit a local market renown for selling…
Tuesday 6
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October 2015
Tue 6
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Oct 2015
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Barlow's Beef: The two most important women in my life tried to kill me
Are you bamboozled by the blizzard of contradictory information we receive about our food? When I was a child my mother always insisted I had a bowl of…
Tuesday 22
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September 2015
Tue 22
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Sep 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Don't be fooled by developer's meet and greet exercise
As a commentator on local affairs I've observed the relationship between developers and council for many years. During that time I've seen developers…
Tuesday 15
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September 2015
Tue 15
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Sep 2015
Barlow's Beef: Now we know... New labour hates democracy
Has it occurred to anyone in the Labour Party that their conduct throughout the Leadership Election campaign has shattered any illusion of competence?…
Tuesday 1
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September 2015
Tue 1
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Sep 2015
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Reader's Letter: Alderley Edge Railway Station....what a disgrace to the village!
After recently moving into the area my wife and I took the opportunity to travel to Manchester by train from Alderley Station. Initially impressed with…
Tuesday 1
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September 2015
Tue 1
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Sep 2015
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Barlow's Beef: What language are we speaking?
You know what? I'm getting really tired of Americanisms infiltrating our language. We already have a language. It's called English... doh. I don't know…
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Tuesday 25
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August 2015
Tue 25
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Aug 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Are we too lazy to clean up our own mess?
As a dog owner I visit a lot of local parks and often marvel at the amount of work needed to make them such a welcome relief from the expanding urban…
Tuesday 11
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August 2015
Tue 11
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Aug 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Hospital parking charges make patients sick
Judging by the emails I receive residents are clearly angry at parking arrangements at Macclesfield General Hospital. Even blue badge holders are inflamed…
Tuesday 4
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August 2015
Tue 4
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Aug 2015
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Barlow's Beef: We shall fight on the beaches ..
Sorry for my digression into national news but the sight of 3,000 migrants storming the Euro Tunnel in a frantic bid to get to the UK fills me with dread.…
Wednesday 29
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July 2015
Wed 29
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Jul 2015
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Reader's Letter: Why are police doing speed checks at the top of the hill?
Why on earth are the police doing speed checks literally at the top of the hill on the A34 as vehicles exit our village (Alderley Edge) right by the 40…
Tuesday 28
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July 2015
Tue 28
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Jul 2015
Barlow's Beef: We are facing proposals for enormous change
I had coffee with a local politician this morning. In the middle of discussing a rather thorny issue he said: "The problem is people don't like change…
Sunday 26
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July 2015
Sun 26
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Jul 2015
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Reader's Letter: Postal collections
Posting a letter this morning on Moss Road, Alderley Edge, I happened to look at the Collection Times notice (see the photo above). For many years the…
Tuesday 21
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July 2015
Tue 21
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Jul 2015
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Barlow's Beef: No sign of any action on dangerous parking
Any idea what the above sign means? Evenings around 5:30pm I drive along Hawthorn Street only to find a couple of vehicles illegally parked outside the…
Wednesday 15
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July 2015
Wed 15
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Jul 2015
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Barlow's Beef: By George he's done it!
I'm pleased that Alderley Park is to get a £5M investment in medicine technology, I really am. Considering it's heritage this is just the sort of…
Thursday 9
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July 2015
Thu 9
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Jul 2015
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Opinion: Why are so many drivers, not indicating correctly at roundabouts?
Its simple.. When leaving any roundabout, you should signal left only left!!!!! The worst spot is the Alderley Road/A34 bypass roundabout. Traffic coming…
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