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Tuesday 12
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May 2015
Tue 12
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May 2015
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Barlow's Beef: If you wanna be my council
So tell me what you want, what you really really want.I'll tell you what I want what I really really want. So tell me what you want, what you really really…
Tuesday 5
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May 2015
Tue 5
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May 2015
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Barlow's Beef: This is make-your-mind-up time
Having followed and commented on elections for over two decades the biggest single change I see is political spin. Sadly, conviction politics is all but…
Tuesday 28
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April 2015
Tue 28
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Apr 2015
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Barlow's Beef: What politicians don't want to discuss
You can't turn on the radio or TV at the moment without some politician bleating on about the economy, the 'dangers' of another coalition or the extra…
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Tuesday 21
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April 2015
Tue 21
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Apr 2015
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Barlow's Beef: It's put-up or shut-up time
Before you decide how to use your vote please take a look at the above photos.Does it make sense to destroy this ancient green field while leaving the…
Tuesday 14
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April 2015
Tue 14
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Apr 2015
Barlow's Beef: England expects everyone to do their duty
Due to foreign travel my election news came to me via satellite TV these past two weeks. With the benefit of distance one gets an entirely different perspective…
Tuesday 31
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March 2015
Tue 31
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Mar 2015
Barlow's Beef: Banking on a retirement bonus
The most disingenuous argument foisted on the British public recently is the theory that British banks must continue to pay grotesque bonuses or executives…
Tuesday 24
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March 2015
Tue 24
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Mar 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Election fever - I don't think so
Brought up in a staunch Labour household by a father dedicated to the union he served for 32 years I should be excited by the forthcoming election. My…
Tuesday 17
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March 2015
Tue 17
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Mar 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Affordable Housing.... I think not
Remember when politicians trumpeted high-rise tower blocks as the solution to Britain's housing problem?You may have been part of one of those communities…
Tuesday 10
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March 2015
Tue 10
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Mar 2015
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Barlow's Beef: Would councillors do this with their own money?
This week's column is like orienteering: you need to read the clues to know where you are heading. In July 2013 Wilmslow Town Council wanted to spend…
Tuesday 3
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March 2015
Tue 3
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Mar 2015
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Barlow's Beef : Rules of Engagement
As I'm the new kid on the block I thought it appropriate to set out the Rules of Engagement. It's been made abundantly clear the views expressed…
Wednesday 25
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February 2015
Wed 25
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Feb 2015
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Barlow's Beef: The Election Handicap Hurdle
They are under starters orders in the 2015 Election Handicap Hurdle...and they're off. Leader of the Year is err... leading by two lengths from Demolish…
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Thursday 25
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April 2013
Thu 25
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Apr 2013
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Opinion: "The village needs to move with the times"
Editor's note: This is the third in a series of articles looking at Alderley Edge's night time economy and the state of the village. The first article…
Thursday 18
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April 2013
Thu 18
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Apr 2013
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Opinion: Thoughts from the front line
This is a guest post by the manager of The Bubble Room in response to my article "This village is going down hill quicker than people realise". I…
Wednesday 26
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September 2012
Wed 26
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Sep 2012
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Opinion: Reclaim our pavements
Let's solve the parking problem by converting the pavements to a car park - oh, we already did! There has been much comment by members over possible solutions…
Tuesday 31
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July 2012
Tue 31
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Jul 2012
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Alternative approach to London Road parking
I believe that most people consider that there is a lack of parking in the village. Especially within easy reach of the shops along London Road. Consider…
Saturday 14
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January 2012
Sat 14
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Jan 2012
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Congleton Road: Accident waiting to happen
Has anyone else noticed the dramatic recent increase in cars parking outside the De Trafford Arms on the main Congleton Road? Possibly these folk are…
Thursday 8
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December 2011
Thu 8
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Dec 2011
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Picking up the dog mess problem
The amount of dog mess on the streets of Alderley Edge is a disgrace. I realise the problem is caused by a minority of dog owners but what is wrong with…
Friday 17
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June 2011
Fri 17
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Jun 2011
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Should Alderley Edge be twinned?
Driving through Poynton, I note they are twinned with somewhere. I believe Stockport are (or if I’m out of date, were) twinned with Beziers in the…
Wednesday 3
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November 2010
Wed 3
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Nov 2010
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High street hard landscaping
I'm sure many people are dismayed, perhaps disgusted, at the poor state of the hard landscaping around the village, but particularly on London Road. Perhaps…
Thursday 28
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October 2010
Thu 28
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Oct 2010
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Return to village life
Now that the Alderley Edge shiny new bypass is almost complete and ready for action I wonder how much thought and planning has been given to improving…
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