Local News in Wilmslow

Town councillors have backed plans to redevelop the former Oaklands school site – but asked whether it goes against green space guidance.

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Magistrates have praised a pub manager for her bravery during a drunken brawl. Rebecca Jeffcock, manager at the Bollin Fee in Wilmslow, was seen restraining violent punters in CCTV footage of a fight.

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Thousands of disabled and elderly residents will be affected by council plans to cut funding for Shopmobility and make cuts to other key transport services.

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The man leading reforms to the NHS in East Cheshire says the potential dropping of the government’s health bill could cause chaos in local services.

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A pharmacy owner who will move to the new surgery in Alderley Edge if it goes ahead has urged people to get behind the plans. Doctors at Alderley Edge Medical Practice on George Street have been consulting on plans to build a new surgery at Festival Hall.

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When photographer  Brenda Acton was rescued by air ambulance after falling in the Yorkshire hills she knew just what to do – catch the whole ordeal on camera.

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Chancellor George Osborne has vowed to support AstraZeneca staff as the firm prepares to axe up to 350 workers from Alderley Park. The pharmaceuticals giant announced last week 7,300 jobs will go globally by the end of 2014 as it looks to save £1bn.

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Helene Dickinson, 34, died after her silver Land Rover Freelander was involved in a smash in Little Sutton near Ellsmere Port on Friday.

She was travelling along on the A55O Welsh Road when her 4x4 collided with a Lexus travelling in the opposite direction just after 8pm. She was taken to the Countess of Chester hospital following but later died from her injuries.

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Bosses have been battling for over a week to halt the spread of the Diorrhea and Vomiting virus (D&V) at the hospital on Victoria Road.

A total of four wards have had to be closed which has limited the number of beds available to patients. Three of the wards, Wards 10, 4, and 6 have now re-opened but a fourth, Ward 5, has been shut.

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There was a small fire in the roof of AstraZeneca at the weekend.

Firefighters were called to Alderley Park shortly after 11am on Saturday, February 4, but the fire had already been extinguished by staff on site.

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Union bosses have warned that job cuts by pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca will be a blow to the UK economy and have vowed to minimise compulsory redundancies. (Read More...)

The Langley Unit, formerly Ward 10, was closed last week to try and limit the spread of the Diarrhoea and Sickness (D&S) virus.

That ward has today been re-opened but Wards 4 and 6, the Respiratory and Orthopaedic wards, have been shut by the East Cheshire NHS Trust.

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Wilmslow fire fighters were called to a car accident on the M56 last night when the driver mistakenly thought his vehicle was on fire.

A 60-year-old male had crashed into a central reservation on the slip road onto Chester Road. He called for assistance at about 11pm when he saw smoke coming from the engine.
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The farmers’ market in Alderley Edge has been asked to remove links to The Christie from its signs after the Lord of Alderley stepped in. James Hadfield-Hyde owns a Royal Charter which means any market within 6.75 miles of the manor of Alderley must have his permission.

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Business people from Alderley Edge are coming together for a special Valentine’s evening in aid of a children’s charity. Five businesses are taking part in the Alderley Edge Valentine’s Event, which promises a variety of treats and will raise money for the NSPCC.

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Residents who objected to plans for a phone mast on a green are celebrating after it was turned down by the council. Residents on Upcast Lane said the 15-metre Vodafone mast, proposed for  Davenport Green, would be an eyesore.

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Organisers of the Artisan Market are to consider moving it from Saturdays to  Sundays amid concerns it is harming trade for other businesses in town.

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A charity has warned that Cheshire East faces an elderly ‘care crisis’ because of its ageing population and rising costs. Statistics from the charity Age UK Cheshire East reveal the number of pensioners will increase by more than half – one the biggest increases in the north west.

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A former wrestling champion has died just a day before a charity event she helped organise. The family of  Chrissy Thompson, 59, say she was strong to the end – but this was one fight she couldn’t win, just weeks after her lung cancer diagnosis.

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An artist left disabled after battling a life-threatening brain tumour is using her gift to help others fighting cancer. Sara Whitehead, 23, of Handforth, has defied the odds – and nine gruelling operations – to emerge a strong young woman with a passion for painting.

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Campaigners have responded angrily to a suggestion that Wilmslow Library may be used for housing as part of the multi-million pound redevelopment of the town.

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Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra is preparing for its next concert on Saturday, February 11.

The group - which boasts 100 members - will perform Alexander Borodin's In the Steppes of Central Asia, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and Brahms Symphony No.2. (Read More...)

A fire crew from Wilmslow attended a lorry fire this morning on the M56.

The crew was called at 5.05am to the HGV at the junction 7 exit which had a fire at its back axle.

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A portable heater sparked a blaze at a house in Alderley Edge. Fire crews were called to Macclesfield Road at around 11:15am yesterday and found a fire in a rear bedroom of the property. (Read More...)

A man was knocked down by a car near the Chilli Banana in Wilmslow last night.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision involving a grey Ford Focus and a pedestrian on Alderley Road, at 10.08pm on Thursday, January 26.

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The way Cheshire Police records crime has been rated excellent, according to a new report. It follows an audit of 120 crime reports Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.

The inspectors analysed how accurately crimes - including burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and violence - were recorded and if appropriate action had been taken.

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A rescue was launched after two walkers got stuck in Wilmslow.

Firefighters and police were called to Nether Alderley today at 1.30pm. (Read More...)

Health bosses have shut down a ward at Macclesfield Hospital after an outbreak of a diarrhoea and vomiting virus.

The Langley Unit, formerly Ward 10, at the hospital was closed yesterday.
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A man has set up a charity for terminally ill people in memory of his father and is organising a bike event in Wilmslow to raise money. Stuart Fraser-Thomson was fit and active when he developed a brain tumour in December 2009.

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Lights fitted outside flats in Alderley Edge are so bright they shine into other homes, a resident says. Councillors are reporting the lights, along the blocks of flats at Wood Gardens, to environmental health.

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