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21. Would poet Browning be averse to the outbreak of Wilmslow rats?
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 4 June 2008"THEY fought the dogs and killed the cats, and bit the babies in the cradles ...
22. Fighting crime is not a popularity contest
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 4 June 2008CHESHIRE’S chief constable Peter Fahy certainly does not court popularity. A few months ago he condemned supermarkets and breweries for promoting cheap booze, he hit out at feckless youths and irresponsible parents, and now he speaks out against inequality within his own organisation.
23. Our roadworks are simply child's play
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 4 June 2008YOU COULD be forgiven for thinking that the Moss Lane, Park Lane, Ivy Road area of Macclesfield is a work experience scheme for aspiring civil engineers who haven’t yet left school.
24. Why Lord Tim is a breath of fresh air in a world of spin
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 28 May 2008WELL, well, well, Lord Tim Hudson, the Prestbury born 1960s California DJ, will be back on air with his own radio show on Canalside Community Radio in October. I can’t wait. Tim’s a walking, talking Technicolor tornado.
25. There was a time when kids had some bottle
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 28 May 2008THERE’S something about the whole recycling movement that makes me feel uneasy.
26. Brown's ideas are borne of the fear and cynicism of politics
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 28 May 2008HAVE you noticed how politicians under pressure always produce excellent ideas? Sadly, it’s only when their position is under threat they feel the need to give the public what they want.
27. Better check your mobile phone bill from O2
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 28 May 2008A READER called me to relate the story of an order she placed for flowers. Returning from the airport with her husband in their car, she suddenly remembered a friend’s birthday.
28. Council inaction is destroying town
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 21 May 2008"A TRAFFIC jam when you’re already late, a no-smoking sign on your cigarette break ..."
29. Posh restaurant was more like a kiddies' play centre
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 21 May 2008IT WAS Mrs B’s birthday last Saturday. I wanted to make a special effort and decided to book a table at one of Cheshire’s top restaurants. I didn’t reveal where we were going; I wanted it to be a surprise… it was.
30. Tories must learn from Labour's mistakes
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 21 May 2008THE votes are in and the people have spoken. East Cheshire Conservatives will have an overwhelming majority in the new assembly (wherever that may be) but it would be wrong to conclude this was a vote for the brilliance of Tory policy…it was not.