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1. My look at the year ahead ...
Wilmslow Express, Thursday 27 December 2007VIC Barlow's take on what's to come in 2008 ...
2. We'll match your charity
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 19 December 2007I KNOW I keep banging on about this, and I do want you to enjoy your Christmas but if you can spare a small donation for local charities like Macclesfield Mind in Duke Street who struggle every day to stay afloat they’d really appreciate it.
3. How could I make it all up?
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 19 December 2007CAN I take this opportunity to thank all of you who take the trouble to write and e-mail your stories to me. I promise I read every single one and incorporate them in my column whenever possible.
4. Watch out for Hell's Grannies
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 19 December 2007EARLIER this year my mother-in-law discovered she had breast cancer.
5. Ellie has touched all our hearts
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 19 December 2007OF ALL my articles this year, the story of little Ellie seemed to capture your hearts.
6. Let's be grateful for what we've got
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 12 December 2007WE HAD an American visitor staying with us this week from Jackson Missouri. He’s a dog trainer and came over to attend my class. He loved the Cheshire countryside, which he said offered a lot more variety than he would find near home. I took him to Arley Hall near Knutsford where we spent a few hours working my dogs, which he adored.
7. Left in the pink by this wonderful young lady
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 12 December 2007I WAS having a terrible day yesterday. Nothing had gone right. I sat on my glasses, spilled ketchup on the cat (it’s the long haired variety), lost my wallet and spent hours on the phone arguing with someone in Delhi about my bank account in Macclesfield.
8. So taxing to fill in this form
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 12 December 2007I’M TRYING to learn how to fill in a self-assessment form for the inland revenue; it’s a nightmare. Apparently, my last submission was a total mess.
9. Alderley bypass has become a fixation
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 12 December 2007THERE’S no doubt driving through Alderley is a nightmare but I wonder if the full effect of the proposed bypass has registered.
10. And they want us to have ID cards
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 5 December 2007AS I WRITE this week’s column, I’m listening with horror to Alistair Darling’s pathetic explanation of how Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs lost data containing the names, ages, addresses and bank details of 25 million people, almost half the population of the UK.