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Arrests after tax scam swoop

Arrests after tax scam swoop

AT LEAST one Macclesfield resident has been arrested in connection with a £2m VAT swindle in dawn raids carried out by HM Revenue & Customs.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have confirmed that criminal investigators arrested four people from Cheshire during a series of raids.


Benefit cheat stole less than she could have claimed

Benefit cheat stole less than she could have claimed

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A benefit cheat swindled more than £29,000 in handouts – unaware that she was legally entitled to even more.
Police used plane to prove motoring offence

Police used plane to prove motoring offence

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A judge slammed police who called in their force plane in a bid to prove a motorist committed a minor traffic offence.

New jobs threat at AstraZeneca

New jobs threat at AstraZeneca

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ANOTHER 6,000 jobs are being axed worldwide at drugs giant AstraZeneca, the group has confirmed.

Closure or cuts an 'economic tsunami' says Sir Nicholas

Closure or cuts an 'economic tsunami' says Sir Nicholas

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MP SIR Nicholas Winteron has demanded that AstraZeneca reveal how job cuts will affect workers in Macclesfield.


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