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The big winners from demise of the town centre

The big winners from demise of the town centre
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IF YOU’RE a trader in Macclesfield town centre, it’s likely you’re feeling the pinch.

You’re probably seeing falling revenues and declining footfall. If McDonald’s can’t cut it then trade has to be tough for independents.

Macclesfield now has more boarded up shops than at any time in its entire history, but there is one organisation doing brilliant business. In fact they’re experiencing a boom the like of which has never been seen.


 

What a right flipping cheek!

What a right flipping cheek!

WOULD you Adam and Eve it? Just when it looked like we were all done with MPs’ expenses, Tatton MP Gorgeous George turns out to be a flipper par excellence.

My costly Lottery wins

My costly Lottery wins

MY HEART sank when I heard the press had descended on Shrigley Hall to interview a Lottery winner. I thought it was Mrs B (again).


 

We’re wrong to condemn MPs

We’re wrong to condemn MPs
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CALL me fickle, but I’m persuaded by MPs’ arguments that their expense system is actually fair and reasonable. I now accept everything they’ve done has been ‘within the rules’ and fully accountable.

What else can you get for £80million?

What else can you get for £80million?
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HOW much is a top class surgeon worth? What’s the going rate for saving hundreds of lives?


 

 

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