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1. ‘Put a Persil tablet in my coffin,’ mum asks her daughter
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 12 December 2007A GAWSWORTH great-grandmother who has sadly died was so spick and span in life, she asked to be buried with a Persil tablet.
2. Brave toddler saves family from flat fire
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 12 December 2007A BRAVE three-year-old boy who escaped a fire in his bedroom to raise the alarm has been hailed a "little hero" by his dad and the firemen who tackled the blaze.
3. Carer stole disabled man's cash for cocaine
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 December 2007A CARER entrusted with the money of a man with severe learning difficulties was jailed yesterday for stealing more than £2,000 to fund his cocaine habit.
4. 'Ban those plastic bags'
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 December 2007MACCLESFIELD may soon become a plastic bag-free zone if county councillors have their way.
5. Increase in debt and bankruptcy residents
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 19 September 2007THE NUMBER of people seeking advice for debt in Macclesfield has increased by a third in the last year according to the Citizens’ Advice Bureau.
6. AstraZeneca’s future back in the spotlight
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 19 September 2007WORKERS at the town’s AstraZeneca plant face yet more uncertainty after plans were revealed to outsource manufacturing.
7. Plodders prepare to conquer the peaks
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 8 August 2007THIS is a PLOD cast! Don your boots and pick up sticks for the eighth Annual Peaks and Plains Pub Plod will be held on Sunday, September 16.
8. More major job losses feared
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 1 August 2007AN AXE hovers over Macclesfield workers after AstraZeneca announced they are shedding a further 4,600 jobs worldwide.
9. Hands up if you’ve seen this cheeky ‘Scarecow’
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 11 July 2007IT COULD be classed as an occupational hazard, but Rainow is now home to the country's first scareCOW!
10. Sylvia is cut above rest
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 4 July 2007Bosley woman earns award