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1. Supermarket dash
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008I RECEIVED a photo today by a reader baffled by this sign in the Summerfields shopping parade car park at Wilmslow. It stipulates a maximum of 30 minutes parking citing disabled badge holders who are NOT exempt.
2. Dukes Court sale is 'going nowhere'
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008THE PURCHASE of the Dukes Court site by town centre developers Wilson Bowden is "going nowhere", according to its current owners.
3. Midnight Walk II - let's make it happen
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008FOLLOWING the glowing success of the first ever East Cheshire Hospice Midnight Walk, Sir Nicholas Winterton is calling for a sequel.
4. Why our postmen are in short supply
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008YOU can always tell when autumn arrives; all the posties start wearing shorts. I was sheltering from an almighty downpour today and two postmen strolled past sporting short trousers as if they were in colonial Africa. I particularly like the black socks and shoes with the khaki shorts, it gives a certain sense of quirkiness to the uniform. You don’t want your post delivered by a surf dude do you?
5. Look's who's on the bench
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008SOMETIMES it can be lonely at the top.
6. Driver leaves car moments before it becomes a fireball
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008A BOLLINGTON businessman narrowly escaped serious injury when his sports car exploded into flames at Macclesfield Train Station on Sunday morning (September 21).
7. Warning about fire hotspot
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008UPTON Priory is a fire danger zone. That’s the warning from Macclesfield’s firefighters after a kitchen in the hot spot went up in flames last week – just a few days after the owner refused a safety check from the crew.
8. 'Do I get free pints?' asks Olympic hero
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008MACCLESFIELD’S Olympic hero Ben Ainslie could soon be riding his wave of sailing glory straight to Silk Town ... for a free pint of ale.
9. Cows need to be policed
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008THEY have some very interesting debates on Radio Four. I heard a reporter on environmental issues declare that 18 per cent of the UK’s total greenhouse gasses are generated by cows while five pc comes from aircraft (ergo flying cows account for almost a quarter of total emissions). It’s scandalous.
10. Bosses won't get a bonus this year
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008BOSSES at the Cheshire Building Society say they will not receive a performance bonus this year – but they still remain in line for substantial payouts when they leave the firm.