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1. Brave Libby is an inspiration to us all
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 29 October 2008WHAT an absolutely fantastic achievement it was for 18-year-old blind Bollington runner Libby Clegg to win a silver medal in the 100 metres at the Beijing Paralympics.
2. It was survival of the fittest
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 29 October 2008I WAS walking the dogs yesterday when one of them found an old ball. It wasn’t just any old ball, it was a corky.
3. On the road to nowhere
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 29 October 2008SLEEPY residents of Bollington’s Beeston Brow all shared one thing in common last Friday morning...they awoke to see a 40-ton lorry wedged on the side of an idyllic cottage.
4. £298,000 golden handshake for Cheshire Chief Exec
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 29 October 2008CHESHIRE boss Karen McCormick will receive a payment of almost £298,000 when she leaves following the building society’s merger with rivals Nationwide.
5. Still fuelish to fill up here
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 29 October 2008TOWN centre petrol prices have finally fallen under the £1-a-litre mark – but many of Macc’s neighbours are still up to three pence cheaper. Help everyone to keep track of petrol prices across the borough - click here for our interactive map
6. Armed gang’s vicious raid on British Legion
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 29 October 2008A vicious gang of masked and armed robbers carried out a violent raid on Poynton’s British Legion, seizing this year’s Poppy Appeal takings.
7. Five minutes with ... Bob Burrows
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 29 October 2008BOB BURROWS has spent 60 years living in Macclesfield. Born in Wrexham in 1941, Bob moved to Macclesfield in 1946.
8. New council costs are revealed as £8.9million
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 29 October 2008THE COST of the transition to Cheshire East Council – in hard cash and jobs – has at last been revealed.
9. New council logo is so corny
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 29 October 2008HAVING spent the entire council tax of a small village on a chief executive’s salary, it was only natural the new Cheshire East Authority would want a fancy logo.
10. Spare a thought for the animals who don't find fireworks a blast
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 29 October 2008WITH bonfire night fast approaching, can we spare a thought for the animals?