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1. Cllr J P Findlow - an apology
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 17 September 2008IN THIS column on July 16 2008 I commented on expenses claimed by councillors ahead of the formation of the Cheshire East Authority.
2. Will campaign fall on deaf ears?
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 17 September 2008HAVE you noticed the number of campaigns we need to save something?
3. Government provides key
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 17 September 2008I KNOW my editor will kill me for this, but I have a great idea I must share with you.
4. Inland Revenue can't bear me!
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 17 September 2008ONE of the highlights of my year is Chatsworth Country Fair. I love to see families out enjoying themselves without any worries.
5. We're simply not winning war on drugs
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 17 September 2008I TURNED up at Macclesfield station this week foolishly expecting to take the much-vaunted two-hour train journey to London.
6. 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?
7. 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.
8. The mystery of womanspeak
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008I WAS at the checkout in Tesco today when the lady on the till began chatting to the woman before me at the check out.
9. 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.
10. Mystery of MBC's author
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 27 August 2008ALL official statements must be attributed to someone if they are to carry any credibility otherwise they are just hearsay…right?