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21. Tough on the weak
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 22 October 2008ACCORDING to Macclesfield borough councillors they were forced to approve the new Tesco roundabout on the Silk Road, despite branding it "crackers".
22. Teen heroes did us proud
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 22 October 2008WHEN 17-year-old Harry Martin and his pals saw a frail old lady having her bag ripped from her shoulder in Pinewood Road, Wilmslow, they jumped out of their car and gave chase.
23. Fortune smiles
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 22 October 2008FORTUNE smiles on me at last. For over a decade the writing of this column has paid for life’s little luxuries like coal, shoes and bread, but, alas, no longer for I, dear friends, am in the money.
24. Let's say 'no' to doom and gloom merchants
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 22 October 2008‘WORST week since the Great Depression, stock market crashes, banks in crisis,’ these were just some of the headlines in this week’s newspapers.
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. 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?
28. 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.
29. 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.
30. 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.