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1. Very desperate housewives
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 1 June 2005I LOVE living in Cheshire. I love the people, the landscape and yes, even the climate. Speaking as one who has lived and worked in Florida continuous summer does become a bore (honest).
2. Poynton parents set a terrible example
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 1 June 2005WHEN my son was small we spent many Saturday afternoons watching football. We had a lot of fun until the behaviour of 'fans' and players became so abhorrent that I took my son away never to return.
3. Why Vic won’t be at Live8
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 22 June 2005AS A young wolf cub I collected donations in little buff envelopes imprinted with haunting images of starving African children. In primary school I urged my parents to give money for starving African children. At high school I collected bottle tops to help starving African children. I even hectored my workmates into supporting a scheme for 'adopting' starving African children.
4. Not everyone’s ready to be sold my pup!
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 29 June 2005WHEN our puppies went to their new homes they all left on the same day, all that is, except little Tally. Tally was the smallest in the litter and at puppy-picking had sat trembling in a corner. No-one chose Tally.
5. Refreshing honesty in world of lying, malingering yobs
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 29 June 2005MACCLESFIELD magistrates must have been stunned when 60-year-old Adrian Slater appeared before the court.
6. The Learning Zone conflict exposes the hypocrisy of our planning regulations
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 22 June 2005LET ME be absolutely clear I am in favour of improved educational facilities, whatever the Local Education Authority chooses to call them. Like every sane person in the borough I want the best for our children. What I also want are the same rules applied evenly to everyone.
7. Euro gravy train derailed
Macclesfield Express, Tuesday 7 June 2005AS I WRITE this week's column the French electorate have delivered a massive blow to EU politicians by voting 'non' to the proposed new constitution.
8. New show homes are a cheap trick
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 15 June 2005THE WHOLE point of Macclesfield Borough Council holding a ballot is to assess opinion and when it comes to the mass sale of council houses one would expect it to be carried out with the utmost care.
9. Sorry Poynton
Macclesfield Express, Tuesday 7 June 2005THE ARTICLE appearing in my column last week condemning Poynton parents for their involvement in a brawl at an under 12s soccer tournament was written three weeks ago.
10. Greetings to the new MBC mayor
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 15 June 2005I AM delighted to see Coun Norman Edwards has finally been (is it 'crowned' or 'anointed?') Mayor of the Borough. Mr Edwards and I haven't always seen eye to eye (now there's a surprise) but no-one could fail to be impressed by his lifelong commitment and dedication to the public good.