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1. Come clean on planning policy
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 September 2007I HAD a call from a resident ordered to remove an ornamental pump from her fishpond by Macclesfield planners. Another complained of the three-sided animal shelter in his field, also condemned by MBC.
2. Train telephone talk can be pure fantasy
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 September 2007I’M FREQUENTLY amazed at the bizarre telephone conversations that take place on trains. Men tend to yell at imaginary secretaries or negotiate fantasy deals.
3. I’m sorry but I really do blame the parents
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 September 2007VIC BARLOW: MAKING a short journey across Macclesfield last evening I came across a vociferous gang of young girls openly slugging wine direct from the bottle as they waltzed down Moss Lane yelling at passing traffic.
4. Are you confused by the sentence?
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 12 September 2007READING through the Express today was a mite confusing. A Tesco worker who bit a police officer was given community punishment. Another honourable Macclesfield gentleman, who breached his ASBO for the fourth time by assaulting two men in a pub, received a suspended sentence.
5. Dog day afternoon in town
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 12 September 2007ON BANK Holiday Monday we nipped over to Wilmslow to join in the Grove Street Party. I was surprised to see how many shops were closed despite the increased number of visitors.
6. Has serious crime been downgraded in this country?
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 12 September 2007WHEN a 38-year-old Jehovah’s witness admitted exploiting his trusted position as a ministerial servant to abuse dozens of children, some as young as 18-months-old, children’s welfare groups expected he would serve a long jail sentence.
7. A fond farewell to a true legend of our town
Macclesfield Express, Thursday 20 September 2007SOME things in life have a permanence that’s quite reassuring: the breaking dawn, seasons of the year, the first swallow, but not all are as eternal as they appear.
8. Climate change taxes are just plane crazy
Macclesfield Express, Thursday 20 September 2007I WAS shopping in one of our major retail stores today renowned for its commitment to eco-friendly products. The prices were higher than I expected but, hey, saving the planet doesn’t come cheap.
9. Congleton Hospital don’t do stitches
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 26 September 2007YOU never know what happens in life so I think it’s sensible to take some practical precautions.
10. Graffiti is not art or a victimless crime
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 26 September 2007I WAS in town this week and took this photo in Old Park Lane to remind us all what an absolute curse graffiti really is. There’s no point in pretending it’s ‘art’ or that it’s a ‘victimless crime’. It isn’t and it’s not.