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1. New houses are a madness
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 28 August 2002When the kids are back at school and normal service resumes the junction of Moss Lane and Congleton Road will be an absolute nightmare.
2. Who wants my column to go down the pan?
Macclesfield Express, Monday 26 August 2002Men's toilets are strange places. Blokes who would never pass the time of day with each other anywhere else feel a compulsion to chat when taking a pee.
3. MPs should be embarrassed as they line their pockets
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 7 August 2002Tatton Member of Commons George Osborne has declared himself 'embarrassed to be an MP' and well he might.
4. Don't let your job become a thankless task
Macclesfield Express, Monday 26 August 2002What do you suppose is the worst job anyone could have?
5. Yes, there's a right awful stink down at the leisure centre
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 28 August 2002A number of readers have invited me to meet them at Macclesfield Leisure Centre to sample the stench emanating from the swimming pool changing rooms.
6. Cameras - is it safety or cash?
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 28 August 2002Very soon Cheshire roads will be festooned with speed cameras.
7. Where did all those police officers come from?
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 7 August 2002On Friday and Saturday nights when dozens of the most unsavoury characters drift into Macclesfield town centre intent on mayhem I am lucky to have the protection of a single police officer.
8. Give money to a just cause
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 28 August 2002Can anyone explain to me why the East Cheshire Hospice, one of the most highly regarded palliative care homes in the country, has to rely on handouts to survive while a huge lottery grant is given to an anti-deportation group that numbers alleged terrorists among its clients?
9. It's a dog's life
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 7 August 2002Try this little experiment: Nip into your local library and find a copy (any copy) of the Express from whatever year takes your fancy.
10. Luminar shows its true colours
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 28 August 2002No sooner had last week's Express newspaper hit the stand than I began to receive consumer feedback on the marketing strategy of Luminar Leisure, the company opening the new Chicago Rock Café in Macclesfield town centre.