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1. Rubbish recycling plan for Danegate
Macclesfield Express, Thursday 13 May 2004DANEGATE has been earmarked for the site of a possible rubbish recycling plant.
2. Activists want mighty oak that’s older than the Conquest protected against all comers
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 May 2004THE MIGHTY Marton Oak could soon get legal protection if conservationists have their way.
3. Police hero saved human torch man
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 May 2004A COURAGEOUS copper saved the life of a man who stood in the middle of a football pitch and set himself alight after dousing his body with petrol.
4. Chamber of Trade may have to put up shutters
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 May 2004AFTER fighting to defend the rights and wishes of Macclesfield shopkeepers for more than 60 years, the Chamber of Trade may be about to close down.
5. Harry, 94, puts his best foot forward in protest
Macclesfield Express, Thursday 13 May 2004AN ARMY of Tytherington residents gathered at a public inquiry to determine whether a controversial "private" local footpath was a public right of way.
6. Suspended surgeon cost taxpayers over £½m
Macclesfield Express, Thursday 13 May 2004THE SECRETIVE three-year investigation into the medical practice of a hospital surgeon has cost the public in the region of £500,000.
7. Guard of honour for old soldier ‘Our Bill’
Macclesfield Express, Thursday 13 May 2004HUNDREDS of mourners crammed into a tiny village church last week to pay their final respects to a war hero whose daredevil exploits raised thousands of pounds for charity.
8. No mercy as ASBO youth is sent to jail
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 May 2004A BENCH of JPs got tough with a young thug - who has TWICE defied community punishment orders - and jailed him for three months.
9. A day to remember with the probation service
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 May 2004MOST days I learn something new but yesterday was a revelation. I'd been invited by Macclesfield Probation Service to watch offenders fulfilling their community punishment orders.
10. Fight for footpath is led by 94-year-old
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 May 2004A PUBLIC inquiry will take place today to finally settle a dispute that has been raging in Tytherington for almost three years... over a 118-yard footpath.