1. Why county is powerless to oppose Tesco over tip

Macclesfield Express, Tuesday 11 July 2006
SO, CHESHIRE County Council have sensationally dumped their plans to compulsory purchase land from Tesco Stores at Handforth Dean. Now there's a surprise!

2. Previews

Macclesfield Express, Friday 21 April 2006
We look at Irish comic Brendan O'Carroll's return to Manchester, as well as performances by The Streets and Ricky Martin.

3. I'm so glad I left Scunthorpe

Macclesfield Express, Friday 6 January 2006
Manchester-based songwriter Stephen Fretwell is kicking off the new year with a national tour. He told Conrad Astley about how 2005 was for him, and about how he did not regret his decision to leave Lincolnshire.

4. Previews: Basketball with spin!

Macclesfield Express, Friday 19 May 2006
We take a look at basketball legends the Harlem Globetrotters, and Take That - revisiting Manchester once again.

5. A bit about... Kym Mazelle

Macclesfield Express, Friday 7 April 2006
There's aren't many people who can count Michael, Janet, Latoya and Tito Jackson as their childhood friends, but Kyn Mazelle is one of them. Growing up around the corner from the Jacksons in Indiana, she had music in her blood from an early age. Her vocals have been used on tracks by Soul II Soul, and in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo And Juliet. She is appearing is Ray Charles tribute I Can't Stop Loving You at the Opera House from Wednesday.

6. Dinner Detective: Obsidian

Macclesfield Express, Friday 6 January 2006
Unlike restaurant reviewers on some newspapers, the Dinner Detective eats out incognito and always pays for the meal. That way, the Dinner Detective always gets the same treatment as the readers.

7. More than just pretty faces

Macclesfield Express, Friday 5 May 2006
Girls Aloud are starring in a special VIP gig in the city next week, in preparation for their national tour. Band member Kimberley Walsh told Conrad Astley that you shouldn't believe everything you read about them.

8. Shopping - Gucci Gucci goo

Macclesfield Express, Friday 17 February 2006
Fashion is no longer just for those old enough to go out and work for a living. A new store is selling funky threads for parents who want their newborns to look like a million dollars. Conrad Astley looks at fashions for babies.

9. TV: The week ahead

Macclesfield Express, Thursday 2 March 2006
WHAT will you be watching next week? Paul R Taylor points you in the direction of what's hot on the box.

10. The big picture: Graham Finlayson

Macclesfield Express, Friday 7 April 2006
Work by a photographer who honed his skills in Manchester and helped elevate press photography to an art form is being displayed at The Lowry. Conrad Astley took a look.