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‘HS2 will be good for jobs in Cheshire’
GEORGE Osborne has said he is convinced that HS2 will create jobs in Cheshire. Speaking to the Guardian he said: “This country needs to have an economic future, it needs to have things like high speed rail and almost every other developed country
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Osborne: 'I had no say on HS2 route through Tatton'
TATTON MP has insisted he has had no say in the proposed HS2 route that could see the line run through a huge chunk of his constituency. George Osborne told the Guardian he had been told by engineers that the £33 billion route – which will head
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Stud owners ‘numb’ over ‘HS2 nightmare’
THE proprietors of an award-winning stud on the outskirts of Knutsford have said they are in ‘limbo’ after the announcement of the proposed £33 billion HS2 rail line. Pickmere Stud owners Pat Mather and John Keleher were left devastated when news
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Gascoigne Halman raises £9,500 for children's charity
After selecting Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity as its charity of the year in 2012, local estate agent Gascoigne Halman has managed to raise a total of £9,498.08. Keen to present the cheque in person, directors of Gascoigne Halman
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I was dismayed by election leaflet
AS a local businessman and member of the Town Centre Plan’s working group for the King Street Improvement Scheme, I was extremely dismayed to read Yvonne Bancroft’s election leaflet distributed as part of her campaign as candidate for the Knutsford
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Capital benefits more than regions
IT’S difficult to see how HS2 will benefit Cheshire if there is no provision for a stop. Going into Manchester to connect with it makes it actually slower than catching the Wilmslow train to London. We could use that investment on some local lines
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Public meeting on town strategy
IN answer to people’s concerns about potholes, buses and the Town Strategy please see the information below. In December, I was sent a questionnaire from CEC to fill in on my satisfaction with road works, potholes etc. I indicated my dissatisfaction
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Ollerton will have improved service
I NOTICE a lot of criticism has been published in the Knutsford Guardian about the Knutsford-Macclesfield bus route no longer taking the longer route via Beggarmans Lane from this month. However, a couple of things seem to have been overlooked.
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A wicked waste of public money
THE proposed plans for the HS2 at a cost of £32 billion are a wicked waste of money. It will benefit business people, travellers from Manchester Airport, politicians, all in a hurry to reach London. It can in no way benefit the people of Knutsford
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Who will speak for the north?
YOUR article artfully illustrates the hypocrisy of our elected representatives. Either HS2 brings economic benefits to the region, or it does not. If it does then politicians should be fighting to bring it here. Not so Clr Michael Jones who
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HS2 will blight lives of thousands
CHANCELLOR and Tatton MP George Osborne is happy to claim HS2 Phase 2 will be an engine for growth, ignoring the fact that HS2 and its supporters are railroading their way through all objections, and very soon the countryside, and, in so doing, blighting
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COMPETITION: Win exclusive merchandise from the new film Hitchcock
ANTHONY Hopkins will portray Britain’s own ‘Master of Suspense’ when Hitchcock hits the screens this week. To celebrate the launch of the film, the Knutsford Guardian has teamed up with Curzon Cinemas to promote their competition to give away some
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Women go close at Wrexham as battle to survive starts to hot up
KNUTSFORD’S hockey women showed signs they will not be relegated without a fight after an improved performance at Wrexham on Saturday. The visitors ended a five-match sequence without scoring a goal when they crossed the border to Wales, but lost
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Concern over green belt addition to plan
A GROUP of Mereheath Park residents have voiced concerns over the addition of an extra area of green belt land in Knutsford’s local plan. The 20 residents, who live on the estate, have written to the Guardian with concerns over the land to the
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Lucky for some as Vikings win 13
KNUTSFORD Vikings swimmers won more than a dozen races at the first Crusader League gala of the year last week. Their points haul, boosted by victory in six relay races, put them top of the standings ahead of rivals Halton, Buxton and Market Drayton
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A team lose a seven-goal thriller
KNUTSFORD A lost a seven-goal thriller at Sale Amateurs when the Altrincham and District Amateur Football League resumed on Saturday after an enforced two weeks’ break. Mark Evans, Jordan Pearson and substitute Ben Lavers scored for Reds in a 4
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Thirds beaten by narrow margin
KNUTSFORD’S third team lost by a narrow margin in the Warrington and District League’s latest round of matches on Wednesday. Opponents Saints seconds proved just too strong, scoring a 19-15 success in Division Two. The story was better for
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Egerton can’t hold back Town
EGERTON could not prevent Cheshire League Division Two promotion hopefuls Runcorn Town reserves from establishing a three-point lead at the table’s summit at the weekend. Tico Mihedji and substitute Shaun Freeman were on target for the Knutsford
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Newcomers enjoy six-goal haul
NEWCOMERS Egerton Shaw Heath transferred their fine form in the Mid Cheshire League to its Sue Baker Cup competition in a six-goal thrashing of Dusters. Free-scoring Steve Jenyons hit a hat-trick to leave the Knutsford outfit placed second in Group
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Top six sides go into final round
THE top six teams in the Mobberley League are separated by as many points after the latest round of matches. British Legion lead the way following a comfortable win against Mere B while Builders, surprisingly beaten by Brook Street, are a point
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Town honours Her Majesty to mark hall’s 10th anniversary
TOWN leaders gathered at a Knutsford landmark to unveil a portrait of the Queen to mark 10 years of it being open. The Jubilee Hall on Stanley Road opened 10 years ago to mark Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee. The development replaced the old