THE Knutsfordian had a frighteningly frightful time on Halloween besieged by mini-devils and winsome wee witches.

The well-trodden Pumpkin Path was a triumph for the organisers, the delightful full-of-Gusto Stef, the fragrantly flamboyant Peter of POP, and the Mr Simms sweetie herself, Julia.

All, of course, backed by the Knutsford traders group, which appears to be going from strength to strength in tempting Knutsfordians to part with our hard-earned cash in town, rather than out of town.

The Knutsfordian was swept up in such a sugar rush of goodwill that he joined in the trail, gleefully spotting the pumpkin letters before having a cake with the Heritage witches.

As our tweeting policeman Sgt Simpson said: “It was really great to see Knutsford’s community spirit in action this evening. Lots of families enjoying the festivities.”

The Knutsfordian does however extend his sincere apologies to the men, women and children who he terrified on Pumpkin Path Eve.

The Knutsfordian accepts that wearing a Clr Michael Jones mask atop a giant inflatable pumpkin costume went beyond the acceptable face of fright.

After such a treat, The Knutsfordian was brought back to reality when he heard of Cheshire East Council’s latest ‘trick’.

The trick being that CEC has put up new 50 mile-an-hour speed limit signs to slow down drivers on the A50.

Only the new signs aren’t actually on the A50 but on the side roads.

How can the Cheshire East Council get something so simple so wrong?

Meanwhile The Knutsfordian hears that the ongoing saga of the Cheshire East local plan goes on.

The Government put Clr Michael Jones in a pickle when it sided with housing developers over a planning application which has the potential to open the housing floodgates.

We Knutsfordians don’t appear to have too much to worry about on this score, as to date Squire Brooks is only looking at building houses on Parkgate.

However the arrival of the Airport City could change the face of Knutsford with all those nice greenfield sites to the north of Knutsford sprouting bricks and mortar.

The Knutsfordian urges his fellow Knutsfordians to take note of the wider issues within Cheshire East and to ‘be prepared’.

  • PS The Knutsfordian notes that Manchester Airport is still declining to leave its ivory control tower to visit the people of Lower Peover plagued by planes.

Holding ‘Outreach Clinics’ in Knutsford (which sound like the place The Knutsfordian goes for his flu jab), is not enough.

  • PPS One for Manchester Airport: Peover, Knutsford or Notsford?