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  • Man trumpets a different tune ..

    A man has dismissed claims that one of Knutsford's most famous men sounded the Charge of the Light Brigade. Paul Nertney sent a letter to a national newspaper last week, saying he believed his great, great grandfather Martin Lanfried was given the task

  • Council grounds boy's tree house

    A FATHER has been forced to apply for council permission to keep his son's tree house. Terry Henderson found himself facing the full wrath of Macclesfield Borough Council after he built the wooden house in his garden for six-year-old Matthew. He had hoped

  • Traders unite to fight crime

    TRADERS in Knutsford met last night to discuss setting up a new hi-tech security system to guard against shoplifters. Bosses from more than 20 businesses were expected to attend the meeting at the Methodist Church. "If they can get the system going it

  • A life less ordinary

    A GRIEVING mum this week spoke about her only child, who died of an asthma attack at 28. Shirley Ryan said music was son Nick's life. She told how he started playing the drums at one when most other babies were just learning to talk. "He could play a