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The Clink Restaurant at HMP Styal is to close this summer (Image: Supplied) A UNIQUE award-winning restaurant is closing because it is ‘no longer viable’. The Clink Restaurant run by serving prisoners at HMP Styal is to close after serving customers for 10 years.
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Goostrey steps back in time for a nostalgic celebration of VE Day 80 years on (Image: Supplied) FLAGS and bunting adorn homes and shops as villages across Cheshire celebrate 80 years since the end of the Second World War. In big cities and towns, VE Day went viral with dancing in the streets, swathes of parties and a celebratory mood.
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Steve Young has lovingly restored the miniature hansom cab and discovered the mystery maker (Image: Newsquest) A FASCINATING discovery has been made about a unique small hand cart that has featured in the May Day procession for years. The carriage, always referred to as a ‘thing’, has long handles with doors at the front but no-one knew what it actually was. Throughout the decades, a doll was wheeled round the streets as part of the historic pageant.
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knutsfordguardian.co.uk | Barbara Jordan
Teachers are striking at Alderley Edge School for Girls in a dispute over pension cuts (Image: Supplied) TEACHERS will once again be mounting a strike at Alderley Edge School for girls in a dispute over pension cuts. Members of the National Education Union staged a two-day walk-out last week over the school’s decision to withdraw from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and refuse to recognise or negotiate with unions.
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Laura Earnshaw, founder of myHappymind (Image: Supplied) A CRUSADING mum determined to improve the teaching of mental health and wellbeing has won a royal accolade. Laura Earnshaw founded myHappymind in 2017 and her learning scheme is now used in more than 2,000 schools. Her trailblazing approach has received The King’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation. READ > Intrepid Knutsford mums embark on their first triathlon The company’s headquarters are on Heyes Lane, Alderley Edge.
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From left, Jed Sutton and Patrick Bruce jailed for conspiracy to supply drugs as members of an organised crime gang (Image: Cheshire Police) AN organised crime gang has been jailed for a total of 46 years for the large-scale supply of class A and B drugs in Congleton and surrounding areas of Cheshire. A total of 13 men have been sentenced between April 30 and May 2 at Chester Crown Court for their role in the conspiracy.
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A street party tableau has been created on the village green in Lower Peover to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Image: Supplied) A NOSTALGIC 1945 street party has been recreated on a village green. Lower Peover villagers have designed a unique tableau to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Jublilant adults and children, depicted by scarecrows, can be seen eating, drinking and dancing as everyone came together to mark the end of hostilities.
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knutsfordguardian.co.uk | Barbara Jordan
From left, Leadership team members Raji Bhamidipati, Becky Stuttard, Kieron Hughes, Dafydd Stuttard, Alex Craig, James Kettle and Adam Piper (Image: Jonathan Farber) A KNUTSFORD cybersecurity company that started as a hobby has been honoured with The King’s Award for Enterprise.
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knutsfordguardian.co.uk | Barbara Jordan
Penny Farthing riders demonstrate their incredible skills in the May Day procession (Image: Newsquest) RAPTUROUS cheers erupted as Penny Farthing riders mounted their precarious antique bikes. The Cheshire Wheelmen made a welcome return to bring history to life at Knutsford May Day festival. Riders in Victorian costume demonstrated their incredible skills as they tackled the twists and turns of the town’s quaint streets.
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knutsfordguardian.co.uk | Barbara Jordan
An air ambulance landed in Knutsford after a woman suffered serious leg injuries in a fall (Image: Supplied) AN air ambulance was called after a woman was seriously injured in a fall in Knutsford. The woman, in her 30s, had fallen over outside the Lost & Found bar on Princess Street. The incident happened at 5.30pm on Saturday, May 3. Onlookers say it appears as though she tripped on a dropped kerb and may have gone over on her foot, possibly breaking her leg.
