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Kay Hodson on Use it or lose it!!

20th March 2023 @ 7:09am

Without Williams offering UPS parcel collection, the Terracycle scheme in the village would be harder to run too.
The village amenities are more than that, it's a community.

Suzie Warren on Use it or lose it!!

19th March 2023 @ 10:25pm

The question (for me) remains – what is the name of the business that Sue Danym urges us to support? Anyone?

Ruth Hilton on Use it or lose it!!

19th March 2023 @ 8:37pm

Wow I never knew Judy was the owner of Williams (the oldest shop in Audlem) ether. Always love that shop when I'm after an expensive gift for someone last minute. Coop and boots is great for the essentials in life though

Jane Danskin on Walking netball

19th March 2023 @ 8:22pm

For players old and new – walking netball sessions are suspended at the moment. We aim to restart the sessions on Wednesday 19th April. New members are welcome.

Jane Danskin on Found – debit card

19th March 2023 @ 8:15pm

While out walking today (Sunday) we found a debit card on the public footpath across the field that leads onto Hankelow Mill Lane.. It is a Lloyds Bank debit card. I will take to Judys newsagents tomorrow morning.

Judy Evans on Use it or lose it!!

19th March 2023 @ 3:37pm

Janet – speaking not just for ourselves, but all Audlem businesses -we are always happy to welcome you to our store. Kind Regards, Judy xxx (Williams of Audlem)

Janet Dawson on Use it or lose it!!

19th March 2023 @ 10:46am

Sorry Judy, I had no idea you were owner of Williams(oldest shop in audlem)!

Judy Evans on Use it or lose it!!

18th March 2023 @ 5:50pm

As the owner of one of the oldest businesses in Audlem (Wiliams of Audlem) I am delighted to have the opportunity to reply to the claim that all but two businesses in Audlem are a "costly luxury" !! Some people (not all) have short memories that the local butcher went above & beyond during COVID to keep this village supplied with fresh produce (not just meat) when many Coop shelves were empty. Some shops (including our own) provide postal and parcel services. At Williams' we also provide basic household goods (often cheaper than the Coop) besides stationery essentials, and coal & sticks etc. Kitchen utensils & gadgets are to be found at the cook shop. A canal shop selling haberdashery. All the gift related shops in the village sell a wide range of products to meet EVERY budget. and if you didn't think flowers for your partner/ mother / Nan were essential – then think again !! Then there's the many service shops, dry cleaning, hairdressers, cafes, eateries, etc. that you might find more convenient when you stop driving, and/ or our scant bus services dwindle ever further.
Not to mention that many of us are also local employers, charity fund raisers, and offer endless personal, social & community support to a great many. #NOTJUSTACOSTLYLUXURY

Colin Cliffe on Pothole repairs

18th March 2023 @ 11:22am

Haven't you realised David that it's not the council's policy TO DO THE JOB PROPERLY, their policy is to bodge it as cheaply as they can and then repeat the same repair and over again as and when it needs it, whilst all the time bleating that they haven't got sufficient funds. Between the whole lot of them, they couldn't fill a Pot Noodle, never mind a Pot Hole.

Brenda Smethurst on Use it or lose it!!

18th March 2023 @ 9:29am

Surely "Sue Danym" is a pseudonym?
April 1st is still a fortnight away!

Suzie Warren on Use it or lose it!!

17th March 2023 @ 10:23pm

Sue Danym – what is your new business in Audlem? If people know the name it may help to support it.

Chris Lewis on Pothole repairs

17th March 2023 @ 7:40pm

I am pleased to report that my large pothole at the end of the drive was repaired several weeks ago .It is holding well and shows no sign of breaking up. I suspect that the council sent the "A" team for that one .Sorry to learn that other repairs have ben so inferior.
Chris

Geoff Oakes on Consideration for people work

17th March 2023 @ 3:26pm

John, I think you are being unfair because as I read it the article you refer to relates to those who criticise the ones in the village who get on and do things. It was certainly not criticising those who either due to lack of time or inclination do not volunteer.

I'm surprised, Editor, that you publish a post that plainly is aimed at one individual.

Janet Dawson on Use it or lose it!!

17th March 2023 @ 2:35pm

Considering there's a cost of living crisis please forgive the village of everyone's not piling in to buy luxury gifts or items. I'm not sure which new business you now own but other than the coop and boots every other shop is a costly luxury

Sue Danym on Use it or lose it!!

17th March 2023 @ 12:36pm

Being a new business in Audlem, recently, maybe due to the impact of poor weather. We have seen quite a decline in foot fall from local residents.

Of the customers we have welcomed today only 1 ( out of 35) was from the village

As the title states – " use it or lose it" local and small independent businesses need your support

Nick Smith on Pothole repairs

17th March 2023 @ 7:19am

It appears to me that a good job is if the work last long enough for the team to leave the site before the first lorry or tractor pulls the repair straight out.

David Taylor on Pothole repairs

16th March 2023 @ 8:58am

Congraulations Cheshire East Highways (OR NOT) for deploying 5/6 men, 4 vehicles/Road Closure to fill in various potholes in Paddock Lane/Wood Orchard Lane on Monday 13th March, which have now reverted back to their original pothole state. Call this a repair? DO THE JOB PROPERLY PLEASE.

laura ellwood on Audlem Parish Council annual charge 2023/24

16th March 2023 @ 6:50am

Having received Cheshire East Council Tax Bill 2023/24 I was shocked to find that Audlem Parish Councils charge has increased by a whopping 130.3 % from last year!!!
Does anyone know the reason for this increase??? Surely Audlem Parish Council should be notifying all Audlem residents as to the reasons why they have applied a huge increase??

Colin Cliffe on Pothole repairs

15th March 2023 @ 5:40pm

I got very excited on Monday to see that Paddock Lane was closed for the massively overdue pothole repairs. I was excited because, in the previous 4 or 5 attempts to fill in these ever re-curing ever spreading potholes, I had never seen a road closure, so I assumed that this time the job was going to be done properly, once and for all, hurrah. However, the following day when I witnessed the work that had been completed I was gobsmacked, I have to say that a blind chimp with 2 buckets of play-dough could have done better, it is an absolute disgrace, is this the level of service that we pay our ever-increasing council tax for??? It wouldn't surprise me if leaving 50% of the potholes untouched is maybe a new brilliant council initiative to save money, what a bunch of incompetent plonkers they really are.

Karen Bradshaw on Coole Lane.

15th March 2023 @ 11:11am

Coole Lane is to reopen at midnight on 31/3 according to Cheshire East today.

Kevin Errington on Election Fraud

15th March 2023 @ 10:32am

The United Kingdom last had compulsory national identity cards during World War II when they were introduced for security purposes. Wartime ID cards were finally withdrawn by the Churchill government in 1952 because of the tension they created between the police and innocent citizens.

We never seem to learn from history.

Bruce Mantle on Election Fraud

15th March 2023 @ 9:49am

Unfortunately, Nick Smith, I think it's highly unlikely that everyone will abstain from voting as a protest against the new requirement to present a form of photo id when voting in person.
I'd respectfully suggest that instead people should bear this needless legislation in mind when deciding how to vote.
It is perhaps telling that whilst an Older Person's Bus Pass and Oyster 60+ card (both funded by UK government) are deemed legitimate photo id a students' photo id and an 18+ student Oyster photo card are not.

Nick Smith on Election Fraud

15th March 2023 @ 7:57am

I agree 100% with the comments. As a protest I am not voting. If everyone did the same I think the government would consider scrapping this scheme and implement online voting, this is 2023.

Simon Pence on Election Fraud

14th March 2023 @ 7:14pm

This photo iD rubbish is just Big Brother again. Taken from the Electoral Commision website – 595 cases of alleged electoral fraud were investigated by the police. Of these, four led to a conviction and two individuals were given a police caution.

These figures are across the UK. 595 across how many millions for 2019. Just 4 led to a conviction.

Nigel Young on A529 Flood/Ford

14th March 2023 @ 6:37pm

Does anyone know the current approximate depth of the ford crossing at Swanbach. Thinking of a trip to Market Drayton.

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