Wilmslow’s new £3.5 million multi-storey car park has opened its doors to the public, providing more than 400 spaces.Work started on the car park in Spring Street off Water Lane in May 2007, in a joint venture between Macclesfield Borough Council and The Emerson Group. The 416-space development, built by Jones Contracts of the Emerson Group, Alderley Edge, includes 22 disabled users’ spaces, lifts, ramps, an attendant’s office and storage, and CCTV. The charges that will apply start at:
60 pence for one hour, £1 for 2 hours, and £4.80 for more than six hours.

Shadow Chancellor George Osborne, the Conservative MP for Tatton, has been nominated for the Forum of Private Business’s (FPB’s) 2008 business-friendly MP/MEP award, which is being sponsored by England’s Regional Development Agencies.

Over the past year, Mr Osborne has campaigned against the Government’s planned Capital Gains Tax increase, commissioned a report from the European School of Management into the state of small businesses in the UK and launched a deregulation taskforce with celebrity businessman Doug Richards, of the BBC’s Dragons’ Den fame. He has also set out plans for tax reforms, and formed the New Enterprise Council, an advisory body featuring many of the UK’s top entrepreneurs.

The accolade, sponsored by England’s Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), recognises the work of the MPs and MEPs who have excelled in understanding and representing the needs of smaller businesses over the past year.

Much about the local Iron Age history of Wilmslow was uncovered with discovery of Lindow Man, in Lindow Moss. Preserved in the peat bogs for 2000 years, Lindow Man is one of the most important Iron Age finds in the country. Despite a campaign to keep Lindow Man in the area, he was transferred to the British Museum and is a central feature of the Iron Age exhibition. Lindow Man will be returning to Manchester Museum in April 2008 for one year long exhibition.

ORGANISERS this year's Wilmslow half-marathon announced an unprecedented number of entries for the race. This highly popular annual event took place on Sunday, March 30 and was sponsored once again by ASICS.
The main charities for 2008 are Christies against Cancer and the David Lewis Centre. Each year approximately £250,000 is raised for charities through the generosity of the runners, their families and friends
Gareth Raven from Sale Harriers, relentless 5 minute mile pace resulted in him opening up a lead which grew and grew with each passing mile resulting in him winning the race by nearly 2 minutes. With this win coming just a week after his convincing win in the Salford 10K he is clearly the man in form at the moment.
In the Ladies race Michelle Ross was the clear winner in 72:40 only 6 seconds outside the course record.