We were fascinated and grateful to Joan Orton for news of a collection of Wilmslow press cuttings from the 1970’s and 1980’s collected by Marion Oates which Joan has patiently electronically scanned and shared for us. Whilst sadly Marion didn’t record the exact dates of the cuttings they represent the passing of a number of…

Here is a link to photographs of the centenary edition of the Wilmslow Advertiser from 1976.  The original paper was in poor condition but has photographed quite well. You should be able to view it page by page – and you should also be able to zoom in (page width works quite well).