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By Greg Hall November is synonymous with traditional family-based events in our town, such as the various bonfire and fireworks displays at the beginning of the month, followed by the annual Christmas lights switch on event towards the end. However, for many of our townsfolk, the penultimate month of the year holds special significance, for it is when we come together to remember those who have lost their lives in conflicts around the world. As a town, we are often divided by

By Greg Hall I have mentioned before that I am a reluctant runner, because I despise everything about running (it is exhausting, undignified, and has caused irreparable damage to my knees – not to mention my reputation as a local heartthrob), but I persevere because I need to lose weight and have grown accustomed to the number of Jaffa Cakes I can cram into my face when I get home. However, while my hatred for running has never wavered (I keep waiting for this epiphanic momen

By Greg Hall While the month of September usually signals the end of summer (at least, as far as the schools are concerned), there is still much to look forward to before the evenings start to draw in and the town prepares itself for Halloween, Bonfire Night and, ultimately (whisper it) Christmas. If you’re brave enough to venture outside the relative safety of Sandbach, there are not one but two duck races on offer locally this month, in Congleton and Wistaston respectively

By Greg Hall If the month of August represents the height of summer (for those countries nestled in the northern hemisphere, at least), then I’ll admit I’m slightly apprehensive of its impending arrival, since I’m penning this article at the start of July following our second heatwave of the year, which has left me with a neck and arms pinker than Peppa Pig’s irritating little face. Don’t get me wrong, I love a bit of sunshine, and I’ll no doubt be whining when it turns all c

By Greg Hall It seems like only yesterday that I was penning my first Go Local article of the year, and here we now are, in the seventh month of 2026, peering into the desperate abyss that is the downward slope to Christmas (you’ll be hard pressed to find a bleaker opening sentence elsewhere in this magazine – or any publication throughout the month of July, for that matter). Still, while the shops will no doubt be selling Halloween costumes, fireworks and mince pies any time

By Greg Hall Summer is now well and truly upon us and if, like me, you love nothing more than attending live music events, then June should see your diary filling up faster than (a) the Commons car park on market day, (b) that pothole on the M6 bridge during a thunderstorm, or (c) my petrol tank when I’ve only got a tenner left in my bank account before payday (choose your own satirical punchline). By the time you read this, Sandbach’s annual ‘Party in the Park’ extravaganza

By Greg Hall Welcome back to another edition of Go Local Sandbach. If you’re reading this article then one of two things is true: either you have precious little else to do, or we are related/acquainted and you feel unduly obligated to support my inane ramblings. Whatever your reasons for reading, I’m grateful. Sometimes, when I sit down to write one of these articles, a key event is scheduled for the following month which instantly makes my job easier (Christmas, Valentine’s

By Greg Hall Without a doubt, one of the highlights of the Sandbachian calendar is our annual Transport Festival and this year’s event, taking place across the weekend of 25th and 26th April, promises to be bigger and better than ever. Boasting ‘a variety of vehicles from classic cars to modern classics, from trucks to planes and everything in between’ (well, they say ‘everything’, but I’d like to see them get a nuclear submarine or aircraft carrier up the High Street), organ

By Greg Hall By the time you read this article, spring will be well and truly upon us. Maybe not literally, bearing in mind ‘astronomical spring’ officially starts on the vernal equinox (which is usually around 20th March and, quite frankly, sounds like one of Elon Musk’s children), but the weather should hopefully be getting brighter and warmer, with the first few plants shooting up out of the ground. Speaking of ‘astronomical’ and things ‘shooting up’, you might also notice

By Greg Hall Without wanting to start this month’s article on an uncharacteristically pessimistic note (I am, after all, a walking ray of sunshine most of the time, just ask my wife and children), I firmly believe February has few redeeming features. This might be because it is the month where I become one year older, but it is equally cold, wet, and sufficiently equidistant between the magic of Christmas and the warmth of Easter to render it utterly disagreeable. That said,

By Greg Hall Happy New Year, fellow Sandbachians. I hope you all had a restful Christmas, surrounded by love, warmth, and Ferrero Rocher. It feels odd typing that prior to the end of November, when our Christmas decorations remain firmly nestled in the loft, and I have yet to succumb to that first play of Shakin’ Stevens, but our printing deadlines dictate that I’m constantly a couple of months in advance. I’m quite the visionary, in that respect. Speaking of visionary, in re