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  1. jessica_fletcher avatar

    For Goldie and Tom - Cheshire - there's been a murrrrrrrda!

    by jessica_fletcher 21 March 2012

    >A surgeon living on a millionaires’ row may have been killed trying to stop a gang of youths stealing his car. >Anthony Owen was found…

  2. goldfinger avatar

    RE: i was aghast

    by goldfinger 20 March 2012

    What would I be worried about? I live here, I know what it's like. I looked again, I see Cheshire is lovingly referred to as 'The…

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    RE: i was aghast

    by goldfinger 20 March 2012

    I've never even heard of Carshalton. Is it near Croydon or something? Croydon doesn't count as Surrey. >Because until very recently…

  4. goldfinger avatar

    RE: i was aghast

    by goldfinger 20 March 2012

    I've been to Cheshire. It was nice. I'm in no hurry to go back.

  5. Tom_Bowler avatar

    RE: i was aghast

    by Tom_Bowler 20 March 2012

    Especially Wilmslow, the Cheshire tan, and mock tudor.

  6. jessica_fletcher avatar

    RE: i was aghast

    by jessica_fletcher 20 March 2012

    I think Cheshire has loads of money and no class . There I said it. Obvioulsy Ive never been, but what does that matter!

  7. Tom_Bowler avatar

    RE: i was aghast

    by Tom_Bowler 20 March 2012

    Because until very recently (I'm assuming it's probably changed) there were more millionaires per head in Cheshire than any other county.…

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    RE: i was aghast

    by goldfinger 20 March 2012

    >You won't find a more affluent county than Cheshire, I just noticed this. Why do you often hear Northerners say this about Chesire?…

  9. jessica_fletcher avatar

    RE: i was aghast

    by jessica_fletcher 20 March 2012

    Oh I dunno, I travelled with a girl from Cheshire and she sounded like that –southern but fierce northern lass. Suppose what you parents…

  10. Tom_Bowler avatar

    RE: i was aghast

    by Tom_Bowler 20 March 2012

    You won't find a more affluent county than Cheshire, and you won't hear a Surrey accent there. Unless someone moved up from Surrey that…

  11. jimr1 avatar

    RE: County of Origin Football

    by jimr1 07 March 2012

    Historic counties of origin, no-one would come close to Lancashire. Modern counties, a hard fought victory for Merseyside over Greater…

  12. Raki_Man avatar

    RE: Differences between Thailand and home

    by Raki_Man 04 March 2012

    The UK is being watched by a network of 1.85m CCTV cameras, the vast majority of which are run by private companies, according to the…

  13. Tom_Bowler avatar

    RE: Sleeping in

    by Tom_Bowler 29 February 2012

    Cheshire is actually pretty flat for the most part. It's tainted by its tacky rep.

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    RE: Sleeping in

    by cybergal 29 February 2012

    You realise you're going to get hoards of angry northerners ranting about the lake District and the Yorkshire Dales and the posh suburbs…

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    RE: 2020 Summer Olympics costs

    by odecar10 17 February 2012

    "It's only too expensive for countries that can't afford to host it, which it should be - Greece anyone? I'de love an Olympics in Japan.…

  16. Tom_Bowler avatar

    RE: David Byrne

    by Tom_Bowler 11 January 2012

    Sean Ryder once asked me how to spell Cheshire in the Woodstock pub in manchester (didsbury). He was on his mobile and he was giving someone…

  17. KoalasRule avatar

    RE: Autumn - Richmond Park

    by KoalasRule 21 November 2011

    I spent 2 weeks in Cheshire, the Peaks & Lincolnshire and it was spectacularly beautiful. Weather was stunning, and the autumn colours…

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    RE: New Years - Veradero/Havana

    by busman7 24 October 2011

    Guess you didn't read the garbage that went on about a month ago over SRLM with a couple of so-called 'destination experts' who had never…

  19. KoalasRule avatar

    Prepaid USB Internet Dongle - What Shops and Which Dongle?

    by KoalasRule 18 October 2011

    I'm leaving for the UK on holiday tomorrow (Wednesday) and I wanted to ask if there are any shops apart from Carphone Warehouse where…

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    RE: Living in Manchester

    by battybilly 06 October 2011

    I live close to Manchester - and have done for quite a few years. I must agree fully with what *1.... richiacvo, has said - as I also…

  21. Luke_Thornton avatar

    RE: Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania

    by Luke_Thornton 14 August 2011

    We will be travelling in August. Would anybody reccomend travelling through the main land instead of along the coast if it's going to…

  22. christopherneill avatar

    RE: Stop-over between Portsmouth and Ulverston

    by christopherneill 03 August 2011

    Hi Not often I see my home town specifically mentioned on here! What about Manchester? It has the Imperial War Museum North, http://nor…

  23. acbr avatar

    Re: staying in Wigam (near Manchster) for a week

    by acbr 24 July 2011

    There's lots of places you can visit within easy reach from Wigan that would fit the description. I'd suggest heading north into Lancashire,…

  24. rodway avatar

    Re: Roadtrip to the Lake District - Help help!

    by rodway 12 April 2011

    Sounds like you need a copy of the Rough Guide to The Lake District for your general information. If you were thinking of walking various…

  25. KoalasRule avatar

    RE: Where to Stay In North Wales, Cheshire, and Shropshire

    by KoalasRule 13 March 2011

    I decided not to include links. The OP has posted a bunch of questions in different threads with clearly no intention of doing any research…

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