Welcome to Cheshire Matters, the digital pub where we talk politics, news, and anything that matters (or doesn't) in our community, region, and country. Join us every week for a refreshing pint of satire as we navigate the world of politics. At Cheshire Matters, we're not afraid to tackle the tough issues, like why the neighbour's cat is running for mayor, or is the local coffee shop secretly controlling Parliament. So pull up a stool, grab a cold one, and join our band of pub-goers as we la ...
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Podcasting is massively on the rise and showing no sign of slowing down. If you're looking to launch and grow a profitable podcast to help you grow your business then this show is for you! Join Lynsay Anne, CEO of The Podcast Boutique and Founder of Emmeline Podcast Network, each week to learn the strategies to launch, grow and monetise your podcast, save time in your business and have fun while you do it! This podcast is for entrepreneurs and brands who want to launch a podcast that has a p ...
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We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve local government. This podcast provides you with an insight into the key issues that are facing communities in England and Wales and what councils are doing to overcome them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We are proud to present Episode 9 P1 of Season 19 of Cheshire Matters. WE'RE DEFINITELY BACK with your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, deligh…
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Local Democracy from a Councillor's viewpoint . . . P2
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We are proud to present Episode 8 P2 of Season 19 of Cheshire Matters. WE'RE BACK from our break with your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, de…
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Local democracy from a Councillor's viewpoint . . .
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We are proud to present Episode 8 P1 of Season 19 of Cheshire Matters. WE'RE BACK from our break with your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, de…
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We are proud to present a Bonus feature of Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delovely digita…
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Holiday break for a few weeks and a few issues . . .
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We are proud to present Episode 8 of Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delovely digital pub …
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The Warrington Debt now approaching £2.3Billion. Massive Council tax rises predicted.
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We are proud to present Episode 7 P3 of new Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delovely digit…
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Cheshire West and Chester and Wirral failures to properly address Special Educational Needs
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We are proud to present Episode 7 P2 of new Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delovely digit…
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Labour's awful economic decisions plus other things they're not so good at.
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We are proud to present Episode 7 of new Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delovely digital …
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Europe starts to roll back on immigration but will the UK follow suit?
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We are proud to present Episode 6, of new Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delovely digital…
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After the arrest of Telegram CEO, is Elon Musk next?
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This is a must listen to for everyone worldwide but also residents in Cheshire, MPs, counils and Councillors in Cheshire and all other public officials (in case we don't survive another week in the UK). Hope all public officials in authority are enhanced DBS checked? Cheshire Matters will be checking up on you. You don't really know who in public o…
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The threat to free speech platforms Telegram and X and Cheshire Matters challenge to public debate to all Labour Councillors and MPs in Cheshire.
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We are proud to present Episode 5, of new Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delovely digital…
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Gay Trans Pride events - should we be concerned?
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We are proud to present Episode 4 P2, of new Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delovely digi…
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Starmer, Rowley and the Judiciary. Our thoughts in a 'dystopian' UK
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We are proud to present Episode 4 P1, of new Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delovely digi…
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Starmers new pop sensation - Flip Flop and the Back Trackers P2
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We are proud to present Episode 3 P2, of new Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delovely digi…
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Starmers new pop sensation - Flip Flop and the Back Trackers
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We are proud to present Episode 3, of new Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delovely digital…
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Is Musk going to be arrested by the British Police?
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We are proud to present a Cheshire Matters Special, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delovely digital pub landlord (with t…
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Are Southport protests the tipping point for civil war?
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We are proud to present Episode 2, of new Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delovely digital…
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Huge and Peaceful Tommy Robinson Rally 'Uniting the Kingdom'
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We are proud to present Episode 1 P2 of 2 parts, of new Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and de…
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British Soldier stabbed in cowardly knife attack
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We are proud to present Episode 1 P1 of 2 parts, of new Season 19 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and de…
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The Kings Speech, no not the film dummies, the content written by dummies!!!!
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We are proud to present Episode 12 P2 of 2 parts, of Season 18 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delov…
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Biden steps down, riots in Leeds and Ab Fab on a soapbox.
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We are proud to present Episode 12 P1 of 2 parts, of Season 18 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delov…
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Farage and Reform UK - controversial first week in Parliament?
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We are proud to present Episode 11 P2 of 2 parts, of Season 18 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delov…
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Labour's first week in government - initial announcements and who have they annoyed?
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We are proud to present Episode 11 P1 of 2 parts, of Season 18 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delov…
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The General Election 2024 P3 - anyone get excited?
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We are proud to present Episode 10 P3 of 3 parts, of Season 18 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delov…
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The General Election 2024 P2 - anyone get excited?
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We are proud to present Episode 10 P2 of 3 parts, of Season 18 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delov…
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The General Election 2024 P1 - anyone get excited?
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We are proud to present Episode 10 P1 of 3 parts, of Season 18 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delov…
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All roads in this election lead to Immigration issues - or does it?
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We are proud to present Episode 9 P2 of two parts, of Season 18 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delo…
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We are proud to present Episode 9 P1 of two parts, of Season 18 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delo…
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The Reform UK Manifesto - everything you ever wanted?
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We are proud to present Episode 8 P2 of two parts, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, del…
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We are proud to present Episode 8 P1 of two parts, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, del…
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CWaC SEND Accountability UPDATE. What a lovely group of ladies
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We asked the CWaC SEND Accountability team to come into the studio to give us an update on response from CWaC about their concerns and WHAT an update we received! We don't like what we are hearing in relation to the current response to these courageous ladies and the their colleagues and supporters defending their children against the lack of actio…
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Carpet baggers in General Elections - are they worth it to constituents?
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We are proud to present Episode 7 P2 of two parts, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, del…
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We are proud to present Episode 7 P1 of two parts, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, del…
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Homes of Multiple Occupancy - do we have enough room?
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We are proud to present Episode 6 P3 of three parts, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, d…
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We are proud to present Episode 6 P2 of three parts, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, d…
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We are proud to present this special about Nigel Farage in Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and…
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The peaceful Tommy Robinson rally in Parliament Square.
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We are proud to present Episode 6 P1 of three parts, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, d…
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Boundary changes - will it affect outcomes of the forthcoming General Election?
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We are proud to present Episode 5 P3 of three parts, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, d…
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Did Rishi accomplish his 5 point plan? Hmmmm!
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We are proud to present Episode 5 P2 of three parts, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, d…
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The Exodus - why are so many MPs standing down, are they ashamed of their record in office?
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We are proud to present Episode 5 P1 of three parts, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, d…
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Is CCTV in your town intruding on your privacy?
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We are proud to present Episode 4 P3 of three parts, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, d…
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NHS Bosses are destroying the careers of whistleblowers trying to save patients lives!
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We are proud to present Episode 4 P2 of three parts, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, d…
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Universities on the brink of collapse as Rishi gets richer!
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We are proud to present Episode 4 P1 of three parts, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, d…
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Will Starmer submit to the 18 demands by the Muslim Vote?
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We are proud to present Episode 3, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delo…
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Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner Coverage 4.5.24
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Hosted by Ab Fab this special is Cheshire Matters coverage of the Police and Crime Commissioner Declaration 04.05.24. This is a must watch for everyone worldwide but also residents in Cheshire, MPs, counils and Councillors in Cheshire and all other public officials (in case we don't survive another week in the UK). Hope all public officials in auth…
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Coverage of the CWaCSA Protest 30.04.24 outside Cheshire West and Chester (CWaC) buildings in Ellesmere Port. This is Cheshire Matters coverage on the day and Mark Hartley interviews organisers Ali and Kirsty and some of the distressed parents who relate accounts of extremely poor service from from the Special Educational Needs department of CWaC u…
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Final Election Commentary (thank God they're over!) 04.05.24
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Final Election Commentary 04.05.24. Ab Fab, Stats and the Gazelle give a final update on their experiences of standing in the local by elections in Orford and Wolverham with comments about national results. This is a must listen to for everyone worldwide but also residents in Cheshire, MPs, counils and Councillors in Cheshire and all other public o…
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TFTD (thought for the the day) Election Commentary 03.05.24. Hosted by Stats, Ab Fab and the Gazelle give an update on their experiences of standing in the local by elections in Orford and Wolverham. This is a must listen to for everyone worldwide but also residents in Cheshire, MPs, counils and Councillors in Cheshire and all other public official…
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We are proud to present Episode 2, of a new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 18 of your favourite 'digital' pub with discussions from the 'quirky three', filled with satire, humour (and more than a dash of sarcasm) featuring your absolutely fabulous, amazingly brilliant, witty and ridiculously talented 'Ab Fab', the delicious, delightful and delo…
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TFTD (thought for the the day) Commentary 02.05.24. Hosted by Stats, Ab Fab and the Gazelle give an analysis on their experiences of standing in the local by elections in Orford and Wolverham. This is a must listen to for everyone worldwide but also residents in Cheshire, MPs, counils and Councillors in Cheshire and all other public officials (in c…
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