Work has started
on a £10 million retail and flats refurbishment in Knutsford, which will bring big name companies and an estimated 200 jobs to the town centre. The development, on The Royal George Hotel site, left, and newly created Regent Street has already attracted celebrity chef Paul Heathcote, Starbucks and Loch Fyne as tenants. Find out all the latest news about the development here, with regular updates from the Knutsford Guardian newsdesk.
Jaeger's touch of class
DESIGNER clothing chain Jaeger is the latest big name to be moving into Knutsford.
Hotel set for facelift
BUILDERS will begin transforming the inside of the Royal George within a month.
Chef has fresh ideas
A CELEBRITY chef this week released further details of his plans to transform the Royal George ballroom.
Coffee bar tastes victory
STARBUCKS has been given permission to open a coffee bar in Knutsford.
George workmen lay the foundations
FOUNDATIONS are being laid for a new shop that will front King Street.
The Royal George is safe
A CONSERVATION expert this week reassured shoppers that the Royal George was safe despite its sorry state.
Celebrity chef's big plans
A CELEBRITY chef emerged last week as the latest big name to be moving into Knutsford's newest street.
Woman, 60, protests at 'bland designs'
A GRAFFITI artist - believed to be a 60-year-old woman - defaced the advertising boards outside the former Royal George Hotel in King Street last week.
Royal George developer: Don't blame me
A DEVELOPER who has been accused of spoiling Knutsford's heritage said this week: I'm doing as I am told.
Lorries are ready to roll into town
TRADERS were bracing themselves for disruption this week as excavation work began at the Royal George.