"Ultimately, we had to appoint Paul Simpson in a bit of a hurry, " said Lord Snape.

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"We strongly object to any plans to close the village school because it's purely about cost, " said Rhiannon Snape of the action group.

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Lord Snape, who is also chairman of Stockport County football club, said the thieves broke in through a small window in the kitchen while he and his wife Linda were asleep.

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