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Double injury blow for Spurs

PM in bid to save 1,700 steel jobs

Missing woman's boyfriend arrested

Straw in row over police work

Ancelotti: City are title rivals

Pompey delay player wages again

Fergie rules out major additions

Six dead after Finland shootings

Johnson out for month

'No evidence' hostage held in Iran

Wolverhampton on world's worst list

Four dead in shopping mall shooting

Diaby signs new deal

Storrie seeks to allay Pompey fears

Gunman on run after shop deaths

Wasps confirm Taulafo capture

Four killed in shop gun attack

Tennant predicts Dr Who heartbreak

Kirkland a major doubt for cup clash

Ferguson reveals O'Shea fears

Coyle concentrating on next match

Thompson defends BBC's top salaries

Consumers face New Year VAT hike

2010 to get off to a chilly start

Pavlyuchenko fears being Spurs joke

Wasps expect Cipriani to stay

British hostage 'was held in Iran'

Strauss praises England heroes

Rooney sets goal target

We can avoid relegation - Grant

Boyd buoyed by five-star show

Button's crowning glory

Pupil suspensions for violence rise

Stamp duty holiday has small impact

House prices rose by 5.9% in 2009

Grown-up children rely on parents

Lions legend McGeechan knighted

CIA staff 'among eight attack dead'

Iraq hostage prepares for home

'Kindertransport' refugee knighted

DNA removal system is 'a shambles'

Late-payment fines 'may cost £600m'

Honour for de Menezes police chief

Star Trek actor Stewart knighted

Status Quo feature on Honours List

Council admits 'mistake' over gritting deputy leader's private road in Helsby

Chester City FC: It would break my heart to leave Blues – Jim Harvey

Chester city centre faces six weeks of disruption

Chester set for Food, Drink and Lifestyle Festival in April

Kingsley girlfriend of missing skier “devastated” after body found

Reviewed: Nowhere Boy (15)

Shows - December 31 onwards

Gigs - 31/12/09

Music - December 31 onwards

Events - December 31 onwards

Strictly Come Dancing winners Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan to put on their dancing shoes once more for MEN Arena date

Artist Maggi Hambling showcases scenic seas in Lowry exhibition

Britain’s Got Talent winners Diversity to star at Liverpool Empire Theatre

Royal Northern College of Music perform a special concert featuring eight pianists

Thirty seconds to Mars to rock on stage in Manchester’s MEN Arena

Superstar DJ Tiesto coming to Echo Arena Liverpool in March

Reviewed: NINE (12A)

Circus of Glamour presents New Year’s Eve extravaganza at Chester Guildhall

Cheshire West and Chester council braced for further spells of icy weather across the area

Ian Newton retires from St Thomas of Canterbury CE JUnior School after 21 years

Chester family smoke-bombed on Christmas Day

Residents in part of Chester’s countryside put their views to Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council

Custom motorbike launched to help Afghanistan heroes

Saltney railway station proposal wins support of Handbridge.com webmaster and Saltney Town Mayor

Campaign mounts against Chester nightclub plan

Chester drink drive figures ‘disappointing’ say police

Queen’s School sporting stars share Tweddle trophy

Saltney residents prove community spirit is alive and well

Chester’s new Ampitheatre bar is a modern day concept

Cheshire Police make more than 30 drink and rug driving arrests

Kelsall Primary School pupils take control of their dinner menu

Chester woman mugged in city centre attack

Campaigners hope to bring Saltney-built steam ship RH Carr back to Flintshire

Fire crews rescued a boy who had become locked in a room in his home.

Kop treat for young hospital patient Imogen

Chester Zoo submits application for natural vision ‘biodome’ project

Top tips for a Christmas clear out

Big ‘thank you’ to estate workers

Recycle your old electrical items

Plug in to recycling

Tree-mendous card collection

Development approved which will enhance key route between Chester Station and the city centre and provide affordable housing.

Saltney charity helps injured Warrington rugby ace

Police warn Chester residents of burglaries after suburbs are targeted

City centre fight after Saturday football.

A web designer from Crewe lost control of his Honda superbike on Tarvin Road, Chester, and collided with a bollard an inquest heard

Community coffee date charity joy

Chester Bootcamp course launched for women aiming for post-Christmas detox at Boughton Heath Primary School

Farndon cookery classes take the kids off your hands

Chester Catholic High School success in gymnastics competition

Awards for St John Ambulance heroes

Christmas Day joy for Blacon mum Sarah with birth of second child Jayden

Hundreds enjoy Mistletoe Ball at Chester Racecourse to raise thousands for Hospice of the Good Shepherd

Digital UK advises Granada TV viewers over Welsh channels problem

Grosvenor Pulford Hotel and Spa’s executive chef’s cooking features on The Cheshire Channel internet TV show

Energy Innovation signs agreement to work in partnership with North West organisations to increase energy innovation activity

Council CCTV van patrolling Chester city streets to deter crime

Cheshire West and Chester Council offers road salt supply reassurance

Chester City FC: Looking back over a year of struggle for the Blues

Athletics: Daniel Cliffe makes history as he claims Round the Walls Race title

Football: Airbus UK Broughton boss Craig Harrison rues ‘two points lost’

Chester City FC: Former players turn out for Christmas gathering

Football: Chester Nomads prepare for Cheshire Amateur Cup quarter final

Christmas flowers were on display at the Tarvin and Ashton Hayes Flower Club festive meeting

Changes approved at a small parade of village shops in Chester's Green Belt.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service issues winter log fire warning

Chester’s Vets4Pets appeal sees huge quantities of pet goods delivered to Chester Cat Care, the RSPCA and the Cats Protection League

Cheshire Constabulary’s western area has welcomed three new members to the command team.

Bunbury Aldersey church school appoints new chairman of governors.

Neston High School students support Operation Christmas Child

Council predict tough challenges in 2010 but Chester will cope well

Visit Chester and Cheshire are optimistic about city’s tourism economy

Cheshire West and Chester Council Christmas card rent warning puts people in fear

Opera and West End show held at Kelsall Community Centre for New Year concert

Chester Business Club forecast tough year ahead for Chester

BTCV members descend on Tattenhall Outdoor Education Centre for climate change event

Beeston’s dressed poultry sale draws almost 1,000 birds

18th Chester Brownies take part in Fair Trade competition with Westminster Part Co-op.

Introduction to t’ai chi course offered in Hoole

Helsby agricultural consultant earns farming industry recognition

Family escape house fire in Mouldsworth, Cheshire, caused by candle

Cheshire West and Chester Council’s £3m fit-out costs at HQ building

A&E admissions to Countess of Chester Hospital during Christmas period much higher than last year

Queen’s School, Chester, pupils win Duke of Edinburgh awards

Wynnstay Hunt has to call off Boxing Day drag race due to frozen ground

Kingsley girlfriend of missing skier “devastated” after body found

Family escape house fire in Mouldsworth, Cheshire, caused by candle

Basketball: Cheshire Jets return to action at Worthing Thunder

Enforcement notice requiring the removal of unauthorised stable block in Chester’s Green Belt has is backed by an independent planning inspector.

Vernon Kay congratulates Upton Slimming World consultant Sam Turner on success in organisation’s 40th anniversary celebration

Festive photographs taken by clients of Chester’s charities are on display

Ruthless United hammer Wigan

Pompey woes deepen

Boyd breaks record in Rangers rout

Three killed in M-way crash named

Three climbers die in avalanches

Shot mother and daughter 'innocent'

British hostage held in Iraq freed

Clarke urges coup to oust PM Brown

Pompey dispute HMRC claims

Family of executed man'outraged'

Ligament damage for Johnson

Chester City FC: Morell Maison is now running the Blues

Ben Nevis avalanche kills climbers

New year revellers face big chill

Portsmouth winding up petition - report

New deal for Hodgson

Call for Carberry

World champion gymnast Beth Tweddle leads Cheshire recipients of New Year honours

British hostage 'freed' in Iraq

Everton to hold fresh stadium talks

Tragic mother loses fight for life

England play down Commonwealth fears

US security warned about 'Nigerian'

Burger signs for Saracens

Swann spinning in a 'dream'

Chelsea almost debt free

High-speed rail plans submitted

Three die on snow-covered motorway

Bomb suspect staged terror summit

Neighbour tells of shooting tragedy

Strachan in Bent talks

Megson sacked by Bolton

Three die in M-way crash amid snow

Woman flipped car but escaped injury on A55 near Chester

BMW driver not hurt after car crash on A55 slip road

Computers stolen from NFU Mutual Insurance in Chester

CGE deny Delhi pull out

Pair propel England into series lead

Motorway closure saves pigs' bacon

Manchester United FC: Match preview - Manchester United v Wigan Athletic

Everton FC News: Optimistic end to the year heralds hope for May

Football - Liverpool FC: Fernando Torres will steer us to top four, Steven Gerrard

Everton FC News: Mikel Arteta eyes end to year of ‘hell’

I can't win over the fans - Megson

Clinical Torres delights Benitez

Diaby wins Wenger praise

Brown hails Tigers' spirit

Hauritz spins Australia to victory

Chelsea still the danger for Ferguson

Swann strikes again

Prison mobiles 'pose security risk'

NHS agency staff spending 'up 60%'

Warning of freezing new year

Island winner stung by jellyfish

Executed man's family slam Britain

Island job winner stung by jellyfish

Tributes to blast death soldier

374,000 days lost through disputes

Executed man's family return home

Woman critical after girl shot dead

Mother critical after girl shot dead

Don't wreck the recovery, says PM

Taskforce to advise council savings

Nantwich Young Farmers prepare for festive panto favourite

National Youth Orchestra visits Victoria Hall in Hanley

Nantwich Town FC stages New Year’s Eve party

Dick Whittington (Regent Theatre, Hanley, until January 10)

Late Hunt brace denies Bolton

Torres strikes late to sink Villa

Obama blames 'flaws' for bomb plot

Kelly takes charge at Deepdale

Afghan blast death soldier named

Father shoots daughter, aged four

Latics sign Stojkovic

Woman in court over child abuse

Swiss resort body 'is missing man'

Chinese hit back in execution row

Brothers set sights on Irish success

Weather 'misery' on return to work

Duo agree Crusaders switch

We can cope without Drogba - Ancelotti

England close in on Test victory

Man badly hurt in mountain slide

Salt sales soar amid icy weather

Modric eyes success in 2010

Dossena agent: Italian return unlikely

Broad gives England scent of victory

Irvine shown door by Preston

Bell inspires England

Man and girl, four, found dead

Pirates seize UK-flagged tanker

Bell justifies selection as England declare

Pair bailed after car stolen from Ellesmere Port house on Christmas Eve

Iran blames Britain for protests

Fresh travel misery as snow returns

Family shocked at Shaikh execution

Van der Sar on compassionate leave

Collingwood boost for England

Chester shops report Boxing Day boom in trade

Boyd wants Scotland return

Bell ton proves doubters wrong

Viggo Mortensen talks about his new film The Road

Women2Day - Beauty: Transform your style for 2010

Women2Day - Fashion: Hit the sales with military precision

Top West Cheshire College apprentice visits Shell

West Cheshire College urges "resolve to learn something new"

University of Chester students win prized BBC work placement

University of Chester celebrates learners’ success

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Local Law firm celebrate Christmas by going 'Around the World'

'Pirates seize UK-flagged tanker'

More travel misery as snow returns

NHS 'ignored parking charges'

More terrorists 'ready to attack'

I want to be part of City success - Bellamy

Moyes delighted for goal hero Vaughan

McLeish backs spirit of players

Defoe eyes top four spot

Big Sam backs Diouf to flourish

Record chase required for Pakistan win

Collingwood dislocates finger

Ancelotti happy with Stamford Bridge start

England in control

Women2Day - Health: How to make your resolutions stick

More advice on disabled childcare

Xmas waste removal could cost £78m

Body found in search for Briton

China defiant over Shaikh execution

US 'warned of plane plot suspect'

Nurseries 'to make boys write more'

NHS parking consultation begins

Sheen 'threatened wife with knife'

'Nearly half' to break resolutions

Briton's execution condemned by PM

PM slams man's execution in China

Fallen soldier to be named

Warning of more snow travel misery

Unemployment 'set to peak in 2010'

Most expensive street has £5.4m tag

LFC Weekly 29 December: Yossi Benayoun aiming for FA Cup glory

Nine-dart van Barneveld into third round

Britain braced for new year snow

Leinster confirm Schmidt appointment

Tevez bags brace at Wolves

Suicide bombing in Karachi kills 30

UK in last-ditch bid to save Briton

Soldier dies in Afghanistan blast

Bomb suspect 'was not acting alone'

Children killed in tower block fire

Woman quizzed over hit-run shooting

Blues' good form continues

Family pleads for Briton's life

Bowe sticks with Ospreys

Diouf rescues Rovers

Vaughan and Pienaar claim Toffees win

Blues' blushes spared

Blues good form continues

Tribute paid to river death man

England on top in Durban

UK condemns treatment of protesters

Modric stars on Spurs return

Suicide bombing in Karachi kills 25

England in the driving seat

Suicide bombing in Karachi kills 20

Cook ton underpins England push

Defensive continuity will make difference - Ferguson

Christmas sales frenzy continues

Weather bites into festive fixtures

England Cook-ing in Durban

Death sentence Briton told of fate

Child protection data left on train

Police warn Chester residents of burglaries after suburbs are targeted

Residents in part of Chester’s countryside put their views to Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council

FA explain Turner's four-game ban

Chester City FC: Today’s visit of Barrow AFC is off

Cook battles back to form

Bomb bid suspect was banned from UK

Family escape house fire in Mouldsworth, Cheshire, caused by candle

Lancashire sign Sangakkara

Zola delighted with Parker form

England suffer early blow

Truancy worst in deprived areas

Australia hold firm

I'm committed to City - Bellamy

Ferguson fear factor lifted Rooney

Hooray for Shay

Chester drink drive figures ‘disappointing’ say police

Wenger hopes for good news on Fabregas

Daughter's plea over death row man

Gunshot heard in fatal hit-and-run

Girl, six, dies at activity centre

Man faces court over wife's murder

Travel warning as more snow due

Skier killed in Alps avalanche

£107m bill for police rail travel

Family hope to meet death row man

Airline chaos after plane bomb bid

Murder arrests after teenager death

Retailers concerned over 2010 sales

Disinfectants 'fuelling superbugs'

Call to extend pupil weight scheme

Lengthy delays after jet bomb plot

Cameron urges 'good clean' fight

Security alert on second US jet

Government pledges £50m aid to Gaza

Video clip warned of terror attack

London Irish triumph in top clash

Rooney to the rescue for United

Shoppers defy crunch to hit sales

High-speed rail plans submitted

More heavy snow falls on the way

Missing teenager confirmed dead

Gers storm back to restore lead

Sale suffer Tigers defeat

Runners get stuck in for mud race

Tory urges more action against BNP

Fabregas inspires Gunners

Honours even at Kingsmead

Labour MP dies after heart attack

Ancelotti: Title push still on track

Briton 'unaware he faces execution'

Heroin user 'negative' for anthrax

Strauss makes amends for Steyn damage

Kidderminster Harriers 2 Chester City 0

Bid to identify body found in river

Plucky swimmers take cold plunge

Economists in finance plan warning

Millions of shoppers aim for sales

Wildcats wounded after Rhinos rout

Steyn steers hosts to good total

Petrov: Hughes was 'not fair' with me

Three killed during Tehran protest

Delays as airport security tightens

James 'flattered' by Spurs talk

England make slow progress

McCarthy frustrated over dismissal

Coyle aims to retain Nugent

Ancelotti takes heart from stalemate

Aussies in the ascendancy

Mancini: Bellamy is my friend

Haye reveals Africa appeal

Pitch problems halt Delhi one-day match

Ex-primate condemns call to steal

Mercy plea over death row Briton

Retail giants begin sales campaign

Mulled wine cheers on swimmers

Jowell warns Brown over class war

Plane bomb suspect barred from UK

Student charged over air terror bid

Terror attack suspect to be charged

Airlines impose new security rules

Nervy Liverpool defeat 10-man Wolves

London searches after terror attack

Foden magic inspires Saints

Mancini gets maximum on City bow

Rodallega denies Rovers win

Fellaini saves Toffees

Bargain hunters flock to the shops

Prayers mark tsunami anniversary

Big chill to blow in for New Year

Nugent earns Burnley point

Family 'nightmare' over missing man

King Kauto stars again

Spurs escape with Fulham point

Chelsea held at St Andrew's

Diamanti shines as Hammers sink Pompey

Late wickets assist England cause

Thousands show support for hunting

Body found in hunt for missing boy

Rhinos too strong for Wakefield

Booth prepared for tough battle

Bingo calls axed over court fears

Proteas duo frustrate England

Earthquake on tsunami anniversary

Search for missing man continues

Festive fixtures called off

England toil after early double strike

Tears, prayers for tsunami memories

City searches after plane plot

Raynor leaves Hull

South Africa fight back

England strike twice

The strife of Ryan

Gunners to contest FA charge

Mancini has no fears over Robinho

Chimbonda defends Wigan departure

Bell retains place

No tons but Australia open well

No return date for Ferdinand

Big freeze easing for many

Britishness plan 'a waste of money'

Bargain hunters at Boxing Day sales

US plane suspect 'a London student'

Passengers tackled would-be bomber

VAT increase 'could stall recovery'

Tories slam Irish health funding

Report critical of 2004 tsunami aid

Benn in hunt attack on Tories

Bravery award for hero Scout

Nigerian tries to blow up US plane

Passenger sets off firecrackers

Big Bro 'sought amputee soldiers'

Police and family injured in crash

Eurotunnel defends its actions

Ali wins Strictly's Christmas crown

Storm makes travel dangerous in US

Calls over China death row Briton

Troops hold Christmas celebrations

Pile-up shuts motorway section

Queen's sadness over Afghan deaths

Brave swimmers enjoy chilly dip

It's a white Christmas - for some

Hundreds mark Bethlehem Christmas

Reds keep close eye on star pair

Mullins hopes 'crazy' days are over

Dawson in 'England form' - Redknapp

Wenger admits money means pressure

Giggs bemoans lack of patience

Royals attend Christmas Day service

Yousuf fancies Pakistan's chances

Ponting all set for Boxing Day Test

Strauss happy to play 'Captain Scrooge'

Unsteady Pope delivers blessing

Boy, six, killed in farm accident

White Christmas hit and miss

Drug tests catch out 10 police

Fears grow for man missing in Alps

Payne better after brain surgery

Evacuees facing bleak Christmas

Revellers to take festive plunge

White Christmas dreams dashed

Gunman attacks OAP at hospital

Children grow up too fast: Williams

Pope knocked down at Christmas Mass

Snowball fight murder: man charged

Donington in doldrums without a buyer

India seal series success

Private funeral for Brittany Murphy

Troops given extra time for calls

Family helps Alps hunt for Briton

Obama hails healthcare reforms vote

Queen's message to praise UK troops

Archbishop condemns anti-gay debate

Panic buyers spend £1m a minute

Big freeze hits Christmas getaway

Keane not for sale - Redknapp

Senate passes Obama health reform

Arthur pinpoints England vulnerability

Mancini happy with team spirit

Martinez out to strengthen squad

Brown fury over FA charge

Hughes sacking 'unacceptable' - Ferguson

Man killed after snowball fight

Tharanga century put Sri Lanka in charge

Strauss expecting 'something special' from KP

Hit-and-run driver can stay in UK

Man dies after 'snowball fight'

Ecclestone inspired by Schumacher return

McLeish on course for new deal

Briton missing from ski resort

Boy, six, dies in tragic accident

Chester Zoo submits application for natural vision ‘biodome’ project

Panic-buyers hitting the stores

Sara Payne critically ill after op

Christmas pudding? Sign this form

Acid attack victim gives message

Mercedes the only destination for Schumacher

Pietersen: Not in front of the kids

Clarke backs Ponting to recover

Jagielka hoping for a happy new year

Benitez: Gerrard determined to improve

Wenger: Last four years the best

Benitez: No surgery for Torres

Levein eyes big picture with Scotland

SuBo hails her 'brilliant year'

Senate votes on Obama health reform

Afghan call-up soldier disappears

Further disruption amid cold snap

MoD 'axing training to cut costs'

Archbishop rounds on gang culture

Queen's Speech tribute to UK troops

Whittle on dangerous driving charge

Shops set for Christmas Eve rush

Heroin sachets sold by drug dealers in Chester city centre in broad daylight wrapped in Kinder eggs

Paul Burrell hopes to move from Chester to US permanently

Chester City FC: Unpaid players aiming to give Blues fans festive lift

Chester’s Grosvenor Park may get £3.8m make-over

Archaeological dig to reveal mystery Roman building in Chester

Chart-topping heart-throbs JLS coming to Echo Arena in Liverpool

Circus of Glamour presents New Year’s Eve extravaganza at Chester Guildhall

Superstar DJ Tiesto coming to Echo Arena Liverpool in March

Drinks company boss sips and sees

Craig Anthony-Kelly joins cast of Mamma Mia! at the Echo Arena Liverpool

Kids learn a lot on station trip

Amazing list of sporting achievements at Upton High School

King’s School Chester pupils star in National Schools Equestrian Association’s nation final contest in Bedford

Nanjing University Orchestra entertains at Chester’s Queen’s School

Homeless charity Save The Family held a Christingle Service for all the residents

Revellers are being asked to look after their friends over the Christmas period.

Chester’s Blacon estate is sustainable model for the future

Beware illegal tippers

Digital UK advises Granada TV viewers over Welsh channels problem

Rainhill Musical Theatre Company to stage Sleeping Beauty

James Morrison to play Delamere Forest, Cheshire, in the summer

Seventies rock band Bad Company coming to MEN Arena

Music superstar Rihanna returns to Echo Arena Liverpool in May

New Groom store opens in Chester

Turkey producer Cranberry Foods supports Save The Family

Chester based brewery Spitting Feathers to launch new festive ale

Travel agent aids panto dilemma

Hoole’s Best Friends Day Nursery takes part in charity walk in aid of Help for Heroes

Cheshire police will be working later to meet the demands of the Christmas break.

Ambulance appeal to festive drinkers

Hackney cabs offer trips into town for £1

A Peckforton Castle donation helped buy a camera to watch over Beeston Castle’s peregrine falcons.

Sisters taking part in live BBC TV Christmas Day broadcast from Chester Cathedral

Watch out for opportunistic criminals over the festive period

Go Ape high-wire facility at Delamere listed the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 10 list

Chester based PR agency appoint new executive

A Malpas author is delighted after her novel reaches the final of an international book competition

Cotebrook pub Alvanley Arms launch winter game menu after shooitng season starts at Brook Farm Shoot

150-year-old Tarporley Hunt Cup sells at auction in Surrey for £2,500

Judy wins Grosvenor garden centre vouchers

Snooker: Steve Davis takes part in exhibition event at The Q Bar, Chester

Chester City FC: A look back in a miserable 2009 for the Blues – in the words of those making the headlines

Cheshire West and Chester Council offers road salt supply reassurance

Radio 4’s Jenni Murray at Queen’s School prize-giving

Binmen postpone strike

Diamond couple from Waverton donate anniversary money too Tarporley War Memorial Hospital

Boxing: Deva Police ABC starlet Joe Lovell called-up to Great Britain trials squad

Overleigh St Mary’s School celebrates its Christmas fair

21 drug dealers from Chester sentenced after massive police operation

Cheshire Constabulary will use hypnosis to encourage suspects to tell the truth

Chester-based Dee Sign choir appears live on Granada Reports

Rowing: Grosvenor Rowing Club storm to success at Head of the Float race

Welsh Premier League: Airbus UK Broughton wants maximum points from derby double header

Winter wonderland at Belgrave Primary School, Chester

Tarporley Rotary Club helps fund printing machines for charity

Panto the best yet for Cuddington Primary School pupils

Breaking the ice in Rufus Court

Frodsham has problem with brightly lit commercial premises says Frodsham Town Council

Choir’s cathedral show pride

Housing proposal

Committed Frodsham and Helsby teacher Martin Smiddy gets MBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace

Cheshire man Maurice Cheetham’s role in Ricky Tomlinson’s xmas number one bid

Guides’ fun grotto fundraiser

Bikers deliver Christmas joy

Seeing double at Overleigh’s Christmas production

Children perform classic festive drama

SPORTS CLUB’S £3M GOAL

Eddisbury MP Stephen O’Brien calls for better ambulance response times in rural Cheshire

Grieving Chester mum says ‘find my son’s killer’

Chester City FC: Council close Harry McNally Terrace and reduce capacity in other Deva Stadium stands

Chester Operatic Society secure Clwyd Theatr Cymru for next show

People in poor parts of Cheshire west are dying 13 years sooner

Rural crime down during festive period say police

Hard hit Brook Street traders call for business rate reduction in Chester

Frodsham Rainbows club enjoys Christmas party

Bob Carolgees and replica Tardis help raise funds for Christie Hospital at Frodsham’s Lady Heyes Craft Centre

Children at Frodsham’s Manor House Primary School get ready for Christmas

Football boss to face tax charge

Soldier killed in Afghanistan blast

Hammers in no rush to sell

SFA confirm Levein appointment

I'm not upset at BB ban: Boy George

Balloon boy parents get jail terms

Hornets stave off administration

Clubs charged after ugly scenes

£20m to help thalidomide survivors

Amy Winehouse charged with assault

Ancelotti content with striking options

Allardyce blames City players

First UK death solely linked to GBL

Brown to face Iraq probe after poll

Mourners clash with Iranian militia

Guilty glamour model faints in dock

Pietersen aims to finish on a high

Woman mugged in early hours of Wednesday (December 23).

Schumacher eager to tackle young guns

McInnes silent on United talk

Funeral of 100th tragic serviceman

Two dead as icy weather continues

Brown to face Iraq Inquiry

Whitehall spends £130m on bonuses

Brown pours cold water on Boyd talk

Bassong omitted from Cameroon squad

Wolves won't reignite Carroll interest

Boy George may appeal over BB ban

Student charged with Hawker murder

Chester City FC: Pitch inspection for Chester's Boxing Day match at Kidderminster

Banahan pens new Bath deal

Leamy to miss Six Nations

SFA agree Levein deal

Chester’s Grosvenor Shopping Centre announces new stores opening in 2010

CPS handed files in expenses probe

Boy George banned from Big Brother

Tangerines salute departing Levein

Schumacher is back

Mercedes poised to confirm Schu deal

Scanlon passes away

A51 closed yesterday evening (Tuesday December 22) after a three car crash

Dozens hurt as US jet misses runway

Mortgage numbers hit two-year high

Passenger jet slides off runway

Flower backing Cook to deliver

Ponting still in doubt

Mayweather-Pacquiao clash 'in jeopardy'

Torres: Sacking Benitez would not help

Paper ban by City

Evra targets Christmas lift

Two die in crash in icy conditions

Football - Liverpool FC: Credit crunch puts squeeze on Emile Heskey bid

Football - Liverpool FC: We're in the bleak mid-winter, Fernando Torres

Everton FC News: Confidence is a problem, Leighton Baines

Mercedes silent on Schumacher claims

Dozens hurt as plane misses runway

Online deliveries hit by weather

'Legal highs' ban comes into force

Two killed, 47 hurt in coach crash

Universities face cash cuts package

Second 'friendly fire' death probed

Man wins £1,000 in weight loss bet

Government set to ban 'legal highs'

One dead, 48 hurt after coach crash

Man's body found during lake search

48 injured as coach overturns

Mother wrote to PM over killer dogs

Many face second Christmas on dole

Foreign criminals paid to leave UK

Anti-social incident cases top 3.5m

Appeal 30 years after abduction

Straw vows to introduce Cerys's Law

Cinemas - Film of the Week Reviewed, 23/12/09: Avatar

Cinemas - Still showing - 23/12/09

Henry Winkler stars in Liverpool panto Peter Pan

Miley Cyrus in MEN Arena visit

Christmas with the Rat Pack comes to Hanley’s Victoria Hall

Dick Whittington at the Regent Theatre has all the ingredients for a very mappy Christmas

The Beatalls comes to Crewe’s Limelight club on Christmas Eve.

Seventies icons Slade and Mud feature in Christmas Show at Hanley’s Victoria Hall

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, until January 23)

LFC Academy coach John Achterberg on youth players making first team

Gerry Adams' brother in abuse probe

Flintoff on road to recovery

Levein agrees deal in principle

Wenger: Van Persie could miss season

Torres bemoans lack of funds

Judge bailed lover who then killed

Minister admits PM disaster remark

Kercher killer gets sentence cut

Wigan confident of beating the freeze

City: Cook did not lie to fans

Turner handed four-match ban

Donovan granted work permit

Eurostar disruption over Christmas

The tax issues of divorce explored by Laura Paul from the Family Law department at law firm Hill Dickinson

Hoy won't risk losing London gold

Yates takes Cheltenham job

Chester City FC: Blues hopes to address Deva Stadium safety issues

Rolling Stone cautioned for attack

Cheshire Police winter driving advice

Chester City FC: Council close Harry McNally Terrace on safety grounds

Woman faces paedophile charges

Councils blasted in gritting row

Early blow for Mancini

Levein decision imminent

Man murdered wife in clothes store

Robins speak to Yates as search gathers pace

Ex-royal harpist given rehab order

Stamp prices to increase by 2p

Output drops 6% during UK recession

Gale to skipper Yorkshire

Three soldiers' bodies brought home

Jade widower Jack Tweed denies rape

OFT vows to continue banking fight

Eddisbury MP Stephen O’Brien calls for better ambulance response times in rural Cheshire

Trescothick signs new deal

We're backing Bell - Flower

Officer pulls gun in snowball fight

'No guarantees' as Eurostar resumes

Recession drags on in sixth quarter

Cahill rues Wigan postponement

O'Neill still taking cautious approach

Gritting row amid snow travel chaos

Trott unfazed by 'home' hostility

SNP demands place in TV debates

Concerns over children's fitness

Levein set for Scotland role

Mancini urges Robinho to step up

Terry cautious about World Cup chances

Cook defends City's axing of Hughes

Eurostar service resumes amid anger

Watchdog drops bank charges action

Boy on 'Facebook row' murder charge

Boy George eyes Big Brother house

Recession 'ended in third quarter'

Soldiers' bodies return to the UK

OFT set to drop bank charges battle

More travel chaos as snow freezes

China slams Miliband climate claims

GALLERY: December photo of the month

Chester author and former national serviceman recalls his life in book about Korean War

Nine: The stars are on cloud Nine

Dr Who: Russell T Davies knows Who is keeping secrets

Chester’s Blacon estate is sustainable model for the future

Emmerdale: Emma Atkins and Jeff Hordley

On the record: The best festive tunes

Celebs dine out on Christmas

Sir Paul McCartney happy to use the B-word

Five minutes with... Bernard Cribbins

Five minutes with... Una Stubbs

Women2Day - Fashion: Celebrity style secrets

Women2Day - Beauty: Star beauty performers

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Time to make your Christmas game plan

College merger proposal will create a new regional college for North East Wales

Glyndwr University students' concept for beer to be made by Brewdog

News: Whitchurch man killed after A41 crash

Chester City FC: Rushden match postponed

Chester pensioner threatened at knifepoint

Chester pensioner threatened at knifepoint in his home

Police appeal for information following burglary in Saltney

Serious road traffic collision on A41 Whitchurch Road

Revellers in Chester asked to look after their friends over the Christmas period

Pedestrian in serious condition in hospital after collision with an articulated vehicle in Huntington.

Rossett man jailed for biting chunk out of victim’s ear during nightclub scuffle

Cheshire careers service Connexions receives Cabinet Office award

Cheshire West and Chester Council says there is enough salt to cope with icy roads this winter

Review: A Christmas Carol at Clwyd Theatr Cymru

Elderly Neston woman targeted by distraction burglars

Cheshire man Maurice Cheetham’s role in Ricky Tomlinson’s Christmas number one bid

REVIEW: Peter Pan at the Liverpool Empire

Teenagers and young adults warned as mumps cases in the North West rise sharply

BBC Radio 4’s Jenni Murray is inspirational guest of honour at Queen’s School prize-giving in Chester

Praise for Cheshire Fire Authority as number of accidental house blazes is cut by a third

Landfill site performance leads to award win for Cheshire councils

Chester police launch operation to tackle festive crime

BBC TV to screen live Eucharist service from Chester Cathedral on Christmas Day

Chester City 0 Northwich Victoria 2

Historic Chester inn aims to be city centre’s next cool venue

Chester couple appeal for safe return of abducted grandson in Qatar

Chester City FC: Blues players to decide whether to carry out strike threat

Frodsham and Helsby campaign group set up to protest against Peel Energy wind turbine proposals

Peckforton Castle will face a county court battle on Monday

Cut down on festive waste

Peter Kay to perform live at MEN Arena in April

The Brindley, Runcorn, to play host to tribute act Think Floyd

Star Wars: In Concert coming to the Liverpool Echo Arena next March

Tiesto to perform at the Echo Arena

Coronation Street bad boy Gray O’Brien stars in Aladdin at Manchester Opera House

Thea Gilmore comes to Telford’s Warehouse in Chester

Porridge brought back to life on The Lowry stage

Sasha hopes to get the nation in a spin

Music superstar Rihanna returns to Echo Arena Liverpool in May

Rock legends Kiss to play MEN Arena in May

Soft Toy Emergency coming to Telford’s Warehouse in Chester on Friday

Seventies rock band Bad Company coming to MEN Arena

Liverpool’s Craig Anthony-Kelly to star in Mamma Mia! at Echo Arena

N-Dubz to play Liverpool and Manchester gigs in April

Connie Lush returns to Liverpool Live Lounge for Boxing Night

Factfile: Christmas waste revealed

Collections for Christmas waste in Cheshire West and Chester

Chief executive of Cheshire West and Chester Council Steve Robinson reflects on his first year at the helm of a new authority

Still time to contribute to Chester children’s toy appeal

Children go back in time to World War Two at Aldford School

Chester University women row their way to success in Northwich

Waverton couple celebrate diamond wedding anniversary

Boughton Heath Primary School pupils learn about religions during inter-faith week

Chester community groups asked to take part in giant challenge

Chester schools take part in Make It eco-challenge at racecourse

Cheshire big in Japan as tourism delegations jets into Chester

Grant aid to support new firms

Children from Upton Westlea Primary School stage Scrooge for their Christmas show

Stars come out to mark beauty salon’s birthday

West Cheshire League: Chester Nomads fightback for Division Two point

West Cheshire League: Helsby set up Pyke Cup quarter-final clash with Upton AA

West Cheshire League: Christleton battle to Division One win over Halton

Tilston Primary School pupils ready for Christmas nativity play

Determined choir and congregation of St Helen’s Church in Tarporley raise £1,150

Mickle Trafford Village School stages Bethlehem’s Buzzin’ for Christmas show

Junior Football: Newscene hit the top

64-year-old man survives plane crash in Beeston, Cheshire

Beth Tweddle lands pantomime role at Queen’s School in Chester

Athletics: Amy Williams breaks West Cheshire AC record

Gymnastics: Neston Gymnastics Club starlets win major medal haul at Hartford Set

Rugby union: Chester 48 West Hartlepool 3

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Basketball: Junior Jets enjoy wins in league and cup

Chester City FC: Former Blues striker Paul Taylor signs for Anderlecht

School sport: Queen’s School Chester sporting stars enjoy superb end to year

Chester City FC: Blues fans braced for now customary January exodus

Rugby union: Knutsford 39 Helsby 3

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Chester City FC: City Fans United issue plea to Vaughan family amid rumours of player strike

Delamere Forest looks to improve its Christmas tree sales

Cabaret nights at Chester’s Queen’s School

Two multi-million pound developments in Ellesmere Port granted outline planning permission

Seasonal honour for Olympian Olivia

Upton-by-Chester High School canteen to become world cafe

Teachers praised for 100%

Planning inspector rejects appeal for Frodsham green belt extension

Lache residents and groups call to save successful community safety wardens service, amid fears service could be axed

Weaver Vale Primary school pupils instil festive cheer in Frodsham

Tarporley Parish Council recruit a former borough councillor

Tarporley parish council raises its council tax precept

Tiny African pygmy hedgehogs sold at Cheshire Waterlife as pet craze sweeps UK

Tarporley PC says some residents in the village are experiencing problems with disruptive teenagers

French couple bring the romance of Bordeaux to the Cheshire countryside

Counterfeit goods seized in Milton Green

Kelsall Primary School pupils publish collection of poems Antony Gormley’s Another Place sculpture

Gymnastics: World champion Beth Tweddle claims fifth spot in this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

Gymnastics: World champion Beth Tweddle claims fifth spot in this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

Gymnastics: World champion Beth Tweddle claims fifth spot in this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

Council tax rise will not exceed inflation, pledges Cheshire West & Chester Council leader

Counterfeit luxury goods seized during raid on house near Chester

Chester bin men to strike over Christmas period

Borders at Cheshire Oaks could close three days before Christmas if a buyer isn’t found

Chester City FC Quiz of the Year 2009

Ace Cheshire biker Jenny Tinmouth backs BikeSafe scheme

Chester man’s dedication results in 1760 Northgate Ale being revived at city pub

Theatre in Chester’s Grosvenor Park would help fill city’s cultural void

Conman who flogged fake autographs at Chester shop hit with £117,000 bill

Review: Robin Hood & The Babes in the Wood at Clwyd Theatr Cymru

Chester City FC: Former Chester striker Paul Taylor signs for Anderlecht

Saltney councillor warns residents to be on their guard after burglary

News: Tickets sales open for the 2010 Cholmondeley Castle Pageant of Power

Under fives targeted for swine flu vaccine in Western Cheshire

Santa Stroll sees more than 200 fundraisers dress up for sponsored walk at Countess of Chester Hospital

Children in Cheshire West to benefit from 1-2-1 tuition in state schools

Thea Gilmore comes to Telford’s Warehouse in Chester

Liverpool’s Craig Anthony-Kelly to star in Mamma Mia! at Echo Arena

Porridge brought back to life on The Lowry stage

Cinemas - Also Released - 17/12/09

Cinemas - Review of the Week - 17/12/09

Cinemas - Still showing - 17/12/09

Kate Rusby performs at Hanley’s Victoria Hall

AB/CD play The Box in Crewe

The Charlatans play The M Club in Crewe

Cinderella is running at The Grange in Hartford

Sleeping Beauty star Jane Tucker determined to wave her magic over Crewe pantomime

Bon Jovi Experience return to Limelight Club in Crewe

The Sound of Music arrives at Manchester’s Palace Theatre

Crewe’s Lyceum panto Sleeping Beauty has the recipe for success

Cinemas - Film of the Week - 17/12/09

Dick Whittington (Regent Theatre, Hanley, until January 10)

Cinemas - Still showing - 17/12/09

Heart attack mum from Chester loses fight for life

Chester Bootcamp course launched for women aiming for post-Christmas detox at city school

Grosvenor Pulford Hotel and Spa’s executive chef’s cooking features on The Cheshire Channel internet TV show

Shell celebrates 10 years of financial support for Cheshire’s Community pride Awards

Tarporley PC says some residents in the village are experiencing problems with disruptive teenagers

New partnership celebrates as first Chester resident gets low cost loan in time for Christmas

Chester retailer Store triumphs in national awards with bee hibernation house

Exhibitions - December 17 onwards

News: Man dies after car crashes into a tree in Cheshire village

Troops from the Chester-based 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh arrive in Afghanistan

Disney Store comes to the aid of sick children at Countess of Chester Hospital

Police seize two taxis in Chester & Ellesmere Port following complaints about public safety

Shows - December 17 onwards

Cheshire man Maurice Cheetham’s role in comedy star Ricky Tomlinson’s Christmas number one bid

64-year-old man survives plane crash in Beeston

Fourteen new hotel beds set to be created at Oddfellows in Chester city centre.

Music - December 17 onwards

University of Chester says £10.3m County Hall deal is ‘good value’

Events - December 17 onwards

Next phase of major scheme to improve water supplies across Cheshire to start in January

Blacon assault – Cheshire Police witness appeal

Theatres - Coming Soon - December 17 onwards

Theatres - Still Showing - December 17 onwards

Theatres - Starting Next Week - December 17 onwards

Shining stars at West Cheshire College

Screenwriter scoops The Cheshire Prize for Literature

Bussiness Advisory Council adding weight to Chester Business School

University of Chester lecturer puts on a show in Florence

University of Chester students and staff sleep-out for CATH

Alan Carr: Chatting his way to success

Gavin and Stacey: Third time lucky?

Women2Day - Beauty: Clutch bag beauty

Saltney residents warned to be on their guard against bogus callers

Women2Day - Fashion: Red carpet Christmas glamour

Women2Day - Health: Cherishing the memory of a loved one at Christmas

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Get street smart with self defence

Elderly couple have lucky escape from a fire at their Saltney home

Spike Jonze: Letting the Wild Things out

150-year-old Tarporley Hunt Cup finally returns to village thanks to retired executive

Gigs - 17/12/09

Basketball: Cheshire Jets 85 Guildford Heat 84

Cheshire police and Trading Standards join forces to protect vulnerable residents with Operation Rogue Trader

On the record: Music gifts for Christmas

Mark Watson: Elementary for Watson

Five minutes with... Johnny Vegas

Lache man admits stealing jet ski worth £6,500

LFC Weekly December 15: Carra aim to be second highest appearance-maker

Essex Pirates 80 Cheshire Jets 72

Chester City 0 Fleetwood Town 1

Chester housing trust joins forces with 100 other associations to tackle region’s homeless problem

Cheshire Police witness appeal after Chester city centre assault on Ellesmere Port man

North West continues to have highest figures in England for hepatitus C infections

Roman Saturnalia Parade is next big event in Chester’s Christmas festival

Cheshire West & Chester Council on track to become one of the top 10 councils in the country

Cheshire police using off-road bikes to catch mini-moto menaces

Chester screenwriter is the 2009 winner of the High Sheriff’s Cheshire Prize for Literature

Get creative for Cancer Research as Doodleplanet takes over Chester venue

Animal right protesters target Chester city centre wine shop over sale of foie gras

Chester solar panel company boss angry over tax investigation

People in poor parts of Cheshire West are dying 13 years sooner than wealthier residents

Japanese executive provides boost for Cheshire’s growing reputation for fine foods

Top executives in the North West helping develop future of Chester Business School

Children from JH Godwin school in Blacon take part in North West Young Voices charity concert

West Cheshire College honoured at national awards to recognise unsung heroes of further education

Review: Cinderella at The Grange Theatre, Hartford

Cheshire motorists urged to make safety checks to keep region’s roads moving this winter

University of Chester lecturer has sculptures exhibited in renowned Italian gallery

Review: Sleeping Beauty at the Crewe Lyceum

Chester shops and businesses team up to stage Christmas fashion show

Coronation Street bad boy Gray O’Brien stars in Aladdin at Manchester Opera House

Drunken students caught damaging charity bike on Chester roundabout

Chester City FC: FA Trophy date change angers Fleetwood Town

Customers sign petition in bid to save Co-op store in Helsby earmarked for closure

Affordable housing requirement across Cheshire West and Chester threatens developers’ plans

Eco couple from Hoole in Chester light the way

Comedy thriller The 39 Steps is the Christmas offering at the Liverpool Playhouse

Grimm Tales is festive offering at the Library Theatre in Manchester

Ken Dodd talks about bringing his Happiness Show to Cheshire and Wirral

Runcorn based Highfield Male Voice Choir teams up with HEARTS for charity concert

Art as therapy goes on show

Ellie Goulding to play at Liverpool Academy in March

The Perfect Night brings Judge Jules and Boy George to Chester Racecourse for New Year’s Eve ball

LIPA students stage From Broadway & Beyond in Liverpool

Bombay Bicycle Club teen band play Liverpool’s O2 Academy on Decenber 10

Festive comedy Merry Ding Dong comes to Liverpool Royal Court

The Saw Doctors bring 21st anniversary tour to Manchester Apollo

The Raveonettes return to play Manchester’s Ruby Lounge

Family musical Bink & The Hairy Fairy comes to Wrexham

Folk legends Steeleye Span come to the Parr Hall in Warrington

The Shankly Show returns to Liverpool

Britain’s Got Talent winners Diversity coming to Rhyl Pavilion

One-man Christmas Carol returns to Clwyd Theatr Cymru

Horrid Henry comes to Manchester stage for Christmas in new play by John Godber

Jonathan Ansell to star in Whistle Down The Wind at Liverpool Empire

The pantomime Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood runs at Clwyd Theatr Cymru until January 23.

Hundreds pay a visit Tarvin Christmas Festival

Kingsley bids to become sustainable village

Cross Country Films have released a DVD on the Sandstone Trail

NFU Mutual has opened a new branch on Main Street, Frodsham

Tarporley-based property and horse racing tycoon Rob Lloyd plans to regenerate area of Cumbria

Conservative MP Stephen O’Brien gives talk on democracy to students at Bishop Heber High School

Abbey Gate College chapel choir launch Christmas CD

Chester Firs School pupils have work selected for publication in poetry anthology

Young Chester chef Daniel Beech wins national award for creating gluten-free menus

Delamere Primary School has become one of the only schools in the country to be given a green award after working to help the environment

Former post office and general store at Great Barrow highlighted for development

Chester Chronicle editor-in-chief Eric Langton talks about his battle with bowel cancer

Buy local bid to beat recession

Figures show one-year cancer survival rates at Western Cheshire PCT are among best in UK

Cheshire Constabulary discovered more than 300 bikes at farm in Hargrave, near Chester.

West Cheshire pupils lead green campaign

Would your business like to help the community?

Chester Library hosts Twilight Zone event for Twi-hards

Chester university birthday girl joins Handbag of Harmonies for fundraising concert

Community celebrates as Christmas comes to Chester’s Garden Quarter

Saltney and Saltney Ferry hold successful inaugural Christmas celebration of lights parade

Incinerator fears rubbished by firm

A woman has bequeathed £15,000 to Halton Haven Hospice following her death from cancer

Cross Country Films have released a DVD on the Sandstone Trail

Building move bid

School sport: King’s School Chester pupils making waves on big stage

Gymnastics: Vote for Chester’s double world champion Beth Tweddle in Sunday night’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Snooker: Ricky Walden knocked-out of UK Championship by John Higgins

Modern Triathlon: Naomi Craig finishes second at British Modern Triathlon Championships

Cricket: Oulton Park bring down curtain on season to remember

Rugby union: Holmes Chapel 21 Helsby 8

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Rugby union: Chester 10 Rossendale 21

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Welsh Premier League: Airbus UK Broughton miss chance to break club record

Chester & District League: Waggon & Horses take over Premier Division top spot

Chester & District Sunday League: Stand-in goalkeeper Luke Hughes the Greyhound Inn hero

FA Trophy: Vauxhall Motors to be given bye after King’s Lynn fold

Cheshire Amateur Cup: Helsby eliminated by Runcorn Town

Basketball: Cheshire Jets coach Paul Smith wants to fill Birmingham’s NIA with black and gold on BBL Cup final day

Work injuries fall but no drop in fatalities

Hollyoaks cast drop into Chester’s club and spa at Hoole Hotel

Business student wins award at University of Chester

Chester City FC: City Fans United (CFU) takes place tonight

Chester City FC: Controversial former Blues striker Paul Taylor attracts Anderlecht interest

Chester City FC: Supporters and players hailed by City Fans United after Legends Night success

Chester City FC: Night to remember as legends out in force to support the Blues

Chester City FC: Birthday boy Tim Ryan returns to boost Blues

Chester City FC: Iain Jenkins a huge hit at Legends Night

Chester City FC: Gary Talbot and Elfed Morris hail ‘terrific’ Legends Night

Music: David Gray: Full steam ahead

Christmas Club Sumo preparations under way at Square One in Crewe

Jonathan Wilkes says Regent Theatre panto Dick Whittington “is going to be special”

Band promises a rock 'n’ roll education at The Box in Crewe

TV psychic medium Sally Morgan comes to Stoke’s Victoria Hall

Magical opening weekend for Crewe Lyceum Theatre’s pantomime Sleeping Beauty

Aussie stand-up Jim Jeffries tops the bill at M Comedy Club

Superstar DJs top line-up at Chester Racecourse on New Year’s Eve

Festive comedy Merry Ding Dong comes to Liverpool Royal Court

Cinemas - Also Released - 10/12/09

Coronation Street bad boy Gray O’Brien stars in Aladdin at Manchester Opera House

Family musical Bink & The Hairy Fairy comes to Wrexham

Cinemas - Still showing - 10/12/09

Cinemas - Film of the Week - 10/12/09

Motown's greatest hits at the Victoria Hall in Hanley

Runcorn murder latest: Man in court over murder of his wife

News: Police arrest man in connection with discovery of body at Partington Square, Daresbury

City Fans United (CFU) - how to sign up to City Fans United

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Hone your flirting skills this Christmas

Women2Day - Fashion: Christmas style countdown

Young entrepreneurs lead the way at West Cheshire College

Women2Day - Health: We wish you a stress-free Christmas

Women2Day - Beauty: Morning after magic

Explorer and TV presenter Ben Fogle guest of honour at West Cheshire College Awards

Exhibitions - December 10 onwards

Shows - December 10 onwards

Music - December 10 onwards

Events - December 10 onwards

Theatres - Coming Soon - December 10 onwards

Theatres - Still Showing - December 10 onwards

Theatres - Starting Next week - December 10 onwards

Claire Danes acts with ambition

On the record: Timbaland's ready to shock

The amazing Rhys Darby

Gigs - December 10 onwards

Cheshire Jets 83 MK Lions 71

LFC Weekly Magazine 383: Exclusive Pepe Reina interview on why he is hoping for a long-term deal at Anfield

Review: Home for Christmas by Theatre in the Quarter

Chester City 0 Luton Town 0

Legendary DJ Graeme Park joins university as a lecturer

University of Chester Fine Art students spreading Christmas cheer

Chester City FC: Blues survive Football Conference axe

Chester City FC: Blues survive Football Conference axe

Review: Never Forget at the Liverpool Empire

Review: White Christmas at The Lowry, Salford Quays

Review: Home For Christmas by Theatre in the Quarter

West Cheshire College student support for Peer 2 Peer

Young Chefs turn up the heat at Deeside College

Skills for Independent Living students at Deeside College set up food club

Seasonal surprise for creative Chester student

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Review: The Snow Queen at Unity Theatre, Liverpool

The Stranglers to play O2 Academy in Liverpool

Peter Kay returns to standup at Manchester Evening News Arena

Grumpy Old Man Arthur Smith comes to The Brindley, Runcorn

Cream announces line up for Boxing Day party

Anne Frank’s diary performed at the Brindley.

Never Mind the Buzzcock’s star Sean Hughes to perform at the Brindley

Ex-Pipettes singer Rose Elinor Dougall at Telford’s Warehouse in Chester on December 5.

Yusuf to perform live at the Echo Arena in Liverpool

Comedy thriller The 39 Steps is the Christmas offering at the Liverpool Playhouse

Upbeat Beatles come to William Aston Hall in Wrexham

Lesley Garrett teams up with Manchester Camerata for Christmas concert in Llandudno

Select Model Agency seeks Cheshire models at Clothes Show Live at Birmingham NEC

Former Hollyoaks star Chris Fountain plays Aladdin in panto at the Manchester Opera House

Jedward to appear at Escapade nightclub in Warrington

Suranne Jones stars in Blithe Spirit at Manchester’s Royal Exchange

Great rock line-up for Light of Day tour which comes to Colwyn Bay on December 11

Top DJ Lisa Pin-Up is star attraction at Buckley Tivoli on Friday

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe coming to Harlequin Theatre in Northwich

Australian pop star Natalie Imbruglia comes to Manchester

Ken Dodd talks about bringing his Happiness Show to Cheshire and Wirral

Jonathan Wilkes stars in Cinderella at the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent

Blitz Kids return to The Box in Crewe for hometown gig

Coronation Street actress Casey-Lee Jolleys stars in Cinderella at the Grange Theatre in Hartford

Grimm Tales is festive offering at the Library Theatre in Manchester

Cheshire businessman in top 50 event industry list

Spa celebrates second anniversary

Clwyd Theatr Cymru prepares for Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood pantomime

Offenders give something back

Old phones bring in cash

Johnsons cleaners open new eco store