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Allison Dickinson

Allison Dickinson

Pied Bull pub in Chester begins brewing own beer again after 100 year break

AN HISTORIC city centre pub has started brewing its own beer again after a gap of more than a century.Read

Curfew for Chester man who carried out unprovoked attack

A 21-YEAR-old man was put under a three-month curfew after launching an unprovoked attack on a motorist.Read

Manchester United striker Michael Owen backs a winner by leasing racehorse to Chester FC

MANCHESTER United striker Michael Owen is hoping to back a winner by leasing a racehorse to Chester FC.Read

Chester Zoo welcomes arrival of royal wedding Garter

THE world may never know whether or not Kate Middleton will be sporting a garter as part of her wedding attire tomorrow.Read

Malpas man completes military training at Sandhurst

A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Malpas has graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) in Surrey.Read

Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe Chester clock for sale on ebay

BROADCASTER, journalist and screenwriter Charlie Brooker is selling the Chester wall clock from his popular BBC shows Screenwipe and Newswipe.Read

Duke of Westminster opens refurbished children’s ward at Countess of Chester Hospital

THE Duke of Westminster opened a refurbished facility for parents of sick children being treated on the children’s ward at the Countess of Chester Hospital.Read

Countess of Chester Moonlight Walk is a family affair

THREE members of staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital are being joined by their daughters on this year’s 10-mile Moonlight Walk in July.Read

Countess of Chester Moonlight Walk is a family affair

THREE members of staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital are being joined by their daughters on this year’s 10-mile Moonlight Walk in July.Read

Curzon Park Residents Association organise a clean up on the banks of the River Dee at Saltney

MEMBERS of Curzon Park Residents Association organised a clean up on the banks of the River Dee at Saltney.Read

Addict dad jailed for paving slab break-in at Chester house

A HOMELESS man broke into the home of a Chester couple by throwing a paving slab through a patio door, a court heard.Read

Blacon father says parking chaos led to close shave for his two-year-old child

THE father of a toddler who narrowly escaped serious injury when a bus mounted the pavement says the incident was caused by bus company rivalry and parking chaos.Read

Chester bride-to-be’s big day turns into a nightmare as venue goes into receivership

A DISTRAUGHT bride-tobe has seen her dream wedding turn into a nightmare.Read

Curzon Park Residents Association organise a clean up on the banks of the River Dee at Saltney

MEMBERS of Curzon Park Residents Association organised a clean up on the banks of the River Dee at Saltney.Read

Blacon father says parking chaos led to close shave for his two-year-old child

THE father of a toddler who narrowly escaped serious injury when a bus mounted the pavement says the incident was caused by bus company rivalry and parking chaos.Read

Beloved pet helps make marriage proposal at Chester photographic studio

A MARRIAGE proposal was caught on camera with the help of a family pet.Read

Chester woman walks more than 40,000 miles to work

A CHESTER woman has walked more than 40,000 miles to work.Read

Rail passenger who complained about the lack of parking at Bache station was told to “get on at Hooton” instead

A PASSENGER who complained about the lack of parking at Bache station was told to “get on at Hooton” instead.Read

Chester dentist to climb Everest to raise money for charity

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Chester family’s battle to safeguard care for dad with MS

A WORRIED carer is petitioning to safeguard the provision of specialist nurses at the Countess of Chester Hospital.Read

Author Profile

Senior multimedia journalist Allison Dickinson writes for the Chester Chronicle and Ellesmere Port Pioneer newspapers. She is particularly interested in crime, community and consumer issues as well as stories from the Blacon area.