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Barry Ellams

Barry Ellams

Store offers chance to win lawnmower

AS part of the Smile Chester Style campaign, Marks and Spencer on Foregate Street, Chester is giving away a free lawnmower valued at £149. Read

Village hopes for the red carpet treatment

WITH bluebell fields, award-winning community spirit and one-stop village shop and post office, Barrow could be the envy of Northern England. Read

New age of the train

A NEW fleet of Virgin Trains will unlock huge opportunities for the leisure and business market in Chester. Read

Iron-age forts look to future

THE history of Cheshire’s forgotten iron-age forts could spring to life thanks to a new Landscape Partnership Scheme. Read

Legal eagles join forces to open city chambers

ONE of the largest sets of barristers in the country has officially opened chambers in Chester. Read

David is nominated for one-in-a-million title

RECRUITMENT and HR services company, Randstad, has nominated flex-worker, David Sproson, for the REC’s prestigious National Temporary Workers’ Week awards. Read

Rhythm of the night

A luxury market in hospitality and leisure has exploded onto the city night scene. Has Chester at Night finally found its groove? BARRY ELLAMS reports Read

Worldwide clubbing experience

Worldwide clubbing experience

CRUISE is a journey around the world’s night scenes with tantalising glimpses of how the rest of the planet lets its hair down. Read

£1.4m bid to revive Cheshire’s Iron Age

THE history of Cheshire’s forgotten iron age forts could spring to life thanks to a new Landscape Partnership Scheme. Read

Chester-London by train in just two hours

A NEW fleet of Virgin Trains will unlock huge opportunities for the leisure and business market in Chester. Read

Chester’s Hoole Bridge could be open by Wednesday

HOOLE bridge could be open as early as Wednesday. Read

What a beautiful challenge

PEOPLE have the chance to bring Cheshire’s Year of Gardens closer to home. Read

Deli-vert serves up a recipe for success

A HOOLE delicatessen has scooped a top award, just months after opening. Read

City leads the way in growth of new firms

FOR the second consecutive year, Chester is creating new businesses at a faster rate than all of the UK’s 50 biggest towns and cities, according to UHY Hacker Young, the national accounting group. Read

The closure or the credit crunch?

CITY centre retailers are reporting mixed fortunes since the closure of Hoole Bridge in February. Read

Blooming marvellous idea

A CHESTER in Bloom competition is to brighten up the city. Read

Yobs post cop car arson on YouTube

SHOCKING video footage of a police car being torched by yobs as officers responded to an emergency call has been posted on the internet. Read

Oil plant road could open in emergency

A PRIVATE road closed to the public last month could be reopened at times of need. Read

Roman trip fund appeal

ROMAN soldiers have issued a final call to city business and community leaders to give financial backing to a parade in Rome next week where they will represent Chester. Read

Record number of entries for tourism awards

WITH all the nominations now in for this year’s Visit Chester & Cheshire annual awards, judges are preparing for the challenge of deciding which are the most worthy winners. Read

Author Profile

Barry Ellams is The News Editor of The Chester Chronicle he is responsible for assembling the news agenda and preparing The Issue. He suprevises coverage of Chester's rural villages including Tarporley, Tattenhall, Malpas, Tarvin. Tel. 01244 606416

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