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Students at the University of Chester fear campus-share with children

ANGRY students fear the loss of vital facilities if a free school for infants is located at their University of Chester campus.Read

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Cheshire West and Chester Council calls for government action over ‘legal highs’

CHESHIRE West and Chester Council has urged the Home Secretary to end the legal ‘nightmare’ of local authorities apparently powerless to protect vulnerable youngsters against ‘legal highs’.Read

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Woman taken to hospital after being struck by train at Bache Railway Station in Chester

A WOMAN believed to have jumped in front a train at Bache has been taken by ambulance to the Countess of Chester Hospital.Read

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Chester Zoo: None of our lions is missing

WILD rumours on social networking sites about an escapee lion from Chester Zoo proved to be cat-egorically false.Read

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New shelters at Chester bus exchange ‘open to elements and unsafe’ according to Labour councillor

BRIGHT yellow bus shelters in Chester city centre are ‘vivid’, unsafe and don’t provide enough shelter from the weather.Read

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Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service operates a ‘get out’ clause for those in remote rural areas

SOME rural locations are not receiving an emergency response from Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service inside its new 10-minute response standard.Read

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Historic Chester-based TA unit faces the axe

THERE is speculation an historic Chester-based Territorial Army squadron is to be axed.Read

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Unite union demonstration outside May Gurney refuse depot

MEMBERS of a trade union demonstrated outside the depot of a company that collects refuse in Cheshire West as part of national action.Read

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Fat Cat open again as new Linenhall bar

THE Fat Cat bar in Watergate Street reopens today as the new Linenhall Vaults. Read

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Balloon race raises more than £5,200 for Waverton toddler Anya Bentham

THREE thousand balloons rose skywards offering hope to a toddler who needs expensive life-saving treatment in the US.Read

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Trial judge calls for ban on ‘legal highs’ at Chester magistrates

A JUDGE urged the Government to crack down on the sale of ‘legal highs’ during the trial of a Chester shop owner.Read

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University lecturer escapes bomb blast

A lecturer is back at his desk having escaped the terrorist bombs which left three dead and more than 170 injured after running the Boston marathon.Read

Cannabis farm discovered at Helsby in Cheshire after couple arrested on M1 over money-laundering suspicions

Cheshire Police uncovered a cannabis factory after acting on information received from Hertfordshire Constabulary.Read

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Cannabis farm discovered at Helsby in Cheshire after couple arrested on M1 over money-laundering suspicions

CHESHIRE Police uncovered a cannabis factory after acting on information received from Hertfordshire Constabulary.Read

Tributes to Sutton Weaver motorcyclist Philip Hawkins killed in crash

TRIBUTES have been paid to a motorcyclist killed after he was involved in a collision with a trailer as he left work.Read

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Gary George jailed for minimum of 30 years for murder of Chester man

A MURDERER has been sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in jail for the 'sadistic' killing of a Chester resident.Read

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Holleran cleared in Chester murder case

A HOMELESS woman shouted 'justice! justice!' on being found not guilty of murdering a Chester resident.Read

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Jury out for Holleran in Chester murder case

A JURY is considering its verdict in the case of a homeless woman accused of murdering a Chester resident.Read

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City MP raises laugh in budget debate

CHESTER MP Stephen Mosley prompted a lighter moment during the budget debate when Chester FC’s league success was referenced by the deputy speaker of the Commons.Read

Chester & Cheshire news

Sort out ‘potential death-trap’ junction, campaigners tell Cheshire West and Chester Council

RESIDENTS pleaded with Cheshire West and Chester Council to tackle safety issues at the so-called hamburger roundabout in Boughton.Read

Author Profile

David Holmes is The Chester Chronicle's Chief Reporter. He covers wide ranging and important news items in and around Chester. He takes an active interest in politics, crime and consumer issues.