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Chester rail campaigners hit by £10,000 set-back

A GROUP promoting rail travel on rural routes has criticised the withdrawal of £10,000 funding used to support a line serving Chester.Read

Countess of Chester Hospital must make £6m savings per year

THE chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital says “difficult decisions” must be taken to meet the serious financial challenge ahead.Read

High flying gymnast Beth Tweddle is North West Air Ambulance star

WORLD champion gymnast Beth Tweddle is bending over backwards to support the North West Air Ambulance.Read

Concert at Chester Cathedral raises £7,000 for earthquake victims in Haiti

MORE than £7,000 was raised at a concert organised to help the earthquake-hit people of Haiti.Read

River Gowy eco project good for wildlife and people

AN AMBITIOUS project will create a network of wetland habitats to benefit wildlife.Read

Paddy McGuinness is VIP guest at relaunch of Chester’s Commercial Hotel

TAKE ME OUT TV host Paddy McGuinness was taken out in style at the launch night of Chester’s revamped Commercial Hotel.Read

Cheshire farmer Huw Rowlands call for Chinese lantern ban after cow death

A CHESHIRE farmer is calling for a boycott on the latest craze of releasing Chinese lanterns after one of his pedigree cattle died from eating the wire frame.Read

Chester householders invited to cut energy bills by up to 20%

HOUSEHOLDERS in Blacon are sought to take part in a £400,000 environmental experiment aimed at cutting domestic energy bills.Read

Foodies fear cafe culture at Chester’s HQ building is ‘all froth’

FOOD lovers complain the original cafe culture at the new HQ building is being undermined.Read

Lloyds Banking Group denies it has decided to sell Chester buildings

LLOYDS Banking Group in Chester has denied it has decided to sell its Handbridge and business park buildings.Read

Chester ex-lap dancer on murder charge

NIKI Bishop, along with her partner Jason Howells, has been charged with the murder of Fynn Western-Davey.Read

Family in mourning for Chester stab victim

A FAMILY is in mourning for their loved one who had a chequered past but was held in affection by hundreds of people across the city.Read

Balmoral Park residents coming to terms with shocking stabbing

A RESIDENTIAL street is coming to terms with the killing of Fynn Western-Davey, who grew up in the area.Read

TV’s Lucy Meacock to compere earthquake concert at Chester Cathedral

TV PRESENTER Lucy Meacock urges the public to support a fund-raising musical extravaganza this Sunday in aid of the earthquake-stricken people of Haiti.Read

Cheshire West and Chester Council spent £200,000 on membership fees

CHESHIRE West and Chester Council is spending more than £213,000 a year in membership subscriptions to affiliated bodies.Read

Cheshire West and Chester Council chief executive Steve Robinson given £7,000 ‘golden hello’

AN MP has criticised Cheshire West and Chester Council for giving its chief executive an extra £7,000 in his salary to persuade him to join the authority.Read

Sad start in life ends happily for former Chester resident Mark Edwards

A VICAR who turned his life around as a young man in Chester has been awarded an MBE for his community work three decades later.Read

Chester Zoo’s eco approach ‘must begin at home’

CONCERNS have arisen over Chester Zoo’s plans for a 150-bed hotel in Cheshire’s green belt in association with its ‘Heart of Africa’ Bio-dome.Read

Man and woman appear in Chester court charged with Balmoral Park murder

A FORMER lap dancer collapsed in tears at Chester magistrates court after being remanded in custody on a murder charge along with her boyfriend.Read

Simon Radley at The Chester Grosvenor is a star for the 20th year in a row

THE Chester Grosvenor hotel’s fine dining restaurant has retained a much coveted Michelin star for the 20th year in a row.Read

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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.

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