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A55 blocked at Broughton after trailer overturns

THE eastbound carriageway of the A55 southerly bypass was blocked at Broughton after a trailer carrying a car overturned. Read

Armed robber held knife to woman’s throat

POLICE are hunting a bank robber who held a knife to the throat of a female customer before making off with cash. Read

Month’s rain falls on Chester in one day

ALMOST one month’s rainfall fell in just one day, causing flooding across Chester and beyond. Read

Cheshire Building Society’s city branch to survive takeover

CHESHIRE Building Society is to be taken over by Nationwide Building Society because of losses and the credit crunch. Read

Crackdown on illegal parking

AN ARMY of traffic wardens will be primed to clobber Chester motorists who have “got away with” parking illegally for years. Read

Councillor charged with harassing neighbours

A CITY councillor has denied harassing his next-door neighbours by using verbal and abusive gestures towards them. Read

Uranium stockpile could solve future energy needs

A PARTIAL solution to Britain’s future energy needs could be found in the stockpile of thousands of tonnes of uranium at Capenhurst. Read

City boss leads £129m company buy-out

A CHESTER businessman has led a management buy-out of a company in a deal worth £129m. Read

Northgate: What next?

PROGRESS is being made to get the stalled £460m Northgate Development regeneration project back on track. Read

MP raises concerns over planned pharmacy

EDDISBURY MP Stephen O’Brien fears plans to open a village pharmacy could undermine the financial viability of a rural GP. Read

Work to begin

WORK to build an 87-bed hotel on the site of a former petrol station will start next month. Read

City is honoured for heritage track record

CHESTER was this week celebrating its track record for preserving historic buildings even though one of its most experienced conservation officers has been made redundant. Read

Hotel deal close to completion

A DEAL to bring another hotel to Chester appears to be nearing a conclusion. Read

Surprise at ‘begging letter’ in Tory paper

A ROW has broken out over the funding of local political parties. Read

Uranium stockpile could solve future energy needs

A PARTIAL solution to Britain’s future energy needs could be found in the stockpile of thousands of tonnes of uranium at Capenhurst. Read

Vision Support group ‘pushed out’ of venue

BLIND and partially-sighted people feel pushed out into the cold by a charity set up to look after their interests. Read

Taste tipples in beer festival

REAL ale lovers can sup beers including Wobbly Bob and the exotic-sounding Eastern Spice at Chester’s second Autumn Beer Festival. Read

Support for Chester friends of Shropshire arson girl

THE headteacher of a school attended by a girl believed to have been killed at a mansion near Oswestry says trained counsellors will support pupils, many of whom come from the Chester area. Read

Old Dee Bridge opens after road works

THE Old Dee bridge is now open again in one direction only. Read

Jade strikes gold at transplant games

A TEENAGER has returned from France with excess baggage – weighed down by the gold medals she won at the European Heart and Lung Games in France. 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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