A CAMPAIGNER gave the council leader a dressing down when she accused his authority of not listening over a decision to put a homeless hostel in a residential community.Read
IN A DRAMATIC twist co-accused Gary George yesterday pleaded guilty to the murder of Andrew Mackenzie Nall in the middle of his trial at Chester Crown Court.Read
A TROUBLED housing trust has offered reassurances that investment programmes like The Parade at Blacon and the shot tower regeneration scheme will be protected if a merger goes through.Read
BACKERS behind the proposed student village are involved with plans for 300 houses and a park-and-ride site in the green belt on the outskirts of Chester.Read
A FAMILY had a lucky escape after one of the children used fire training learned in school to help get their relatives out of a house blaze unharmed.Read
A MURDER victim who suffered multiple stab wounds was found with a ‘strange’ cut carved into his abdomen after being tortured, Chester Crown Court was told.Read
A MURDER victim who suffered multiple stab wounds was found with a ‘strange’ cut carved into his abdomen after being tortured, Chester Crown Court was told.Read
MOVIE-GOERS who watched Gladiator at Chester’s Odeon could never have imagined a Roman road lay just beneath their feet – directly in front of the main screen.Read
A COMPLAINANT offended by a d***heads comment made by Tory council leader Mike Jones at a public meeting is furious no action will be taken because the leader may have been attending as a private citizen.Read
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have moved onto the former Chester Odeon site to investigate land to be used for the foundations of Chester’s iconic theatre and library site.Read
Protesters jabbed their fingers and shouted ‘out, out, out!’ at council leader Mike Jones after a decision to locate a homeless hostel in their community was rubber-stamped.Read
CAMPAIGNERS against a controversial £100m student village are claiming victory after a senior council planning expert recommended councillors refuse the planning application at a crucial meeting next week.Read
RESIDENTS are hoping a 1,300-name petition will help persuade council chiefs to change their minds over locating a homeless shelter in their community.Read
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.