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Decision day looms over proposed homeless hostel in Chester community

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

Rough sleepers in Chester tell their story

The Chronicle talks to homeless people in Chester, who tell their heartbreaking stories about life on the streets.Read

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Cheshire Police & Crime commissioner may axe nearly 40 cops

CHESHIRE’S new Tory Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer is backing a 2% rise in next year’s police budget – but this would still mean axing 38 cops and 35 back-office staff.Read

Paralympian Sarah Storey backs charity cycle ride in Cheshire countryside

ONE of the country’s most successful Paralympians has launched a mass participation cycling event to help pay for nurses who care for people with a terminal illness.Read

Homeless man from Chester faces murder trial in 2013

A HOMELESS man admits killing a Chester resident but will deny murder when he stands trial next March.Read

Binmen call off Christmas Eve strike in Chester

REFUSE collectors have called off a strike due to have taken place on Christmas Eve over disparities in pay between workers doing exactly the same work.Read

Chester fundraiser Margaret McKeegan’s Christmas gift to Prince Harry

PRINCE Charles thanked a steadfast fundraiser from Chester for sending boxes of goodies out to soldiers in Afghanistan including his Harry.Read

Campaigners in West Cheshire fear NHS will be privatised

CAMPAIGNERS say the fight is on to save the NHS from privatisation, but incoming health bosses claim they are its most passionate supporters.Read

Is there a schooling crisis in West Cheshire’s rural area?

RESIDENTS are concerned about a potential crisis as rural schools fill up against a background of plans for hundreds of extra homes.Read

Housing plans will ‘destroy’ our hamlet, claims Cheshire community

A COMMUNITY has declared war on a housing scheme that would mean their settlement had doubled almost overnight.Read

Student city centre digs projects in pipeline

NEWS a 500-bed student complex could be built in the city centre comes amid speculation the University of Chester is negotiating to buy the 160-bed Travelodge by the Fountains roundabout.Read

Former Chester MP Peter Morrison implicated in child abuse inquiry

A FORMER Chester MP who was a key figure in Margaret Thatcher’s Government could be implicated in a child abuse inquiry which may also involve Jimmy Savile.Read

Anti-union worker gives evidence against Elton-based Quinn Glass at tribunal

A FORMER lorry driver at a glass container factory was promised he’d be ‘looked after’ by his bosses if he wrote an anti-union letter at a time the union was seeking recognition, an employment tribunal heard.Read

Northgate Development masterplan will create 1,600 jobs for Chester

THIS is the new vision for Chester’s Northgate Quarter which aims to bring a department store, bars, restaurants and a multiplex cinema in the heart of the city - The Chronicle can reveal.Read

Chester business quarter vision is revealed

ANOTHER piece in the jigsaw is about to be unveiled for Chester’s new business quarter.Read

‘Smiler’ Josh’s pioneering operation that could help him to walk

A CEREBRAL palsy sufferer who carried the Paralympic flame has undergone a ground-breaking operation which could help him walk for the first time in his life.Read

Poultry dies in blaze at Cheshire farm

A FARMER fears he may lose up to 5,000 egg-laying chickens worth £20,000 following a fire in his main poultry shed.Read

Knife raid terror at village post office on outskirts of Chester

A POST office worker gave chase just moments after being threatened by a knife-wielding masked raider.Read

Emotions split as battle won over rural Cheshire pub plan

A HUSBAND and wife were overcome with emotion after winning a five-year battle to gain planning permission to refurbish a community pub and build 31 homes on a brownfield site.Read

Murder accused pair plead not guilty over Chester death

TWO men denied murdering a 37-year-old family man when they appeared at Chester Crown Court on Monday.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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