Home Authors David Holmes

David Holmes

David Holmes

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

Should Hoole Library in Chester should be run by volunteers?

FORMER city MP and ex-librarian Christine Russell is concerned about Tory plans to run a library using volunteers.Read

MP’s son denies charges in ‘legal highs’ test case at Chester Magistrates Court

THE son of Liverpool MP Louise Ellman faces a trial in relation to the sale of ‘legal highs’ from a Chester shop in a national test case.Read

Chester woman discovers pregnancy after father-to-be commits suicide

THE girlfriend of a young man who committed suicide discovered she was pregnant with his child in the hours following his death.Read

‘Cinema must return to city centre soon’ pleas fCWaC councillor

A NEW theatre-arts complex should be built in phases so the cinema element can open as soon as possible.Read

Caring Chester scaffolder rescued by firefighters after getting stuck on roof while rescuing kitten

A SCAFFOLDING student was plucked to safety by firefighters after getting stuck on his house roof while rescuing a pet kitten because he is ‘scared of heights’.Read

Controversial roundabout in Chester blamed for ‘dangerous’ rat run

RESIDENTS are demanding action after the new hamburger roundabout turned their residential street into a ‘rat run’.Read

Residents fighting homeless shelter in Boughton declare war on CWaC

RESIDENTS fighting a homeless shelter they feel is being dumped on their community have declared war on Cheshire West and Chester Council.Read

Defiant family say their damaged Chester pub will reopen

WE’RE alive and our pub will open again - that’s the remarkable message from licensees Alice and Paul Lloyd of The Bridge Inn at Boughton who thank the stars their children are fine after a collision caused their live-in pub to collapse.Read

Cleaner’s dramatic account of the moment when two cars smashed into Chester pub

A PUB cleaner thought she was ‘a goner’ when a wall collapsed just 3ft from where she was standing due to the impact of an horrific car smash.Read

Lucky escape for children as wall collapses in bedroom at Chester pub

‘DADDY, I think my wall’s fallen down' - these were the words of nine-year-old Harvey Lloyd as his father rescued him from his bunk bed on the second floor of The Bridge Inn, Boughton, early on Sunday morning.Read

The scene of the crash in Boughton

Cheshire Police seek man in connection with collision at The Bridge Inn pub in Chester

DETECTIVES are seeking a man who left the scene of an horrendous road collision which caused the front of a Chester pub to collapse with a family inside.Read

Car smash causes front of Chester pub to collapse

AN HORRIFIC car smash caused the front of a Chester pub to collapse when the landlord's family was still inside.Read

Chester brothers Lee and Scott Ward found guilty of firearms incident at city pub

TWO brothers have been found guilty of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence during an early-hours fracas at a Chester pub.Read

Brothers go on trial over shotgun incident in Chester pub

A SAWN-OFF shotgun was pointed at the face of a man standing by the bar in a Chester pub, a court was told.Read

Peace-loving gran Joan Meredith from Malpas, Cheshire, arrested again over WMD protest

A PEACE-LOVING grandmother has been arrested yet again for protesting against weapons of mass destruction.Read

Bishop of Chester is top of the expenses claimers

THE Bishop of Chester was the highest expenses claimant among bishops sitting in the House of Lords between October 2010 and November 2011.Read

Chester-based soldier shot dead in Afghanistan

ANOTHER Chester-based soldier has been killed in Afghanistan.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.