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Week of carnage leaves 10 dead

Tragic road deaths have wiped out an entire family and several young people during one of the worst ever weeks on Cheshire’s roads. Police hope motorists will take heed as the clocks go back this weekend. DAVID HOLMES reports Read

John Prescott to address class issue in TV series

FORMER Chester resident and Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, who fell out with his late father over the issue of class, talks about the British class system in a two-part TV series. Read

Holiday company sorry for leaving scooter at airport

HOLIDAY firm Thomas Cook has apologised to a disabled woman left a prisoner in her own home after her electric scooter got stuck at Palma airport in Majorca. Read

Vanbrugh masterpiece plea

BRITAIN’S leading and best-known architects have joined forces in an attempt to rescue Chester architect Sir John Vanbrugh’s last masterpiece for the public. Read

Family Bond is stronger than ever...

CHESTER-BORN James Bond star Daniel Craig may have been inspired to become an actor after being taken to the city’s Gateway Theatre as a young boy. Read

TV star takes hat off to Gail

TV FUNNYMAN and chat show host Paul O’Grady has sent a personal message of thanks to a blind woman who has been busy knitting potentially life-saving woolly hats for babies in South Africa. Read

Rugby league star was one of victims

FORMER rugby league player David Myers, 37, from Widnes was killed on the M6 just 90 minutes before a crash on the same road in Cheshire in which the Llandudno family of six was killed, Read

‘She lived for life, people and fun’

TRAGIC teenager Lucinda Owen only attended her passing out parade last Friday, fulfilling her dream of serving in the Army. Read

‘One of the good guys’

TALENTED Josh Swift, 17, from Broxton, had just secured his first professional acting role in a pantomime when he was killed while crossing the A41 near his home last Friday. Read

Cracking the crunch

DAVID HOLMES visits an exclusive club that is booming despite the downturn Read

City FC launch probe after injury in training

AN INTERNAL investigation has been launched by Chester City FC after a training ground incident which left midfielder David Mannix with facial injuries. Read

Vomiting bug forces ward to ban visitors

A CARDIOLOGY ward at the Countess of Chester Hospital has been closed to all visitors to stop the spread of a virus which causes vomiting and diarrhoea. Read

Cheshire Police reveals new Chief Constable

THE Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester has been appointed as the new Chief Constable of Cheshire. Read

Credit crunch brings Chester office scheme to a halt

THE credit crunch has hit plans to regenerate Tower Wharf in Chester where a programme of works has come to a grinding halt. Read

Cheshire health trust declared top performer

FOR the third year running Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has scored as a top performer in the Healthcare Commission Annual Health Check. Read

Woman, 23, killed after car hit a tree near Chester village

A WOMAN was killed and her friend is fighting for her life after the car in which they were travelling hit a tree. Read

Hairdryer sparks Little Neston bedroom fire

A WOMAN had a lucky escape after a hot hairdryer sparked a blaze while she slept. Read

M6 crash: police say six died in horror smash

POLICE investigating the M6 horror smash near Sandbach now believe a family of six died in the car. Read

Female OAP mugged in broad daylight

A FEMALE pensioner received “nasty injuries” after she was mugged during daylight hours. Read

Teenager killed while crossing A41 near Broxton

A TEENAGER was killed while crossing the A41 Whitchurch Road near to the Broxton roundabout south of Chester. 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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