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Local & Chester News: MBNA sale is off

Chester Chronicle — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

BANK of America has decided not to sell its Chester-based MBNA Europe credit card operation.

Local & Chester News: Woman killed in house blaze in Elton

Chester Chronicle — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:43:00 GMT

A 90-YEAR-OLD woman was discovered to have died in a house blaze after fire crews were alerted about 5.30am this morning (February 2).

Local & Chester News: Hugh, Earl Grosvenor comes of age in style at Eaton Hall 21st birthday bash

Chester Chronicle — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:05:00 GMT

THE son and heir of the Duke of Westminster came of age in style at a 21st birthday party attended by royalty at the family’s ancestral home.

Local & Chester News: Former royal butler Paul Burrell from Cheshire feared his wife had been held hostage

Chester Chronicle — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:03:00 GMT

PRINCESS Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell suffered anguish at the hands of a mentally ill stalker who claimed to have kidnapped his wife, a court heard.

Local & Chester News: Community centre £1m project in Chester abandoned

Chester Chronicle — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:04:00 GMT

A LONG-STANDING project to deliver a £1m community centre in a Chester suburb has been scrapped.

Local & Chester News: Olympics spectacular comes to Chester racecourse

Chester Chronicle — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:03:00 GMT

THOUSANDS of people are expected to descend on Chester racecourse for an awe-inspiring dance, light and sound show to welcome the Olympic torch to the city.

Local & Chester News: Strike hits West Cheshire schools, police and hospital

Chester Chronicle — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:05:00 GMT

HUNDREDS of striking teachers, nurses, civil servants and council workers paraded through Chester city centre to protest at cuts to their pensions.

Local & Chester News: Chester murder trial: Davidson guilty of murder

Chester Chronicle — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:24:00 GMT

A BOUNCER has today been found guilty of murdering a Chester debt collector but the jury has failed to reach a verdict in relation to his girlfriend.

Local & Chester News: Jury still not reached verdict on lovers accused of murdering debt collector Martin Ithell

Chester Chronicle — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:03:00 GMT

A JURY has still not reached a verdict in the case of two former lovers accused of murdering a Chester debt collector.

Local & Chester News: Motorcyclist killed in two vehicle crash on outskirts of Chester

Chester Chronicle — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:02:00 GMT

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist was killed on the outskirts of Chester.

Local & Chester News: Chester murder trial latest: Jury to resume deliberations next week

Chester Chronicle — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:35:00 GMT

A JURY considering its verdict in the case of a couple accused of murdering a debt collector will not resume their deliberations until Tuesday.

Local & Chester News: Chester murder trial: Jury retires to consider its verdict

Chester Chronicle — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:00:00 GMT

A JURY has been sent out to consider its verdict today (Thursday) in the case of two former lovers accused of murdering a debt collector lured to their home.

Local & Chester News: Chester murder trial: Prosecutor says couple plotted murder

Chester Chronicle — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:03:00 GMT

IN THE closing speech by the prosecution at Liverpool Crown Court, Michael Chambers QC told the jury that Scott Davidson, 23, and Rachael Horton, 19, from Little Sutton, slipped from the fantasy world of the gangster rap music they both enjoyed to a world of robbery and murder.

Local & Chester News: Cheshire West and Chester Council office gets £200K revamp

Chester Chronicle — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:01:00 GMT

IMPROVEMENTS costing £200,000 have been spent making the council’s Forum offices more customer-friendly.

Local & Chester News: Chester murder trial: Accused claims alleged victim pulled a gun on him

Chester Chronicle — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:02:00 GMT

A DEFENDANT on trial for murder claimed he acted in self-defence after a debt collector pulled a gun on him, a court heard.

Local & Chester News: Murder trial latest: Victim died of blood loss due to shotgun and stab wound

Chester Chronicle — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:12:00 GMT

AN ALLEGED murder victim died of blood loss due to a shotgun wound to the heart and a stab wound to his major arteries, a court heard. Pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd told Liverpool Crown Court he carried out a post mortem examination on 49-year-old Martin Ithell of Boughton, Chester.

Local & Chester News: Chester murder trial: Cheshire publican ‘threatened’ by murder accused

Chester Chronicle — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:03:00 GMT

A PUB landlord told a jury he believed a man accused of murder had threatened him with a gun just days earlier.

Local & Chester News: Chester murder trial: Accused’s ex-girlfriend tells court of city centre stabbing incident

Chester Chronicle — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:03:00 GMT

THE ex-girlfriend of a doorman accused of murder claimed he admitted stabbing a drunk in Chester city centre during their relationship.

Local & Chester News: Cheshire West and Chester Council workers may strike over new contracts

Chester Chronicle — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:01:00 GMT

A UNION says members voted four to one in favour of strike action against the council’s imposition of new terms and conditions.

Local & Chester News: Chester murder trial: "Couple plotted to clear debt through killing doorman"

Chester Chronicle — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:05:00 GMT

A COUPLE murdered a Chester man to wipe out the debt they owed for the purchase of a high performance car, a court has been told.