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Jo Henwood

Jo Henwood

Open afternoon at Belgrave pre-school

BELGRAVE Pre-school in Westminster Park, Chester, is holding an open afternoon on Tuesday from 1pm to 2.30pm.Read

Christleton High School students question parliamentary candidates

PARLIAMENTARY candidate Stephen Mosley has promised Christleton High School students that he will ‘kick down doors’ at Westminster to achieve his aims if he becomes Chester’s MP.Read

Catwalk capers at Blacon High School as part of GCSE course

BLACON High School students have been strutting their stuff on the catwalk.Read

Christleton High School students question parliamentary candidates

PARLIAMENTARY candidate Stephen Mosley has promised Christleton High School students that he will ‘kick down doors’ at Westminster to achieve his aims if he becomes Chester’s MP.Read

2nd Christleton Brownies raise cash for Indian Children’s Home

YOUNGSTERS at a children’s home in India are awash with cash thanks to Christleton Brownies.Read

Chester Bach Singers present new commission

CHESTER singers have commissioned a new piece of work to support young singers, thanks to a grant from the BBC.Read

Mickle Trafford school celebrates decade of healthy eating

THE chips are down at Mickle Trafford Village School and cook Jane Christian wants it to stay that way.Read

Breast Cancer Campaign seeks participants for Three Peaks Challenge

BREAST Cancer Campaign is calling all fundraisers in Chester to put on their hiking boots and set themselves a challenge by signing up to its popular Three Peaks Challenge from September 10-12.Read

Catwalk capers at Blacon High School

BLACON High School students have been strutting their stuff on the catwalk.Read

Tarporley Rotary Club offering free blood pressure checks

THE Rotary Club in Tarporley were out in force recently offering residents and visitors to the village free blood pressure checks.Read

Surfing

Day 10 - Bondi babes

Blow the queue - we plan to enjoy our last day in Sydney.Read

Day 9 - Tired and emotional

Awake to find we are still in the queue. Read

Day 8 - Computer says no

Straight on phone to Qantas. Read

Empty plate. Pic: SashaW

Day 7 - Still surviving

All survived the compost loo.Read

Blue Mountains. Pic: Mapu

Days 6 - High Volume of Calls

Spent hours on phone to Qantas but alas they are experiencing an 'unusually high volume of calls' at the moment.  You don't say. Read

Russian cellist Mikhail Nemtsov to play with Chester Philharmonic Orchestra

CHESTER Philharmonic Orchestra’s spring concert comes from Russia with Love.Read

Koala Bear

Day 5 - Working Hard in Sydney

Day 5 and it's back to school for the family.Read

Sydney Opera House

Day 4 - Keeping busy in Sydney

Day 4 of refugee status....Read

Women2Day - Lifestyle: Jackie pictures the future of art

Every parent knows that, as soon as their cherished offspring can hold a pen or a paintbrush, their home has to double up as an art gallery.Read

Peel Energy are inviting residents to make suggestions on how a major community fund could be spent

HOMEOWNERS in Helsby, Frodsham and Elton are invited to suggest ways a community fund could be spent.Read

Author Profile

Jo Henwood is a reporter at the Chester Chronicle, mainly responsible for Celebrations, Community News and Nostalgia. She also reports regularly on education and the arts. Telephone 01244 606411.