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Get-together for 80s high school pals

DID you leave Blacon High School 20 years ago? Read

Creativity gets reward at show

GREEN-FINGERED gardeners, arty adults and crafty children celebrated the Frodsham Grow It And Make It Show at Frodsham Community Centre last week. Read

Running trio has the Will to succeed

THREE runners will tackle a 5km challenge in aid of a family charity. Read

Adults get chance to view in peace

A CINEMA will become an adults-only zone for certain showings this month. Read

Chance to step out for favourite charity

SUPPORT the charity of your choice by walking around Chester. Read

Not so incy wincey!

THE countdown has started to one of the most spectacular weekends of Liverpool’s Capital of Culture year. Read

Rockers headline music festival

REVITALISED rockers, The Automatic, intend to put Cheshire’s latest music festival on the map. Read

Yabba dabba doo!

A MARATHON runner is hoping to complete his third consecutive Great North Run in October to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Read

Message on road safety

YOUNG drivers are getting up to speed with road safety, thanks to a new DVD by advanced drivers. Read

Cinemas - Coming soon - 29/8/08

September 5: Lost Boys: The Tribe (Corey Feldman, Read

Exhibition puts 60s icons in the frame

ICONIC photos from the 1960s will be on display in Chester for the first time in September. Read

Festival fever grips music fans

DANCE music festival Creamfields was attended by more than 65,000 people last weekend in Daresbury. Read

Full list of Grange School GCSE results

PUPILS at The Grange School, Hartford have maintained their recent record of consistent and excellent results. Seventy eight per cent of all GCSE grades gained in this summer’s exams were awarded A or A* grades, over 45% at the highest grade. Read

County’s final results “exceed national average”

COUNCILLORS have congratulated GCSE and GNVQ students across Cheshire for improving the county’s exam pass rate in the authority’s final year. Read

Steam train fans flock to see North Wales Coast Express

A LARGE crowd turned out to Frodsham Station on Sunday to see the latest North Wales Coast Express pass through. Read

Skate park ‘missed boat’

COUNCILLORS say a campaign for a skate and BMX park for young kids has “missed the boat” for the £3m Castle Park restoration scheme – but it could move to the Frodsham High School site. Read

Clocking up miles to raise funds for good cause

FANCY a bracing autumn walk around Frodsham and raising money for a good cause at the same time? Read

Students prove they have what it takes

FRODSHAM College is celebrating yet another successful year for its students with 65% achieving A*-C grades. Read

What a hero!

A TEENAGER from Frodsham now has five stars to add to an already glittering array of awards. Read

Somers Town - cinema review

DIRECTOR Shane Meadows continues to prove his mastery of the coming-of-age comedy drama in this black-and-white depiction of an unlikely friendship forged in a suburb of North London. Read

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Rebecca Edwards is Assistant News Editor of The Chester Chronicle. She is responsible for editing the Frodsham and Helsby edition, the Views and the Nostalgia pages. She is also the reporter for Kelsall. Tel. 01244 606415

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