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Rebecca Edwards

Website offers help to find lost dogs

LOST dogs are being reunited with their owners through Vale Royal Borough Council’s stray dog website. Read

Musical treat for villagers

Musical treat for villagers

A MUSICAL visit to a village festival proved a success last weekend. Read

Helping hand for charity hospitals

IF YOU have any spare hospital equipment, don’t e-Bay it – give it to charity. Read

Caring brothers are keen to help disaster victims

Caring brothers are keen to help disaster victims

WHEN two brothers saw images of survivors from two natural disasters their first thought was to help them by fundraising. Read

Teenager has the recipe for success

A YOUNG kitchen apprentice created a stir in a national competition judged by celebrity chef Gary Rhodes – and she hasn’t even left school yet. Read

Does your son fit the profile of a death crash driver?

Is your son one of the young drivers in Cheshire statistically most likely to kill or injure someone in a car crash? REBECCA EDWARDS finds out how road safety teams are using new survey results to reduce crashes Read

Readers support our campaign

DOZENS of Chronicle readers have signed up in support of our Too Young to Die Campaign to reduce the number of young people who are killed or seriously injured on Cheshire roads each year. Read

Police renew their appeal for driver

Police renew their appeal for driver

POLICE are renewed their appeal for a driver who may have information about how a pedestrian was hit by a car in Gatesheath, near Tattenhall. Read

Radio team arrives – after 10-year wait

PROBLEMATIC plants and horticultural horrors were aired as BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time came to Kingsley. Read

DJ schooled on getting fit

A PE teacher came to the rescue of a radio presenter who needed help shifting the pounds. Read

County’s stars rub shoulders with elite

HELSBY High School is celebrating after it was named in the top 2% performing schools in the country. Read

Amy gets the nod for Olympic glory in China

FRODSHAM College pupil Amy Grieve is on the road to Beijing. Read

Pauline makes a difference

FACED with hundreds of Ugandan children living in poverty with no medical care for AIDS and malaria, a retired GP set herself the challenge to build them an £85,000 medical centre. Read

Last-minute sale saves Ethel Austin shop

A LAST-minute reprieve has been granted to the Ethel Austin store in Frodsham, which was set to close after more than 30 years’ trading in the town. Read

Scouts blaze a trail in sporting challenge

AN ACTIVE scout group took on two sporting adventures on the same day. Read

Firefighters rescue pupils’ station visit

FIREFIGHTERS came to the rescue when confusion threatened a school trip. Read

Hospital fails in standards of cleanliness

A REPORT by an NHS watchdog has revealed Halton Hospital failed to uphold basic standards of safety and cleanliness during 2006-7. Read

Anger over playing fields management

A RUSTY lock prevented an ambulance driving on site when a young footballer broke his leg. Read

Youngsters stage protest at No 10

YOUNG performers took the fight to reform child performance licences to the steps of Downing Street. Read

Warden in final

COMMUNITY Safety Warden (CSW) Chris Doyle has been shortlisted for the Council Worker of the Year Awards in recognition of his work to combat anti-social behaviour. 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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