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Cheshire Police appeal for information after laser light is flashed at plane

POLICE are appealing for information following another incident in which a laser light was directed at a plane coming into Liverpool John Lennon Airport.Read

Read all the latest news on Ellesmere Port's Vauxhall plant in this week's four-page special

Unite union chief Tony Woodley says concerns over the long term future of Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant remain despite deal with MagnaRead

Chester benefits cheat made £60,000 in illegal claims

A BENEFIT cheat has been jailed for 30 weeks after pleading guilty to falsely claiming more than £60,000 in benefits.Read

Chester woman dies after falling from two-storey Tesco car park

A 63-YEAR-OLD woman has died after she fell from a two-storey car park in the city centre.Read

Police hunting three men following cash-in-transit robbery in Saughall

THREE masked men armed with a crow bar and a saw stole cash from a security van in Saughall.Read

Chester man treated for stab wounds to his eye

A MAN was taken to hospital with stab wounds to his right eye after an assault at a house in Chester last night.Read

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GM sell Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant to Magna International

VAUXHALL'S Ellesmere Port plant will be under new ownership. Read

Motorcyclist dies after crash at Lower Whitley, Cheshire

A SPANISH lorry driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a motorcyclist died following a collision at Lower Whitley last night, Wednesday.Read

Public welcome at debate over Cheshire West and Chester Council’s HQ plan

LABOUR has secured a special council meeting where the public can hear scrutiny of plans to buy £20m council offices in the HQ building after selling County Hall to the University of Chester.Read

GM to decide today whether to sell or retain Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant

GENERAL Motors will make a decision later today about what it wants to do with its European operations, which includes Ellesmere Port’s Vauxhall plant.Read

Chester fire crews tackle shed fires

ARSONISTS torched two sheds at a Chester allotment site last night.Read

Chester pair to appear in court on robbery charges

TWO Chester males will appear before Mold magistrates tomorrow (Thursday) jointly charged with three robberies.Read

United Utilities fined £13,000 for Huntington Water Treatment Works blunder

ENVIRONMENT chiefs found 17 times the legal limit of aluminium in a drain outside the Huntington Water Treatment Works, Chester Magistrates court heard on Thursday September 3).Read

Traffic tailbacks reach Chester after lorry sheds sodium silicate on M56

THOUSANDS of motorists got stuck in a massive tailback on the M56 motorway after chemical barrels fell on the carriageway.Read

Recycling kids’ stuff is a growing business for two Malpas mums

TWO mums have got together to set up a business based on recycling children’s clothes, toys and equipment.Read

Former Chester publican given contaminated blood

A FORMER publican developed cancer after being given contaminated blood during an operation.Read

“Spotted Richard” at County Hall causes offence to Saltney councillor

AT FIRST it seemed the politically correct brigade had gone mad.Read

Smile, you’re on 11,400 Cheshire CCTV screens

MORE than 11,000 CCTV cameras are watching over high streets and businesses across the county.Read

Chester pensioner, 89, falls victim to distraction burglary

DETECTIVES in Chester are asking residents to be vigilant after a distraction burglary in Vicars Cross last Friday.Read

M56 closed at Frodsham after lorry sheds load of barrells across road

THE M56 has been temporarily closed after a lorry shed its load of barrels across the carriageway this afternoon (Tuesday, September 8).Read