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Apr 25 2008
A FAKE cold caller is ringing businesses claiming to be from the police press office, demanding payments for advertising in an in-house police publication....
Apr 25 2008
PUPILS at Tarporley, Bishop Heber and Frodsham high schools were among 30,000 Cheshire students affected by striking teachers yesterday....
Apr 25 2008
A COCKTAIL of chemicals released from a proposed incinerator will pose no danger to its neighbours, a planning inquiry heard....
Apr 25 2008
THE final duty of Harthill Primary School headteacher Mo Morron will be to lower the school flag, before handing the keys to county building managers later today....
Apr 25 2008
A 17-YEAR-OLD Chester yob has been stopped in his tracks after he was given an anti-social behaviour order....
Apr 25 2008
CHESTER Schools in Bloom, part of the Chester in Bloom competition, was launched this week....
Apr 25 2008
A MAJOR drugs haul was seized after suspected dealers were spotted snorting cocaine off the dashboard of their van while driving down the M56....
Apr 25 2008
ROYAL Mail has announced the temporary closure of a rural post office after they failed to find someone to run the Broxton branch....
Apr 25 2008
DRIVE-IN movies, theatre on the historic Rows and the return of Up The Wall are some of the highlights of a programme of activities announced this week by Chester Performs....
Apr 25 2008
A DRIVERS club is encouraging young petrolheads to lift off the gas and stay focused on the road ahead....
Apr 25 2008
SHOCKING video footage of a police car being torched by yobs as officers responded to an emergency call has been posted on the internet....
Apr 25 2008
CHESHIRE Year of Gardens 08 provided the inspiration for an art workshop at a Chester school....
Apr 25 2008
A PRIVATE road closed to the public last month could be reopened at times of need....
Apr 25 2008
SEVEN years after I ripped up my L-plates it was tough to get back into the learner’s seat....
Apr 25 2008
A FAST phone hotline has been set up for businesses and homes suffering from repeat anti-social behaviour problems....
Apr 25 2008
A BUDDING Chester beauty queen has earned sponsorship from a city hairdresser as she strives to be crowned Miss England....
Apr 25 2008
AN NHS boss suspects ambulance service plans to downgrade the responsibilities of volunteer medics in the rural area may be sensible....
Apr 25 2008
A FIRE cadet was given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build a school in an Ghana....
Apr 25 2008
A GREAT War epic will be staged at Frodsham Community Centre next week....
Apr 25 2008
NURSING staff at the Countess of Chester were “gutted and disappointed” when whistleblower Martin Christie publicly condemned the way elderly patients were treated on Ward 52....
Apr 25 2008
A BUSINESSWOMAN hopes the glamour of Chester Races can help lift Indian street children out of poverty....
Apr 25 2008
THE daughter of an elderly patient who died on Ward 52 at the Countess of Chester has spoken out about the “lack of care” her father received....
Apr 25 2008
A PUFFIN crossing costing £35,000 has been unveiled at Helsby Hillside Primary School....
Apr 25 2008
THE Cheshire farming industry and county council officials are preparing themselves for the possibility of Bluetongue disease in the county’s livestock over the summer....
Apr 25 2008
CITY centre retailers are reporting mixed fortunes since the closure of Hoole Bridge in February....
Apr 25 2008
A CHESTER in Bloom competition is to brighten up the city....
Apr 25 2008
WORKMEN at Hoole bridge have told The Chronicle it should reopen slightly ahead of schedule on Wednesday of next week....
Apr 25 2008
A BOLESWORTH Castle Estate farmer has secured a contract with supermarket giant Sainsbury’s to sell his farm’s milk in its North West stores....
Apr 25 2008
A MASSIVE drugs haul was captured after suspected dealers were spotted snorting cocaine off the dashboard of their van....
Apr 25 2008
A CHESTER pub is one of the most haunted pubs in Britain, according to investigators....
Apr 25 2008
A LIMO company that went up in flames two months ago is on the road again....
Apr 25 2008
PARISHIONERS at a village church are gazing into space....
Apr 25 2008
AN UNUSUAL author put the flesh and bones on his work when he talked to students at a rural high school....
Apr 25 2008
DEVELOPERS say a 56-home scheme given planning permission in a Cheshire village will help preserve historic buildings and provide affordable homes....
Apr 25 2008
THE thrills and spills of a medieval tournament will be brought to life at Beeston Castle this weekend in a celebration of knights and chivalry for St George’s Day....
Apr 25 2008
CARDEN Park hotel staff clocked up the miles for charity....
Apr 25 2008
A CHESTER homoeopath is branching out to teach yoga....
Apr 25 2008
A FAMILY fun day will mark the official opening of a new park which aims to provide sports facilities for youngsters....
Apr 25 2008
CHESTER is braced for thousands of ticket- less soccer fans swamping the city on Tuesday as they back their team’s promotion bid....
Apr 25 2008
PROFESSIONAL BMX rider Alistair Whitton has settled down in the States with a woman whose father is a big name in the sport....
Apr 25 2008
A COUNCILLOR is on the warpath over “irresponsible” parking by students outside a university campus following a near miss incident in which a bus almost collided with a pushchair....
Apr 25 2008
IT IS not just wild goose chases that emergency crews have to deal with. Attacks are not uncommon and DC Mills said fire crews have had bricks thrown and airguns fired at them....
Apr 25 2008
A FAMILY duped by a callous fraudster, who stole from them after claiming he had three months to live, have spoken of their heartache....
Apr 25 2008
MORE than twice as many staff applied to leave the city council than are being allowed to go....
Apr 25 2008
CHESTER goes to the polls on Thursday amid claim and counterclaim the Town Hall coffers are in crisis....
Apr 25 2008
“GET it on time” was the message from the Chester branch of the Parkinson’s Disease Society during a visit to the Countess of Chester Hospital....
Apr 25 2008
THE Chester Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Chester Cathedral on Saturday, April 26 for an evening contrasting British music with Russian story telling....
Apr 25 2008
AN ARMY of pensioners is taking on the might of Chester & District Housing Trust over plans to axe an on-site warden....
Apr 25 2008
A PIGEON welfare group has threatened to hold protests if the city council culls the growing number of birds in Chester city centre....
Apr 25 2008
CONTROVERSIAL techniques employed by a Chester primary school met criticism in a national TV news report....
Apr 25 2008
STAFF of a Chester school are celebrating after passing their first Ofsted inspection with glowing commendations....
Apr 25 2008
BARROW village leaders welcomed judges from the Calor Village of the Year Award competition....
Apr 25 2008
GEMMA Atkinson, who made her name in Chester soap Hollyoaks, is returning to the city to create a room set as part of the Home & Garden Show....
Apr 25 2008
BUS wars may have subsided in Chester but one community feels it is still suffering from the hangover....
Apr 25 2008
A COMMUNITY group in Chester has been shortlisted for a £20,000 eco grant....
Apr 25 2008
A MAN attacked his wife twice on one day when they argued over her alleged infidelity, a court heard on Monday....
Apr 25 2008
AN EVENT organised to raise funds for Army Welfare has raised more than £2,000....
Apr 25 2008
RESIDENTS in Chester’s rural villages are often miles from the nearest shop, Post Office and with little access to public transport a Chronicle investigation has found....
Apr 25 2008
THOUSANDS of people have shown their support for Halton Hospital’s bid to become a foundation trust by becoming members....
Apr 25 2008
A £25m scheme will see some traditional doctors’ surgeries in Chester and Frodsham replaced with NHS ‘super-centres’ housing GPs, dentists, pharmacies and other services....
Apr 25 2008
A TEENAGER from Chester was sentenced to a 10-week curfew after assaulting a man at his own house party....
Apr 25 2008
YOU could give yourself an even greater reason to celebrate Cheshire’s 2008 Year of Gardens....
Apr 25 2008
A PAIR of photo-mad mums are celebrating their third year in business this summer....
Apr 25 2008
A TRAIN enthusiast used his inside knowledge as a taxman to steal more than £32,000 through a false tax refund and pay off debts....
Apr 25 2008
ARMED robbers whose jewellery shop raid brought terror to Chester’s city centre have been brought to justice....
Apr 25 2008
A HEALTH expert claims Cheshire County Council has wasted more than £130,000 of council tax payers’ money on a contract to enable people to influence local NHS and social care services....
Apr 25 2008
ANGRY black cab drivers are threatening to bring chaos to Chester’s three-day May Festival by creating rolling roadblocks on the city’s streets....
Apr 25 2008
FOOTBALL hooligans have been told they could be jailed for their roles in disturbances at the first game of the season....
Apr 25 2008
CHESTER’S raft race this year will be shaken, not stirred....
Apr 25 2008
A PAIR of photo-mad mums are celebrating their third year in business this summer....
Apr 25 2008
STUDENTS and staff at Bishop Heber High School in Malpas have been celebrating a good Ofsted report....
Apr 25 2008
WHEREVER Dom Shrubb goes, his faithful dog Tess is never far behind....
Apr 25 2008
CHESHIRE residents are being encouraged to become litter-busters by having their say on the state of the county’s green spaces....
