Articles...
Aug 8 2008
WRITERS dreaming of following in the footsteps of JK Rowling and Cheshire-born Lewis Carroll have just three weeks left to pick up their pens and enter The High Sheriff’s Cheshire Prize for Literature....
Aug 8 2008
A YOUNG woman had a lucky escape after her bedroom caught fire while she slept....
Aug 8 2008
THE number of norovirus cases on a ward at the Countess of Chester Hospital has reduced significantly - but the ward remains closed....
Aug 8 2008
MOTORISTS dialled 999 after seeing two men driving a horse and cart at 10mph down the M56 at night without any lights....
Aug 8 2008
“BUSINESS as usual” – that’s the message from traders despite fears their customers could vanish when Chester’s Old Dee Bridge closes on Monday....
Aug 8 2008
STUNNED villagers have vowed to step up their campaign against a wind farm developer who was this week given the green light to erect a 60-metre mast near a beauty spot....
Aug 8 2008
A FAMILY from Chester went the extra mile to help those less fortunate....
Aug 8 2008
THE Government has given its backing for more homes to be built across West Cheshire to help tackle the shortage of affordable housing in the area, particularly concentrating on derelict and brownfield sites....
Aug 8 2008
A SON has paid tribute to his mother whose demise marks the fourth tragic death in a case which has never been far from the headlines....
Aug 8 2008
FIVE intrepid walkers will need to be in peak fitness to raise £3,000 for the Red Cross....
Aug 8 2008
A SENIOR Labour councillor has called for a former Tory to resign for bringing the office of councillor “into disrepute”....
Aug 8 2008
PORTABLE computers will be handed to police officers in Cheshire after £2m of Government funding was secured....
Aug 8 2008
RETRO T-shirts, fabulous frocks and aged accessories will go on sale at a boutique opening today (Friday) in Chester....
Aug 8 2008
LAX security has been blamed by a man who had more than £3,000 of vintage car parts stolen from a rented garage....
Aug 8 2008
THE essence of summer is how Liverpool Shakespeare Festival director Max Rubin describes his upcoming production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream....
Aug 8 2008
CHESTER has become the first authority to launch a new scheme to help combat the taboo of using a shop or café only for their toilet facilities....
Aug 8 2008
FINDING a job can be a long and difficult process, but career-seeker Amy Rimington came up with a novel way of getting herself known....
Aug 8 2008
A GROUP of Year 10 pupils beat the nation’s schools by grabbing first, second and third places in a science podcast competition....
Aug 8 2008
CRAFT, games, drama and story-telling made for a successful village holiday club....
Aug 8 2008
CHILDREN of all ages have been treated to two days of fun and activities to mark the start of their summer holidays....
Aug 8 2008
AN EXHIBITION of work some of the finest local artists is proving a big hit at Bickerton Village Hall....
Aug 8 2008
OBJECTIONS failed to halt a plan for three horticultural polytunnels on land said to be prone to flooding....
Aug 8 2008
A RURAL business gained unanimous approval for new buildings at the third attempt....
Aug 8 2008
TWO teenagers are ditching junk food for a healthier lifestyle – and they are getting the rest of their families to do it too....
Aug 8 2008
A TARPORLEY businessman and parish councillors have launched the village’s business association....
Aug 8 2008
AN ART fan won a photo shoot with a top photographer after entering a prize draw....
Aug 8 2008
A LEADING Alzheimer’s care campaigner said she was delighted her work had been acknowledged in Parliament....
Aug 8 2008
WIMBLEDON may have passed without a UK success story but one Frodsham police officer is hoping to unearth the stars of tomorrow....
Aug 8 2008
FRODSHAM Rainbow Club members were put through their paces when they visited the town’s fire station....
Aug 8 2008
FIVE school business managers from Cheshire are bringing the latest in financial and commercial skills and expertise to their schools after graduating with a national qualification....
Aug 8 2008
A BROXTON farmer is celebrating after a winning streak in local and national agricultural competitions....
Aug 8 2008
CHESTER rock band Out From Animals are on the prowl for a singer....
Aug 8 2008
A TEACHER of hearing impaired children is walking 34 miles for her charity....
Aug 8 2008
COUNCILLORS overturned the advice of their officers and refused permission for a four-storey development close to a canalside bar....
Aug 8 2008
A FRODSHAM charity which helps disabled people has been nominated for the 2008 Scottish Power/Trinity Mirror Cheshire Your Champions Awards....
Aug 8 2008
A CREATIVE clothes designer has won a national art competition presented by a renowned art critic....
Aug 8 2008
A GROUND breaking initiative has been launched by the Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) to further improve repairs and maintenance of its properties....
Aug 8 2008
STUDENTS from Chester and Ellesmere Port have been honoured in England’s first national vocational qualifications day....
Aug 8 2008
TALKING signs warning people that smoking is banned have been installed at Halton General....
Aug 8 2008
A FRODSHAM man has been accused of raping, assaulting and threatening to kill a woman....
Aug 8 2008
A CHEQUE presentation will help hatch chicks next year....
Aug 8 2008
VOLUNTEERS stepped up at the 11th hour to save Frodsham Youth Club from closure....
Aug 8 2008
A DRUNK car thief who was caught after trying to steal two vehicles from the same garage has been jailed for six months and banned from driving for 10 years.....
Aug 8 2008
AN EQUESTRIAN entrepreneur has threatened to move his £4m Peckforton-based horse racing stables to North Wales after accusing the local authority of putting his venture in jeopardy....
Aug 8 2008
COUNCILLORS have called an extraordinary meeting to discuss a proposed Travellers’ site in Ship Street – days after they refused to debate it....
Aug 8 2008
A COFFEE morning at Frodsham Parish Hall hosted by mayor Pammi Taylor, raised more than £220 for Macmillan Cancer Support....
Aug 8 2008
A PAIR of threatened birds has brought development work at Chester Zoo to a halt....
Aug 8 2008
IT SOUNDS like something sinister, perhaps a throwback to Stalin’s Russia....
Aug 8 2008
ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour will be the focus of the Chester Outer Neighbourhood Policing Unit (NPU) this summer....
Aug 8 2008
THE new shadow Cheshire West and Chester Council is struggling to find a logo....
Aug 8 2008
A CHESHIRE man has been fined £150 for causing the accident which killed a “fun-loving, generous” mum-of-three....
Aug 8 2008
A CHOIR leader has invited TV judge Suzi Digby for a drink and a chat about why she turned from championing the choir to comparing them to primary school singers....
Aug 8 2008
A ROWS retailer paid £1,500 appealing a city council ban on a banner outside his Chester shop – then found they had erected council signs across the street....
Aug 8 2008
CITY councillors are due to have a report next month on the repayment of a loan made to bail out an unnamed organisation....
Aug 8 2008
CHESTER is hoping to blossom again in this year’s North West in Bloom competition....
Aug 8 2008
ROAM the Rows will have the right ingredients for success this weekend....
Aug 8 2008
QUEEN’S Park High School has been awarded Young Enterprise North West’s School of the Year for 2008....
Aug 8 2008
A FORMER meningitis sufferer was on top of the world when she took action to help fight the disease....
Aug 8 2008
TATTENHALL Parish Council held its latest meeting on Monday, August 4 at the Barbour Institute....
Aug 8 2008
FAMILIES from across Frodsham and Helsby enjoyed summer fun at a council play day yesterday (Thursday)....
Aug 8 2008
A NEIGHBOUR objected when plans were put forward to demolish a bungalow and replace it with a two-storey dormer property....
Aug 8 2008
A CHESTER city centre management footfall survey has revealed a 20% increase in the number of motorists using Gorse Stacks and market car parks following the launch of the Free After Three campaign....
Aug 8 2008
AN INDEPENDENT day school is returning to its roots this September when it moves back to Dunham Hill....
Aug 8 2008
FORGET Milan, Paris or Rome… Chester was chosen as the glamorous location for a TV commercial promoting a ladies clothing range....
Aug 8 2008
AN INDEPENDENT day school is returning to its roots this September when it moves back to Dunham Hill....
Aug 8 2008
The possibility of having a wind farm near Sandstone Trail country drew a step closer to becoming a reality this week. BARRY ELLAMS reports....
Aug 8 2008
VISITORS to the Countess of Chester Hospital have been asked to stay away from ward 51 in a bid to stop the spread of a virus which causes vomiting and diarrhoea....
