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Golden couple met at St Pancras station

A COUPLE who met under the clock at London’s St Pancras railway station have celebrated their golden wedding.Read

Laura aims for Miss England glory – at 16

A CHESTER teen is hoping to be crowned queen in the North West Beauty Awards and win the chance to enter the Miss England competition.Read

Rooting out the worthy causes

CHESHIRE Community Action has been getting down to grass roots.Read

County poems sought

POETS across Cheshire are being asked to send in their poems about the places or the spirit of Cheshire and the best will be published in a new book out in March.Read

Power of the Press

BUDDING journalists at Bishop Heber High School in Malpas are forging European links by working on an international internet magazine.Read

Tune in for noteworthy concert

CHESTER Operatic Society is hoping to raise people’s spirits with a concert.Read

Historic village smithy relights Thomas’ fire

BLACKSMITH Thomas Roberts- Jones is forging ahead after turning back time at an ancient village smithy.Read

School’s sign of our eco-aware times

A PRIMARY school has installed a set of noticeboards to promote eco awareness after a pupil won £400 in an international drawing competition.Read

Caretaker’s shining success

A SCHOOL caretaker has been honoured for his hard work in helping pupils at his school.Read

New start for nursery

CHESTER’S oldest nursery school has moved house after spending more than a century and a half on the same site.Read

Tess and owner sniff out success

A CHESHIRE man and his dog have become the first ever lowland search dog and handler in the North of England.Read

Pub’s talent contest fundraiser hits the right note for charity

HALLELUJAH – the Piper pub in Hoole has the X Factor.Read

New year, new life

THE New Year brought some new faces to the Countess of Chester Hospital.Read

Young actors in TV auditions

THE BBC has been holding auditions in Upton Village Hall.Read

Teddy has been in the wars

A CHESTER teddy bear has been travelling the world to raise awareness for a group supporting the armed forces.Read

Snow-white wedding for couple

BING Crosby may have dreamed of a White Christmas but one cunning bride-to-be wasn’t taking any chances on the weather for her big day.Read

Tractors plough on for day out

THE Cheshire Vintage Tractor and Engine Club’s annual Christmas road run took place on Saturday, December 27, starting off at The Fourways Inn, Delamere.Read

School’s grand effort is the perfect charity gift

CHARITY DONATION: Neston High School’s Pauline Hignett, head of Talbot House, hands a cheque to Liz Normie, area representative for Cancer Research UK. Pauline co-ordinated an appeal in the staff room to raise funds for the charity in lieu of sending Christmas cards.This is the seventh year that staff have taken part in the project, which raised £1,000 this Christmas and £5,663 overall. Also pictured is headteacher Steven Dool.Read

Active children boost charity

PRIMARY school children have been raising money for a charity that helps victims of disasters around the world.Read

Artistic Jessica designs pub menu

A YOUNG artist has won a competition that will give art critics food for thought.Read

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