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Hospice concert raises £11,000

CORONATION STREET star William Roache MBE acted as Master of Ceremonies at Nightingale House Hospice’s Christmas Concert at Chester Cathedral.Read

Herdsman rounds up a second farming award

A YOUNG farmer from Chester has ploughed his way to a regional award for a second consecutive year.Read

It’s a dream come true

A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND boy with a brain tumour had a Christmas wish to see his favourite celebrity dancers granted.Read

Play centre pantomime is a success

A CHILDREN’S play centre has already planned Christmas 2009, following the success of its first professional pantomime.Read

Hundreds revel in pub’s Yuletide fun

HUNDREDS of Christmas revellers queued outside the Albion Inn on Christmas Eve to enjoy a Yuletide sing-song and a drink.Read

Youngsters enjoy party with style

A GLITZY stretch limo and former Brookside and Hollyoaks actor Philip Olivier featured in a party organised for youngsters from deprived backgrounds.Read

Cadets are gunning for talent show

CHESTER Sea Cadets will face a big challenge this month.Read

Girls earn royal reward for community involvement

CHARITY shop work, librarianship, animal rescue and expeditions to North Wales have all been keeping Queen’s School girls busy.Read

Service honours memory of lost

MEMORIES of loved ones have lit up special trees at the Countess of Chester hospital.Read

Children in concert for charity

YOUNG singers and musicians from Chester joined forces for a good cause.Read

Sweet result at fair

TARPORLEY High School’s Christmas Fair was a sweet success.Read

Time bank raises funds

THE Ashworth and Tarvin Time Bank’s Christmas Craft Fair was a resounding success.Read

School sets up festive stalls

YOUNGSTERS at the Arches Community Primary School have been getting in the Christmas spirit.Read

Church puts on festive spread

A GROTTO with a difference proved an attraction at a church Christmas fair.Read

Keeping fit is a fun activity with outdoor gym facilities

A NEW outdoor gym will give fitness fanatics the dubious pleasure of skiing in the middle of a field in Chester.Read

All spruced up for festival

ST MARY’S Church in Dodleston has been transformed into a winter wonderland.Read

Singers on key for anniversary concert

ST PHILIP’S Church in Kelsall is the venue for an anniversary concert by Vale Royal Singers.Read

Children air eco messages

PUPILS at a Cheshire primary school are becoming radio stars.Read

Battalion celebrates Christmas in Blighty

THE 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh celebrated its first Christmas in Chester for three years with a carol concert at Chester Cathedral.Read

Calendar girls alive’n’kicking

A GROUP of women who have survived breast cancer have launched a charity calendar.Read

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