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Residents enjoy cosy chat at hall

A VILLAGE hall was in stitches when residents raised funds for a hospice.Read

Olga ready to showcase her family’s Russian art

A CHESTER art exhibition is a family affair.Read

Just what the Doctor ordered...

TWO Chester schoolboys have been travelling in time.Read

Santa suit for Christmas

IT IS impossible to think of Christmas without Santa Claus.Read

TV hunt for wedding with a difference

A TV company has enlisted the help of a wedding expert to find them a bride and groom with a tale to tell.Read

Historical cartoon is finally sold

THE long-lost drawing that launched the career of Norman Thelwell, famous for his images of little girls on fat, temperamental ponies, has gone under the hammer.Read

Play relives days of the Great War

CHESTER’S museums have provided invaluable information for a new play.Read

Scandalous figure from 18th century

CASANOVA’S exploits, both in and out of the bedroom, were the subject of a talk to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the National Society of Decorative and Fine Arts.Read

Historical cartoon is finally sold

THE long-lost drawing that launched the career of Norman Thelwell, famous for his images of little girls on fat, temperamental ponies, has gone under the hammer.Read

Dreams of pink Christmas

A CHOIR rehearsal has seen White Christmas performed in pink.Read

Cabbie has drive to succeed at college

A TAXI driver is celebrating after becoming the first in the city to gain a national qualification related to the trade.Read

Cancer fund makes £30k at celebration

A NEWLY named cancer charity kick-started itself at a glittering ball in Chester.Read

New lecturer has plenty of travel stories

AN AWARD-WINNING travel writer and Lonely Planet Guide author has joined the media department at Glyndr University.Read

Award-winning artist on show at Castle Galleries, Chester

THE arrival of award-winning artist Peter Smith at Castle Galleries in St Michael’s Row, Chester, reflects the quirkier side of life.Read

Take the plunge to help charity

A CHESTER charity wants people to take the plunge and jump out of a plane from 10,000 feet.Read

Promoting appliance of science

MONTHS after the Duke of Westminster hit out at local firms’ lack of support for a Chester school, Queen’s Park High School in Handbridge has opened its doors to leaders of industry.Read

City band is building up momentum

A CHESTER band is bringing a refreshing sound to the music scene ahead of their EP launch on November 27.Read

Award for training standards

A COLLABORATION between West Cheshire College and Unilever to develop an apprenticeship programme to train the next generation of engineers has won a National Training Award.Read

TV stardom is ‘strange’, says Edge man Josh

TWO Chester teens hope to make it big in the MTV cult programme Living on the Edge.Read

Portrait of popular bishop

CHESTER’S Grosvenor Museum has bought the only known portrait of the city’s most famous bishop.Read

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