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Capital of cultural fregeneration?

A campaign is under way to address the city’s lack of theatre, cinema and music venues. Could 2008 be the year Chester spreads its wings as a city of culture vultures? BARRY ELLAMS reports Read

The day Labour suffered the blues

A dramatic day of election results spells sweeping changes in Chester and Cheshire, DAVID NORBURY and BARRY ELLAMS report Read

£1.5bn man

CHESTER has picked its Renaissance man to preside over a £1.5bn investment to shape the city’s future. Read

Rhythm of the night

A luxury market in hospitality and leisure has exploded onto the city night scene. Has Chester at Night finally found its groove? BARRY ELLAMS reports Read

Row over Beans student event

STUDENTS believed a new nightclub in Chester would give them more choice of nightlife – but now they face a double helping of Beans. Read

Worldwide clubbing experience

CRUISE is a journey around the world’s night scenes with tantalising glimpses of how the rest of the planet lets its hair down. Read

Hoax calls: A deadly nuisance

Hoaxers cost lives, time and taxpayers’ money and are a crime that Cheshire’s emergency services could do without. RICHARD FLETCHER reports Read

Five years ago, it was hailed as the height of sophistication for city centre dwellers. Now, Hush House is just another victim of the credit crunch, with its luxury, two-bedroom apartments being auctioned off for little more than half their original worth. REBECCA EDWARDS reports Read

Is Cheshire star on the wane?

For more than 50 years it has towered over the Cheshire countryside. But now Jodrell Bank’s world-famous Lovell Telescope could be axed after falling into a government financial black hole. SIMON HALEWOOD investigates Read

Damaged walls could be closed long term

The collapse of part of Chester’s City Walls has prompted urgent action into getting one of the nation’s tourism jewels open again. ALLISON DICKINSON and BARRY ELLAMS report Read

Tourism a must for Cheshire – but are we doing enough?

Since the dark days of the foot-and-mouth outbreak tourism has revolutionised Cheshire’s landscape – but has it come far enough. BARRY ELLAMS reports. Read

Vision for 2015:

Chester is a must-see European city and has everything that goes with it – a real buzz, sense of celebration, product range, quality of design and superlative customer service Read

Key factors for success:

Think and act ‘European City’ to deliver and compete effectively Read

‘I won’t tell my little boy about life on the streets’

As volunteers across Cheshire take part in the Government’s homelessness count, REBECCA EDWARDS talks to a former rough sleeper about how her life turned around when she became a mum Read

Night shelter given funds boost

EXTRA funding for a homeless facility in Chester has been announced. Read

The good, the bad and the ugly...

The good, the bad and the ugly of Chester featured in The Chester Civic Trust’s 2008 New Year Honours list. Read

County enjoys a new dawn

Cheshire’s distinctive villages and picturesque countryside have become a major selling point to holidaymakers. Read

Flushing out city’s dirty little secret

A Chronicle investigation has revealed the class A drug cocaine is being snorted in the halls of power and justice. As judges, barristers and councillors walk the corridors outside, users are risking their reputations and lives chopping up lines of the potentially deadly powder on the seats and cisterns of public loos in the same building. Read

Cocaine - the statistics

COCAINE use in Britain has rocketed in the past few years – more than one in seven people in their 20s have now taken cocaine. Read

Your city, your say

More than 118 respondents took part in an online Chronicle survey on Parking and Life in Chester. The results make interesting reading. BARRY ELLAMS reports Read

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