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Ellesmere Port and Neston Labour MP Andrew Miller calls for Hooton Park Trust and 610 Squadron Association to resolve dispute

A row over efforts to repair or restore hangars at former First and Second World War airfield Hooton Park, near Vauxhall Motors, has erupted between Hooton Park Trust (HPT) and 610 Squadron Association, containing veterans of the Battle of Britain. CLAIRE DEVINE reportsRead

Food for thought

May 11-17 is Coeliac Awareness Week and the charity Coeliac UK is challenging the hospitality industry to cater more for those on a gluten-free diet. Chronicle reporter JO HENWOOD talks about her diagnosis as a coeliac, living on a gluten-free diet and the challenges of eating outRead

Cheshire’s Year of Gardens 08 project hailed a success by independent consultants

CHESHIRE’S Gardens of Distinction project 2008 has been hailed a major success.Read

Dementia: A couple’s two-year nightmare

A new National Dementia Strategy aims to provide a strategic framework for bodies including councils, PCTs and other support services to deliver quality improvements to dementia services SELENA O’DONNELL reportsRead

Strategy a chance to ‘avert crisis’

THE Alzheimer’s Society has welcomed the National Dementia Strategy as a tool to help fight ignorance about the disease.Read

It is not a life sentence

LIFE doesn’t have to end the day you’re told you have Alzheimer’s –that’s the message from Keith and Margaret.Read

Increased awareness is key to long-term health

EARLY diagnosis of Alzheimer’s can mean the difference between living successfully with the disease and it destroying lives.Read

Cycling improvements come early to Chester thanks to multi-million pound funding

Chester will become a haven for commuting and visiting cyclists which will benefit health and the economy. DAVID HOLMES reportsRead

Cheshire business owners welcome opening of Delamere Loop horse-riding circuit

Following the grand opening of Delamere Loop, reporter BEN COULBECK looks at the potential benefitsRead

Chester restaurants respond to high salt food findings

Restaurants have responded to a survey showing their food contains high levels of salt. CLAIRE DEVINE reportsRead

Chester Zizzi Salt menu report

HIGHER salt dishes on Zizzi menu included pizza Sofia, which had 6.7g salt per portion, risotto al funghi con pollo (5.6g) and pollo Cesare (salad) at 5g salt per portion.Read

Chester Bella Italia salt menu report

THE main course with the most salt per portion at Bella Italia was the pepperoni pizza with 5.63g, while the pollo alla griglia was found to contain 2.93g. High salt starters were bruschetta (1.28g) and garlic grossini (hot bread batons with garlic butter), which had 1.21g per portion.Read

Frankie and Benny’s menu

HIGHER salt meals at Frankie & Benny’s included chicken penne romana with 6g of salt per portion and a full rack of BBQ ribs which contained 4.9g of salt per portion. High salt starters included garlic pizza bread (2.1g salt per portion) and Frankie’s fried calamari (1.7g per portion).Read

Chester Pizza Express salt report

HIGHER salt dishes at Pizza Express included: American hot classic pizza with 7.5g salt per portion, pollo pesto pasta (5.3g per portion) and la Reine classic pizza (4.7g per portion). Meals with a lower salt content included: Starter dish Noci (nuts and seeds roasted with chilli, rock salt and rosemary) – 0.5g salt per portion and dessert of cheesecake – 0.7g per portion.Read

Chester La Tasca salt menu report

HIGHER salt meals at la Tasca included starter garlic bread with cheese, which had 2.4g salt per portion, and main courses meat tapas selection (4.8g per portio)n and fish tapas selection with 4g salt per portion (both meals for two people – calculations made based on individual portions).Read

Sculpture or scrap?

Ed Walley’s 130ft iron man has become one of the city’s biggest talking points. NAOMI DUNNING reportsRead

Iron giant: Your letters

WHAT a marvellous offer from Ed Walley. It is impressively monumental and it is fun! Yet it could be ours for the cost of transport and installation.Read

Families in need

Charity Save The Family has been publicly lauded for its work to prevent homelessness at a time when family units across the UK are under severe strain. DAVID NORBURY reports.Read

Africa in your own backyard

BEN COULBECK takes a closer look at Chester Zoo’s ambitious £225m plan to bring a tropical environment into the tourist attraction.Read

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