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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

Is Brook Street on the road to ruin?

Once upon a time Brook Street was a hive of retail trade and was dubbed “the Notting Hill of Chester”. Today, businesses are being sold, cafes are empty and retailers have their backs to the wall. BEN COULBECK investigates Read

Anti-social behaviour and crime top town’s worries

NEW figures suggest most Frodsham residents suffer high levels of crime and anti-social behaviour and some are among the country’s most socially deprived. Read

Rising deprivation levels in county cause concern

A DEPRIVATION study has revealed the number of disadvantaged areas in Cheshire is on the increase. Read

Is now the time for a new BID?

Can Chester support another Business Improvement District (BID) campaign to improve the city? BARRY ELLAMS reports Read

Blue sky thinking

Everyone wants the best for Chester – and most agree that the city’s future is in its past. BARRY ELLAMS reviws how its current state and future prospects make the city a melting pot of passions, projects and policies. Read

MP's reaction to Post Office closures

EDDISBURY MP Stephen O’Brien has reacted strongly to news that rural post offices including Hargrave will close while others will have their opening hours and services slashed. Read

Branches in rural areas to be axed

POST Office bosses have ignored protests from Cheshire’s rural communities by going ahead with a decision to close several branches. Read

Conservative reaction to Post Office closures

CHESTER Conservatives are pleased the Post Office Ltd is saving the Brook Street branch but dismayed six other outlets will close. Read

It’s a beautiful world

“The beautiful people” may live in Chester but a new survey reveals they may be receiving a helping hand from their cosmetic surgeon. DAVID HOLMES reports. Read

Breast surgery top of wish list

More than 100,000 aesthetic surgical treatments were carried out in the country as a whole last year – a threefold increase on 2002. Read

Clinic sees increase in less invasive beauty treatment

Following a report crowning Chester the 3rd vainest place in the UK due to the high number of cosmetic surgeons in the region, Bridge Trafford-based non-surgical clinic SkinGenesis has revealed the increasing numbers of people within the area choosing less invasive alternatives to cosmetic surgery. Read

Carole Faulkner, The Cheese Shop, Chester

Why our food is miles better

Keeping the ‘food miles’ low is the mantra for those keen to reduce their carbon footprint and there have been some well-publicised attempts to stick to buying local. In this special report, ALLISON DICKINSON highlights some of the Chester firms doing their best to keep trading close to home. Read

Cheshire: Capital of ...horticulture

New Year’s Day saw the start of Cheshire’s Year of Gardens. BARRY ELLAMS reports on an exciting and innovative year of festivities taking place across our county. Read

Cheshire Year of Garden highlight events for the year

January 16 & 19Ness Botanical Gardens – Snowdrop Walks Read

Tristan Cook

Grieving sisters talk about their agony

LAST December the lives of Tristan Cook’s family were turned upside down when he and fellow Christleton High School sixth-former Dominic Arnold were killed in a car crash. In the second week of our Too Young To Die campaign, Tristan’s three sisters talk to REBECCA EDWARDS about their ‘living nightmare’ of losing a brother to irresponsible driving – and the steps they hope will stop other young lives being lost. Read

What price to pay for better police service?

Senior Cheshire police officers believe they do not receive enough funding from taxpayers compared to neighbouring counties. Now they are evangelising their case at meetings around the county to persuade Council Tax-payers to find an extra £3-a-month to tackle crime and disorder – and prevent job losses and cuts in vital services Read

Fighting crime in the county comes at a cost

THE cost of enforcing the law in Cheshire is considerable. Read

Have we come to the crunch?

When America sneezes the UK catches a cold. The USA credit crunch is the latest global infection that is spreading like wildfire across Britain. Particularly vulnerable is the North West’s finance capital - Chester. DAVID HOLMES reports. Read

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