Business fears effects of post cuts

A RURAL-BASED businesswoman is fighting to prevent a village post office from closure.Read

City’s toilets panned

Chester has ambitions to become an international ‘must see’ city. But an inspection of council run city centre loos found it to be a ‘do not pee’ destination. DAVID NORBURY reportsRead

This is no way to treat my mother

A Chester man is outraged his ill mother must now sell off the family home to pay for her own care. RICHARD FLETCHER reports on Malcolm Kelly’s fight for the legacy of parents ‘who paid their due’Read

The youth of today (...they are not all bad, you know)

Youth groups are making a comeback in Cheshire. BARRY ELLAMS reportsRead

Help at hand for young victims of abuse

Sally, not her real name, like all 10-year-olds loves her grandad but she doesn’t like the way he touches her. With the help of the NSPCC Sally had the courage to get her grandad punished for the bad things he did to her. SAMANTHA PARKER looks at the NSPCC’s role with child witnesses.Read

Carol Ivison

Easing the pain of rape

Being sexually abused can be one of the most haunting experiences in a person’s life. The memory never goes away. SAMANTHA PARKER speaks to a woman who tries to ease the terrible pain.Read

Dan Marsh

Brave Dan battles dyspraxia

Constantly falling over? Can’t stand still? Cutlery a nightmare? You may have dyspraxia. To mark Dyspraxia Awareness Week, SAMANTHA PARKER talks to a 13- year-old who has learned to copeRead

Sheila Stewart

Life-long dedication to animal welfare

Capricorn Animal Rescue in Padeswood, near Mold, is preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary next year. Here, LOIS BISHOP talks to founder Sheila Stewart about the work they doRead

Birch Heath

What is happening to our countryside?

THERE is more to the countryside than meets the eye. Dramas like The Archers have always made out country life to be curtain-twitching and storms brewing in teacups. Cheshire is an affluent ‘shire’ but with a lot more to it than WAGs and mums driving 4x4s on school runs. Read

Picture of allotment volunteers

Fresh growth for allotment gardening

Two years ago many allotment sites in Chester were in decline and the number of tenants was falling. Now there is a waiting list for nearly every site. JO HENWOOD looks at why more people are growing their own.Read

Tory leader David Cameron in Chester

The hard work begins for Tories

The Conservatives have now been swept into power at Chester Town Hall after 20 years in the wilderness. It will be a short honeymoon though – as delivering big promises is expected almost immediately. DAVID HOLMES reports.Read

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