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New Cheshire West and Chester Council seeks more job losses

MORE redundancies are being made at the new Cheshire West and Chester Council in anticipation of tight settlements for local government over coming years. Read

Former Got Wine owner assaults barman

THE OWNER of a former city centre bar has appeared in court after assaulting an employee. Read

Thieves broke into a Chester motorbike shop by removing bricks in the wall

THIEVES broke into a Chester motorbike shop by removing bricks from the exterior wall. Read

Chester train drivers tell of horror as thugs hurled bricks at windscreens

TRAIN drivers attacked by vandals have spoken of their horror after their windscreens were smashed by bricks. Read

A 42-year-old man is assaulted at Hoole pub

A 42-YEAR-old man was taken to hospital after an assault at a Hoole pub last night (Tuesday, June 16). Read

Fire crews called to a car blaze on Wrexham Road in Chester

PLUMES of smoke from a car fire on Wrexham Road could be seen across Chester last night (Thursday, June 16). Read

Shamed Chester Tories allowed back into council Conservative group

TWO shamed Tory councillors on Cheshire West and Chester Council have been allowed back into their group. Read

Fans with fake tickets turned away from Paul Weller gig in Delamere Forest

SCORES of music fans were turned away from a sell out show at Delamere Forest after inadvertently buying fake tickets from internet con artists. Read

Malpas thief stole van high on cocaine and alcohol before crashing it and setting it ablaze

A CAR thief high on a cocktail of alcohol and cocaine stole a van to buy more drugs, crashed it, then set it alight. Read

Chester city centre becomes a sea of pink as thousands of women take part in Race For Life

THOUSANDS of women turned the streets of Chester pink on Sunday. Read

Chester Theatretrain students take their show to the Manchester stage

TALENTED pupils from Chester and North Wales took their new show to Manchester. Read

Boy knocked off his bike in bus collision on Wrexham Road in Chester

A BOY was knocked off his bike in a collision with a single decker bus on Wrexham Road in Chester at 8.30am today (Tuesday, June 16). Read

An 11-year-old Overleigh St Mary’s Primary School pupil suffers head injuries after bus collision

AN OVERLEIGH St Mary’s primary school pupil is being treated for head injuries after a collision with a bus while cycling to school. Read

Tea lights cause flat fire in Chester city centre flats

FIRE crews were called to a city centre flat after unattended candles caused a blaze. Read

Chester property market enjoying faster sales

HOMEOWNERS in Chester are continuing to see faster property sales. Read

Chester homeless charity teams up with DIY store to keep people off the streets

MORE than 3,000 people have been in danger of having to bed down on the streets during the last year. Read

Furious Chester residents fight to prevent new store from “destroying” their community

ANGRY homeowners have created a petition with more than 700 signatures in a bid to stop a convenience store from destroying their community. Read

Top Tory hands winners badges to Shocklach school pupils who took part in Parliament-themed art contest

SHADOW Health Minister Stephen O’Brien handed out winners’ badges to pupils who’d entered a Parliament-themed art contest. Read

Liverpool-Chester charity walk to raise funds for six hospices

A FORMER fundraiser who worked for a hospice for 25 years has come out of retirement for a major new venture. Read

Ashton Hayes diplomat publishes memoirs of life in post-colonial India

AFTER 50 years collecting dust, the memoirs of a diplomat despatched to post-colonial India have been published. Read

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