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Rubber recycling company Dunweedin relocates

RUBBER recyclers Dunweedin’s Frodsham operation will be closed from today (Friday). Read

Legal threat to handover fields

LANDOWNERS could be legally forced to handover fields to accommodate Travellers in Frodsham. Read

MP to hold talks on wind farm fears

MP to hold talks on wind farm fears

EDDISBURY MP Stephen O’Brien is to meet wind farm developers to discuss plans to install a 60-metre monitoring mast at Bickerton. Read

Tories back disgraced councillor

Tories back disgraced councillor

CHESTER Conservative Association chairman Brian Crowe has defended a disgraced ex-Tory member and is refusing to call for his resignation as a councillor. Read

Official complaint

Deputy Labour group leader Cllr Bob Rudd has registered an official complaint with city council monitoring officer Charles Kerry about Cllr Drury’s conduct. Read

Frodsham residents invited to have their say on proposed Travellers site

RESIDENTS are still invited to give their views on a proposed Travellers site in Frodsham to Vale Royal Borough Council. Read

Go-ahead for home extension

UNHAPPY councillors agreed a contemporary living room extension to a detached 1950s property. Read

Post Office service to reopen in Broxton

BROXTON Post Office is to reopen next month. Read

Children go wild at Jungle Jamboree in Tarporley

THERE was a rumble in the jungle in Tarporley. Read

Bus driver acquitted of assaulting student

A BISHOP Heber High School pupil and his gang lied to police and magistrates when he accused a bus driver of punching him in the face three times at the back of a school bus. Read

Cash for City Walls towers

A MAJOR cash injection that will help pay for improvements to Chester’s City Walls towers has been announced. Read

Call for a safe skate park for young kids

Call for a safe skate park for young kids

A FATHER campaigning for a skate and bike park in Frodsham says residents want it to be included in the £3m Castle Park restoration scheme. Read

Fight the flames

PUT something back into the community and get paid for it. Read

Ancient coin found in garden

A TIVERTON man couldn’t believe his luck when he found a Charles II halfpenny in his front garden. Read

Sign returns but doubts over pub

THE manager of the Swan Hotel in Tarporley has re-installed the old pub sign but there is growing concern over the venue’s future. Read

Sparkling start for supermarket

Sparkling start for supermarket

THE new Tesco store on Sealand Road in Chester opened its doors with a champagne celebration. Read

Minibus parking given permission

RETROSPECTIVE permission has been granted for two private hire minibuses to be kept on the driveway of a rural property. Read

Green-fingered crooks are pinching gnomes

BLACON residents are being asked to think hard about their gnome security. Read

Football family’s fury

Football family’s fury

A LIFELONG Chester City fan is angry after he and seven children were forced to leave their seats at the Deva Stadium. Read

Year of Gardens '08

Year of Gardens

Cheshire's celebration

We are the official media partner for Cheshire Year of Gardens 2008. For all the latest on the celebrations, click here. Read

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