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Overleigh St Mary’s CE Primary School pupils cycle to school

PUPILS at Overleigh St Mary’s CE Primary School have got pedal power.Read

Change of day for annual meeting in Frodsham

FRODSHAM’S annual town meeting this year will be held on a Saturday afternoon and will include a community grants-giving event and public consultation on various town council schemes, in a bid to boost the number of residents attending.Read

Cheshire police and crime commissioner takes flak over £25K youth role

CHESHIRE police and crime commissioner John Dwyer has tackled criticism over his recruitment of a youth ambassador on a salary of up to £25,000.Read

Towpath closed off in Chester after wall collapse

A SECTION of towpath in Chester has had to be closed for the foreseeable future after a retaining wall from a private garden collapsed on to the route.Read

Quartet from Cheshire put best feet forward for charity

FOUR friends from Frodsham and surrounding area are in training for their charity 10k run.Read

Eight-year-old from Huntington achieves his black belt

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Jaden Crump from Huntington has achieved his 1st Dan blackbelt in Taekwondo.Read

Chester man celebrates 50 years of graft at textile company

A CHESTER man is celebrating five decades of service at a Chester textile company.Read

Acresfield Community Primary School staff and parents to take part in Nantwich Triathlon

STAFF members and mums of children at an Upton school are going the extra mile for a good cause next month.Read

Chester Sea cadets ‘row to London’ (on dry land)

CHESTER Sea Cadets rowed 222 miles to raise funds for their national training ship yet never left dry land.Read

Charity helps Chester school with bulb planting

STAFF and service user volunteers from Chester Aid to the Homeless (CATH) visited Cherry Grove Primary School to help the children plant spring and summer bulbs.Read

Chester group Soundwall raise money for charities

CHESTER-BASED vocal group Soundwall has gone from strength to strength this year.Read

Olympic equestrian Nick Skelton to compete at Bolesworth Classic SHow in Tattenhall

ANNUAL showjumping extravaganza The Bolesworth Classic will play host to an Olympic gold medallist at this year’s event.Read

Overleigh St Mary’s CE Primary School pupils present musical concert

MUSICIANS and singers at a Handbridge school have been entertaining friends and family.Read

Chester trainee submariner close to achieving navy goal

A 23-YEAR-OLD from Chester is one step closer to achieving his ambition of serving in the Royal Navy after completing the first stage of his training at HMS Raleigh in Cornwall.Read

Thousands step up to complete Chester Half Marathon challenge

MORE than 6,000 athletes of all ages got their running shoes on for the 32nd Nike Running Challenge Chester Half Marathon last Sunday.Read

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Cheshire West and Chester Council calls for government action over ‘legal highs’

CHESHIRE West and Chester Council has urged the Home Secretary to end the legal ‘nightmare’ of local authorities apparently powerless to protect vulnerable youngsters against ‘legal highs’.Read

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Frodsham Castle Park buzzing for bee festival

FRODSHAM was a hive of activity last weekend for the town’s inaugural bee festival.Read

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Woman taken to hospital after being struck by train at Bache Railway Station in Chester

A WOMAN believed to have jumped in front a train at Bache has been taken by ambulance to the Countess of Chester Hospital.Read

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Thousands take part in the 2013 Chester Half Marathon

View our picture gallery taken at the Chester Half Marathon and see if you were one of the runners captured by our photographer.Read

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Lord Mayor approves performance of Chester Mystery Plays

See our gallery of photographs from the Reading of the Banns ceremony for the Chester Mystery Plays.Read

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