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Mission

Tomorrow night will be the final performance of the 2008 Chester Mystery Plays after a three-week run on Chester Cathedral Green. Read

Car park bid ‘uneconomic’

Car park bid ‘uneconomic’

CHESTER Tories are pressing ahead with plans to spend £160,000 of council taxpayers’ money refurbishing a car park which may be demolished in less than two years’ time. Read

Treatment at chemist

PHARMACIES are being given a bigger role in health care to provide easier access to services in the community and to free-up GPs for more serious illnesses. Read

Fête’s family links

Fête’s family links

AN 11-YEAR-old rose queen was crowned by her great-great-aunt at the Saughall village fête. Read

Splash hit

Craft with a James Bond theme took to the waters of the Dee in Chester Rotary Club’s annual fundraising raft race. Read

Dancers ready to step up to stage

Dancers ready to step up to stage

IT’S show time for a Saughall dance company. Read

Duo ready to star in show

MUSICAL stars will bring a touch of West End glamour to the theatre where they met 16 years ago. Read

Festival is a slice of cake

TWENTY-THREE churches from across the city are working together to finalise preparations for Chesterfest 2008 from July 21-27. Read

Racecourse is a winner

CHESTER Racecourse has joined the ranks of ROA Gold Standard courses, with a formal presentation to the racecourse executive. Read

Top class award for school’s ICT director

THE director of ICT at Chester’s Queen’s School has been awarded chartered IT professional status. Read

City prepares for disabled delegates

CITY workers are to be specially trained in disability awareness as part of preparations for hosting a Unison conference. Read

Children step back in time to meet Shakespeare

OVERLEIGH youngsters have been stepping back in time. Read

Youths invited to get active

Youths invited to get active

A TARPORLEY church wants young people to come and meet their new youth worker and discover the activities and facilities they have to offer. Read

Pupils Believe in talent

Pupils Believe in talent

LACHE has talent and it was all on display at the annual fun day. Read

How much support is there for UNISON’s 48-hour strike?

Janice Picken, Boughton Read

Spend a little to save a lot

WELL done Cheshire County Council! At last commonsense seems to be making a stand! Read

Complaint is not ignored

WITH reference to a letter published in last week’s Chronicle (July 11) “No answer to complaints” Read

Sex attacker assaulted 17-year-old Chester girl

POLICE want to question a man in relation to a sexual assault on a 17-year-old girl in Chester. Read

Could you be the next Face of Chester?

IF YOU have a passion for fashion then you could be the next face of Chester. Read

Chester landlord angry over cannabis factory sentence

A LANDLORD has described the prison term handed to a man caught operating a cannabis factory in his property as a “joke”. Read

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