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Gary Speed inquest: Star’s mum said he wouldn’t discuss problems

GARY Speed’s heartbroken family and friends told the inquest he was a private man who would not open up about his feelings and problems.Read

Gary Speed inquest: Family ‘will forever remember wonderful times’

AFTER Monday’s hearing Richard Bevan, chief executive of the League Managers Association (LMA), issued the following statement on behalf of Louise Speed and her family:Read

Residents and councillors unite to fight 18m phone mast

COUNCILLORS and residents of Great Boughton and Huntington have united to fight plans for a ‘visual insult’ mobile phone mast near a local beauty spot.Read

Council tax freeze for second year planned by Cheshire West and Chester Council finance chiefs

A COUNCIL tax freeze is likely to be agreed by Cheshire West and Chester Council finance chiefs for the second year in succession.Read

Mold man jailed for CS gas attack in Chester restaurant

A MAN who launched an attack with a CS gas spray on an innocent man in a McDonald’s restaurant in Chester has been locked up.Read

Frodsham’s most famous resident Djbril Cisse signs deal for UK team

FRODSHAM’S most famous footballer is heading back to village life after securing a big-money deal in the Premier League.Read

Former Chester city centre police building could become a ‘free’ primary school

A SECOND city centre ‘free’ school plan has emerged.Read

Drugs on the agenda at Chester meeting

LIB DEM Euro MP Chris Davies will talk about his libertarian position with regard to drugs policies at a meeting in Chester.Read

Police vow to deal with hooligans but some Chester FC fans won’t return to Chorley

A CHESTER FC supporter says her son is too frightened to return to Chorley after innocent Blues fans were ambushed by a hooligan mob following last season’s match.Read

Christleton High School tops latest league tables for Chester

CHRISTLETON High School tops the league tables when it comes to GCSE results.Read

Upton-by-Chester High School is given Cultural Diversity Quality Standard gold award

UPTON High School is gold standard.Read

Cheshire West & Chester Council to make vital decision on future of Northgate Development

COUNCIL leaders seem on the verge of dumping their Northgate Development partners and going it alone with the much-delayed flagship retail scheme.Read

Pupils of The Queen’s School, Chester, celebrate Chinese new year

QUEEN’S School girls are spreading their wings in Mandarin Chinese lessons.Read

Cheshire West and Chester Council accused of arrogant behaviour

A UNION representative is accusing the Tory-led council of arrogance for refusing to offer ‘a single extra penny’ to solve a dispute.Read

Chester call centre plunged into ‘chaos’ as it can’t make any calls

A CALL centre employing 100 staff was plunged into ‘chaos’ when a faulty underground cable left it without a phone line for nearly a week.Read

Rector of Chester’s Facebook flock

THE Rev David Chesters is far from being a trendy vicar but does boast 1,500 followers on his Facebook page.Read

Touring caravan park gets go-ahead in Coddington

A TOURING caravan park in Chester's countryside has won the right to develop.Read

£1.8m Chester flats scheme rises from the ashes

WORK has started to demolish flats seriously damaged by a petrol-fuelled explosion started by a former tenant.Read

Frodsham Town Council decides to raise its precept

FRODSHAM Town Council has “taken a risk” by raising its council tax precept by £33,000 to £147,839 this year.Read

Call for referendum on how much Frodsham Town Council should spend on play areas

PLANS to improve children’s play areas in Frodsham have triggered calls for a public referendum on town council funding, after claims that creating just one ‘decent’ new playground could cost at least £200,000.Read

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