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Trousers pocket £217 for hospices

Trousers pocket £217 for hospices

WACKY trousers and a rock star teacher have got a Chester primary school animated. Read

Net a place on basketball course

BIG Storage, the Chester and Warrington-based self-storage operator, is to fund three scholarships in a new foundation degree in basketball coaching which has been established in conjunction with the University of Chester. Read

Spy tactic adopted by council

VALE Royal Borough Council has used laws designed to track terrorists and criminals to spy on noisy neighbours. Read

Public views of flats plan are wanted

RESIDENTS are invited to meet to discuss a three-storey housing scheme for homeless women. Read

Spy tactic adopted by council

VALE Royal Borough Council has used laws designed to track terrorists and criminals to spy on noisy neighbours. Read

Headteacher's temporary farewell to pupils

Headteacher's temporary farewell to pupils

A HEADTEACHER vowed to return “re-energised” as he bids a temporary farewell to staff and pupils. Read

Andy to experience life in India as learning curve

Andy to experience life in India as learning curve

A RURAL high school student is preparing for a six-week visit to India. Read

Andy to experience life in India as learning curve

A RURAL high school student is preparing for a six-week visit to India. Read

Proud to film the Queen

A FILM-MAKER enjoyed a royal encounter when he filmed the Queen at an army presentation. Read

Treasurer retires after 40 years

Treasurer retires after 40 years

FORMER bank manager Cecil Bateman has retired as treasurer of Frodsham Community Association after 40 years of controlling the purse strings at the town’s community centre. Read

Residents fail to halt refuse tip extension

VILLAGERS failed to gain an undertaking about the future of a giant tip. Read

Cattle benefit from deal

A HERD of Dexter cattle are the latest beneficiaries of the long-standing relationship between Cheshire Wildlife Trust and Cheshire-based Edmund Nuttall civil engineering contractors. Read

Taught to be good citizens

Taught to be good citizens

A GLOWING Ofsted report has praised a school’s “outstanding” commitment to citizenship. Read

Missed court dates

A DRIVER who led police on a four-mile chase while high on drugs has been remanded in custody after failing to turn up at court. Read

Village gets ready for scarecrow trail

Village gets ready for scarecrow trail

IT’S all getting a bit scary at Wrenbury – and the children in particular have something to crow about. Read

It’s really changed my life

It’s really changed my life

After an accident and a terrible illness, Fiona, 34, joined a gyn – and kept a promise she made to her dying brother. Read

Pupils aid Far East

Pupils aid Far East

THE devastation caused by natural disasters in the Far East was brought home to students at a rural high school. Read

Pupils aid Far East

THE devastation caused by natural disasters in the Far East was brought home to students at a rural high school. Read

Handbags and their gladrags make impact

MORE than four million viewers watched Chester choir A Handbag of Harmonies impress the judges on BBC reality show Last Choir Standing on Saturday. Read

Villagers voice water bill fears

A WATER company claims a new payment system will improve convenience for customers, even though people in one Cheshire village could face a round-trip of up to 25 miles. Read

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