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Chester mariner retires after 41 years with the Liverpool Pilot Service

A CHESTER mariner has retired after spending more than 41 years working for the Liverpool Pilot Service. Read

Late night attack on man outside Chester pub

A LATE night attack left a man needing 10 stitches to a wound on the back of his head. Read

West Cheshire College students shoot I Love Chester DVD to boost city tourism

A NEW DVD aimed at employees new to working in Chester businesses such as restaurants, bars and tourism, has been created by staff and students at West Cheshire College. Read

A thief wearing a balaclava and wielding a knife stole vodka and cigarettes from a Blacon newsagents

A BALACLAVA wearing thief wielding a knife stole cigarettes and vodka from a Blacon newsagents. Read

Discarded cigarette causes rubbish fire in Cheyney Road in Chester

A DISCARDED cigarette started a rubbish fire Read

Chester MP Christine Russell opens new Victoria Children’s Centre

A NEW £500,000 children’s centre providing a range of services to local families was opened by Christine Russell, MP for the City of Chester, on Friday (June 19). Read

Chester’s youth housing centre Bridge Foyer open state-of-the-art Nintendo Wii fitness suite to its residents

YOUNG people are being treated to a virtual fitness and exercise facility in Chester. Read

Contractors walk out of Shell’s Stanlow oil refinery in Ellesmere Port

ABOUT 450 contractors at Shell’s Stanlow oil refinery have walked out in what is believed to be a show of solidarity for workers sacked in North Lincolnshire. Read

Upton High School students prepare for trip of a lifetime to China

A TRIP of a lifetime awaits nine high school students as they prepare to fly to China. Read

Lorry overloaded with kebabs and pizzas cost firm and driver £1,500

A TAKEAWAY lorry was caught loaded with 1,000kgs more pizzas and kebabs than it should have had. Read

Cheshire headteachers could save £1m on energy bills by making schools more efficient

HEADTEACHERS in Cheshire could wipe a massive £1m off school energy bills by making their schools more efficient, the Carbon Trust announced. Read

Countess of Chester Hospital works with Breakthrough Breast Cancer to pledge better support and treatment of patients

A HOSPITAL promises to improve services for breast cancer patients in Chester, Ellesmere Port and Deeside. Read

Chester’s Lord Mayor to officially open Westminster Park’s latest round of improvements

CHESTER bikers will be able to benefit from the city’s first BMX track, following the completion of a park’s latest round of improvements. Read

Residents given paper bags for garden waste because Chester road is too narrow for bin lorries

RECYCLERS who live down a road too narrow for a lorry to collect bins have been issued with paper bags to stuff with sodden leaves and grass. Read

Tiverton cleaner wins David & Goliath battle against council to re-establish bridleway in Christleton

A CAMPAIGNER has won a 10-year battle with the county council to re-establish a public bridleway created 300 years ago. Read

MPs expenses: Stephen O’Brien relieved information has finally been published

EDDISBURY MP Stephen O’Brien says he is glad full details of his expenses claims have been published at last. Read

A TEENAGER was struck by a passing lorry while walking down a main road at 4am this morning.

The 17-year-old was walking along the A49 near to White Barn crossroads, Cuddington, in the direction of Warrington when the lorry clipped him. Read

MPs expenses: Stephen O’Brien claimed more than £150,000 allowances for 2007-08

EDDISBURY MP Stephen O’Brien claimed a total of £153,027 in parliamentary expenses for the 2007/08 financial year, figures releases today show. Read

Exclusive: Council plans to sell County Hall to University and move to HQ development

THE Chronicle can today reveal secret plans to sell County Hall to Chester University for an estimated £10m with local authority staff relocating to the new HQ building across the road. Read

Plans unveiled for new Frodsham medical ‘super centre’

THE Western Cheshire Primary Care Trust is funding the multi-million pound ‘One-Stop’ facility serving Frodsham, Helsby and neighbouring villages. Read

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