http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/ Find out the latest Chester news from the Chester Chronicle Newspaper. Daily news, features and district reports for news in Chester, Cheshire and surrounds. en-gb Chester Chronicle http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/chester-business-news/cheshire-business-awards/2008/06/12/welcome-to-the-cheshire-business-awards-2008-59067-21063263/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:22:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/chester-business-news/cheshire-business-awards/2008/06/12/welcome-to-the-cheshire-business-awards-2008-59067-21063263/ CHESHIRE is a dynamic county with a diverse range of businesses from small start-ups to huge corporations. It is home to everything from farming to financial services, from chemicals to creatives. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/campaigns/cheshire-road-safety/2007/12/28/online-pledge-can-make-a-difference-59067-20291357/ Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/campaigns/cheshire-road-safety/2007/12/28/online-pledge-can-make-a-difference-59067-20291357/ IN 2007, 13 young drivers and passengers died on the roads of Cheshire. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/chester-business-news/cheshire-business-awards/2008/06/12/categories-and-entry-form-for-cheshire-business-awards-59067-21065956/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:22:00 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/chester-business-news/cheshire-business-awards/2008/06/12/categories-and-entry-form-for-cheshire-business-awards-59067-21065956/ Full details on how to enter the awards, details of the categories, entry forms and entry requirements. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/girl-two-dies-after-pool-accident-59067-21373941/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:35:17 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/girl-two-dies-after-pool-accident-59067-21373941/ A two-year-old girl has died after an accident in a swimming pool on a family holiday to Turkey, official sources said. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/720m-to-prevent-flood-carnage-59067-21373704/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:16 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/720m-to-prevent-flood-carnage-59067-21373704/ An additional investment of £720 million is needed to prevent a repetition of the devastation caused by last summer's floods, an insurance firm has warned. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/pm-pledges-30m-for-palestinians-59067-21373523/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/pm-pledges-30m-for-palestinians-59067-21373523/ Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced an additional £30 million of British support for the Palestinian Authority as part of ongoing financial backing for economic and social development in the territories. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/tory-candidate-quits-after-arrest-59067-21373568/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/tory-candidate-quits-after-arrest-59067-21373568/ Conservative leader David Cameron confirmed that his party's General Election candidate in Watford has resigned after police launched an inquiry into harassment allegations. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/happy-hour-drinking-ban-considered-59067-21373613/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/happy-hour-drinking-ban-considered-59067-21373613/ Happy hours in pubs and clubs could be banned in an attempt to promote responsible drinking, a government spokesperson has said. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/jobless-must-earn-their-benefits-59067-21373659/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:05:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/jobless-must-earn-their-benefits-59067-21373659/ Radical changes to the benefits system will put responsibility "right at the heart of the welfare state", Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell has said. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/pensioners-missing-out-on-benefits-59067-21373431/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:35:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/pensioners-missing-out-on-benefits-59067-21373431/ Over half of British pensioners are struggling to live on a low income and are missing out on thousands in pension credits, statistics have revealed. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/chester-breaking-news/2008/07/20/thousands-attend-cholmondeley-castle-fireworks-concert-59067-21373504/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:20:46 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/chester-breaking-news/2008/07/20/thousands-attend-cholmondeley-castle-fireworks-concert-59067-21373504/ THOUSANDS of people gathered for Cheshire’s biggest garden party which helped turn the Cholmondeley Castle fireworks concert into one of the year’s most memorable events. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/fears-grow-for-future-of-assembly-59067-21373205/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:05:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/fears-grow-for-future-of-assembly-59067-21373205/ Concerns for the future of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government heightened after a senior politician said the Assembly may need to be recalled from summer recess. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/stab-arrest-teenager-bailed-59067-21373038/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:05:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/stab-arrest-teenager-bailed-59067-21373038/ A 16-year-old arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old who died just yards from his south London home has been released on bail, police said. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/suicide-death-of-uk-iraq-hostage-59067-21372995/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:35:13 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/suicide-death-of-uk-iraq-hostage-59067-21372995/ Prime Minister Gordon Brown is demanding the "immediate and unconditional" release of British hostages being held in Iraq, following a militant group's claim that one of five men they kidnapped last year had committed suicide. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/us-torture-claims-unreliable-59067-21372304/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:35:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/us-torture-claims-unreliable-59067-21372304/ Assurances from the US that it does not use torture can no longer be relied upon by the British authorities, an MPs' report has warned. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/brown-in-mid-east-to-meet-leaders-59067-21372079/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:35:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/brown-in-mid-east-to-meet-leaders-59067-21372079/ Gordon Brown is holding talks with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders on his first visit to Jerusalem as prime minister. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/pay-bonus-link-to-surgeons-success-59067-21372124/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:35:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/pay-bonus-link-to-surgeons-success-59067-21372124/ Patients groups have criticised plans to pay surgeons bonuses linked to their performance on the operating table. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/nhs-trust-s-talks-with-virgin-group-59067-21372169/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:35:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/nhs-trust-s-talks-with-virgin-group-59067-21372169/ The Camden Primary Care Trust had an "informal meeting" with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group earlier this year, it is confirmed. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/yard-auditors-probing-met-contracts-59067-21372214/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:35:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/yard-auditors-probing-met-contracts-59067-21372214/ The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) is "researching" Scotland Yard contracts that were awarded to a company owned by a friend of Sir Ian Blair. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/school-trip-girl-in-fall-from-hotel-59067-21372259/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:35:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/school-trip-girl-in-fall-from-hotel-59067-21372259/ A British schoolgirl is in a serious condition in Italy after reportedly falling 30 feet from her hotel window. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/suicide-death-of-uk-hostage-in-iraq-59067-21372034/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:05:18 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/20/suicide-death-of-uk-hostage-in-iraq-59067-21372034/ Prime Minister Gordon Brown is demanding the "immediate and unconditional" release of British hostages being held in Iraq, following a militant group's claim that one of five men they kidnapped last year had committed suicide. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/surgeons-may-get-operation-bonuses-59067-21371829/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:35:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/surgeons-may-get-operation-bonuses-59067-21371829/ Surgeons could receive performance-related bonuses for their operating work under plans being drawn up for the NHS. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/further-poll-blow-for-labour-59067-21371615/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:35:13 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/further-poll-blow-for-labour-59067-21371615/ Gordon Brown's Labour Party is trailing the Conservatives by more than 20 points nationally, according to an opinion poll released ahead of Thursday's Glasgow East by-election. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/poll-backs-jail-for-knife-carriers-59067-21371498/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:05:17 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/poll-backs-jail-for-knife-carriers-59067-21371498/ More than two-thirds of young people believe anyone caught carrying a knife in public should be jailed for two years, according to a poll. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/police-probe-party-goer-s-murder-59067-21371290/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:05:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/police-probe-party-goer-s-murder-59067-21371290/ Police are investigating London's latest knife murder after a man was stabbed to death as he left a party. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/regulator-considering-sats-options-59067-21371335/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:05:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/regulator-considering-sats-options-59067-21371335/ England's exams regulator is in discussions with the company behind this year's Sats fiasco to ensure that there is no repeat of the problems which delayed the delivery of millions of schoolchildren's test results. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/brown-aims-to-cut-troops-in-iraq-59067-21371209/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:05:13 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/brown-aims-to-cut-troops-in-iraq-59067-21371209/ Gordon Brown has called on British troops in Basra to bring the UK's work in Iraq to its conclusion. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/found-knife-was-not-murder-weapon-59067-21370637/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:05:16 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/found-knife-was-not-murder-weapon-59067-21370637/ A police force that told a member of the public to dispose of a knife found days after the murder of a father of three said it was not now believed to be the weapon used in the killing. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/brown-meets-british-troops-in-basra-59067-21370592/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:05:14 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/brown-meets-british-troops-in-basra-59067-21370592/ Prime Minister Gordon Brown has arrived in southern Iraq to meet British troops after holding talks with political leaders and US military commanders in Baghdad during an unannounced visit to the country. http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/three-arrested-after-fatal-stabbing-59067-21370470/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:35:15 GMT http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2008/07/19/three-arrested-after-fatal-stabbing-59067-21370470/ A man has died after being stabbed in north London in the early hours of Saturday, Scotland Yard said.