Editor of the Chester Chronicle and Ellesmere Port Pioneer Michael Green and his team wish all readers and advertisers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

2014 has been another challenging but rewarding year covering all the major events and incidents throughout the Chester and Ellesmere Port areas both in our newspapers and on our website.

For us, the highlight of the year was undoubtedly winning the New Media Award at the 2014 O2 Media Awards ceremony held at the Imperial War Museum in Salford.

We plan to continue providing this kind of award-winning service across all our media platforms in 2015.

Please bear in mind that during Christmas week, the Chester Chronicle will be in the shops on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24.

New Year publication dates are back to normal for the Pioneer on Wednesday, December 31 and The Chronicle on Thursday, January 1.