The new edition of The Chronicle is out on Thursday and is packed with local news, sport, what’s on and views.

Highlights of the March 19 edition include:

MBNA investing £600,000 in Chester's new cultural centre.

Cross section of the new library and cinema at the new Chester cultural centre which is due to open late 2016
Cross section of the new library and cinema at the new Chester cultural centre which is due to open late 2016

Four pages of pictures from Comic Relief events in Chester.

Students from Eaton Primary School who enjoyed lots of Red Nose Day 2015 activities

Picture special and review of The King’s School’s enormously entertaining production of The Producers.

Dress rehearsal for The Producers at The King's School, Chester

Three pages of your letters dealing with subjects including tribute to much-missed father, student accommodation, public service cuts, Love Street School reunion, Jigsaw Theatre, council code of conduct and Hoole retail.

Flowers and tributes on Hoole Bridge, Chester that mark the scene of the fatal accident involving Hoole man Karol Kunicki
Flowers and tributes on Hoole Bridge, Chester that mark the scene of the fatal accident involving Hoole man Karol Kunicki

This week’s Nostagia section looks at the slums of the 1930s in Chester.

Clare's Court, Chester, one of the slums many Chester people lived in during the 1930s, rife with disease
Clare's Court, Chester, one of the slums many Chester people lived in during the 1930s, rife with disease

Special report on the opening of the new birthing suite at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Carla Nieman and her daughter Isla cut the ribbon on the birthing suite at The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Carla Nieman and her daughter Isla cut the ribbon on the birthing suite at The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The latest news on the incredible Islands project at Chester Zoo which has just been declared the best outdoor tourist attraction outside London.

General view of the Monsoon Forest which is currently under construction as the centre piece of the Islands Project at Chester Zoo

The Guide features previews of The Globe’s touring production of Romeo and Juliet and a film festival showing the best of world cinema - both at Clwyd Theatr Cymru.

The Globe is bringing its touring production of Romeo and Juliet to Clwyd Theatr Cymru from March 25-28
The Globe is bringing its touring production of Romeo and Juliet to Clwyd Theatr Cymru from March 25-28

In Women2Day, Carmella De Lucia looks at which the appointment of Libby Lane as Bishop of Stockport means for women in the Church.

Installation of the first woman bishop Rt Rev Libby Lane as eighth Bishop of Stockport at Chester Cathedral Libby with Canon precentor Jeremy Dussek, Dean of Chester Cathedral Gordon McPhate, vice dean Canon Peter Howell-Jones and Canon Peter Jenner

In Sport, read our interview with Chester FC star Oliver McBurnie as he prepares for international duty with Scotland under-19s.

Oliver McBurnie