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Illustrator creates fun colouring sheets inspired by city of Chester
Chester
Familiar landmarks appear in the colouring sheets
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Your pictures of how Cheshire celebrated VE Day during lockdown
VE Day
Communities staged socially distanced celebration events across the county
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Updates as Cheshire celebrates VE Day
VE Day
We will be bringing you updates from across Cheshire and from the national events throughout the next few days
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Chester Storyhouse wants performers to sign up for Young Takeover
Storyhouse
Anyone aged 14-25 can take part in the online event on June 6
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Six-year-old brings joy to Cheshire and becomes viral hit with her Les Misérables song
Chester
The Chester girl has captured the hearts of many
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Celebrity beatboxer SK Shlomo teams up with Chester Storyhouse
BBC
Interactive streaming show will empower children and raise funds for NHS charities
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Chester's Deva Fest postponed for a year but organisers vow 2021 event will be bigger and better than ever
What's On
"We won't be beaten by this virus," say organisers
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Chester Zoo is kickstarting May with a new virtual tour featuring an amazing line-up
Chester Zoo
Why not spend tomorrow at the zoo?
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House of Dance are bringing their classes to your home
Kids
The HOD team reveal a COVID-19 friendly way of delivering fun and exciting dance sessions
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Get involved with the latest creative Chipper Club challenge
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Join in the Chipper Club fun!
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Nantwich schoolgirl's virus poem earns her a Blue Peter badge
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Seven-year-old Marley Sharp is getting nationwide attention for her Covid-19 poem
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Cheshire West offering online movies, drama, crafts and karaoke during lockdown
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There's no excuse to be bored with everything that's on offer in the 'Culture from home' listings
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Call for people to celebrate VE Day with a 'Stay at Home' street party in their garden
VE Day
Share your tips and ideas in our VE Day Facebook group
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Chipper Club continues - how your kids can thank our doorstep heroes
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Join Chipper Club and get creative
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How to turn your house into a virtual zoo with 3D animals
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See life-sized animals in your own home using a clever Augmented Reality tool
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Virtual Disney rides will turn your sofa into the most exciting place in the world
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Get a taste of Walt Disney World and Disneyland Paris rollercoasters and attractions from your sofa
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Meet lions, lemurs and new penguin chicks on Chester Zoo's latest virtual tour
Chester Zoo
The zoo is opening its virtual gates for a third week
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Major expansion planned for Gulliver's World theme park including spa and chalets
Warrington
The expansion would create more than 40 new jobs
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Ellesmere Port boat museum shares its story to online audience
National Waterways Museum
This week the National Waterways Museum would have been preparing for the Easter Gathering
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Chester Zoo to host second virtual tour featuring even more animals and it's on YouTube too
Chester Zoo
The first virtual tour last week broke the internet - this time it's also available on YouTune
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Relive Chester Zoo's first ever virtual tour that broke the internet
Chester Zoo
If you missed the live streams, you can catch up on them here
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All the zoos live streaming animals during lockdown so families can watch them play
Family
Chester Zoo's Facebook live stream has been a roaring success - so here are some others to look out for
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Join Chipper Club to help you and your kids through lockdown
Kids
Adorable pup Chipper will help inspire your kids with a fun range of projects
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Chester Zoo hosting all day live virtual tour - featuring all your favourite animals
Chester Zoo
If you can't go to the zoo, they'll bring the zoo to you!
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9 egg hunts and family Easter events across Cheshire
Easter events are being held at venues across the county
Dunelm has a secret outlet store where you can find huge discounts on sofas and storage
What's On News
Known for its big sales throughout the year, Dunelm offers up to 50% off on homeware, kitchenware, bedding, furniture and more at the lesser-known outlet store
We went inside the iconic Chester Grosvenor hotel that hosted the Queen
Chester
CheshireLive was invited to go behind the scenes at the luxurious five-star Chester Grosvenor hotel
'Comfy' £18 Sainsbury's Tu shoes look almost identical to £735 Christian Louboutin's
What's On News
Sainsbury's shoppers could save around £717 by opting for the supermarket alternative to the designer shoes
The Range set to open its newest Cheshire store this week
Widnes
The retailer has taken over a former Wilko shopping park branch
Easter
9 egg hunts and family Easter events across Cheshire
Easter events are being held at venues across the county
The Range set to open its newest Cheshire store this week
Widnes
The retailer has taken over a former Wilko shopping park branch
Papa John's to close 5 restaurants in Cheshire and Merseyside as part of major national cuts
Food and drink
A full list of 43 'underperforming' Papa John's restaurants that will close by mid-May
New Starbucks and Burger King drive-thrus planned for Cheshire town shopping centre
Shopping
It would result in the loss of 125 parking spaces at the site
'Bigger and better' new JD store to open at Broughton Shopping Park
Broughton
JD will close its current store today and open in larger premises on Broughton Shopping Park this weekend
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Weaverham
Landlord refuses to fix floor-to-ceiling mould - then orders eviction
Glen Petch and all his neighbours have been told to vacate their houses after the 'social' landlord refused to complete repairs for a year
Cause of Northwich station collapse finally made public
Northwich
Vegetation was to blame for the catastrophic failure, a government watchdog has revealed
Gang member jailed for supplying cocaine in Cheshire's affluent celebrity village
Alderley Edge
He was responsible for supplying drugs in the Golden Triangle village of Alderley Edge
Widow, 88, ‘not eating or sleeping’ as she and all her neighbours to be evicted
Weaverham
Doreen Barker-Lamb, 88, has lived in her Weaverham home for 11 years, but is now “crying all the time” after being served with a no-fault eviction notice
Man gets 20-month jail sentence for rape of child in Chester
Chester Crown Court
John Patrick Kenneth Smith, 34, committed the offences more than 20 years ago
Congleton
Dragons' Den star snaps up share in Cheshire entrepreneur's dog drinks business
Louise Toal and her husband Ian secured £50,000 investment in their award-winning company Furr Boost
Revised A500 dual carriageway scheme could save Cheshire East Council £34m
Crewe
The existing plans were linked to the scrapped northern sections of HS2
Cheshire towns' tip closures delayed with recycling centres to stay open until summer
Cheshire East
Tips in Bollington, Middlewich and Poynton were due to close on April 1, but will now remain open for the next 'two or three months'
Widow, 88, ‘not eating or sleeping’ as she and all her neighbours to be evicted
Weaverham
Doreen Barker-Lamb, 88, has lived in her Weaverham home for 11 years, but is now “crying all the time” after being served with a no-fault eviction notice
Dealer who arranged for drugs to be thrown into prison 'looked up to' knife thug brother
Crime
Kyle Ashton laughed off the three-and-a-half year prison sentence he was handed this week at Liverpool Crown Court, labelling it "minor"