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Europe's first retail park bookstore and its famous faces
Ellesmere Port
Borders in Ellesmere Port made history when it opened in March 2000 and went on to become 'a local sensation'
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18 pictures that give a snapshot of life in Blacon two decades ago
Blacon
The faces of Blacon over the past 20 years
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12 pictures that sum up the 1980s in the UK
What's On News
Images prove it was the greatest decade in the history of humankind
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The Ellesmere Port pub that honoured a football great and the failed bids to bring it back
Ellesmere Port
The Wing Half could soon be demolished but plans have previously been approved to use the site for homes and a B&B
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Remembering much-loved Blacon shopkeeper Mrs Keegan
Blacon
Annie was in charge of The Highfield Hotel off-license for 25 years and was a well-known figure in the community for many decades
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The Great Storm of 1987: Looking back at the damage caused by the infamous 'weather bomb'
History
The extratropical cyclone claimed the lives of 22 people, blew down 15 million trees, and caused billions in damage
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Looking back more than 30 years after the Port Arcades shopping centre opened
Ellesmere Port
As a pop-up show showcasing the town's history prepares to launch, we take a look into the archives when the mall first opened
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Blacon: From the Domesday Book to one of Europe's largest council housing estates
Blacon
Records of the suburb formerly known as Blakon Hill date back to 1086 and for centuries it was a long-established agricultural area
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911, Bad Boys Inc and Hanson: How many of these 90s boybands do you actually remember?
History
Test your knowledge with a fun-filled trip down memory lane
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Nostalgia pop-up shop to open where you can share your Ellesmere Port memories
Ellesmere Port
A three-week project launches next month with the aim of creating a permanent heritage centre for the town
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'Lost' blueprint for world's first tank that won WWI found in 'astonishing' discovery
History
British-made Mark I tank helped change the course of the war
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Thirty photos of Camelot theme park before it was closed and left to rot
History
The abandoned Camelot site reopens to public this year for the first time in 10 years
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'Great for spying' The funny - and creepy - reactions to camera phones being revealed in 2001
History
Almost everyone has one now but, 20 years ago, some people weren't quite sure what the new invention would be used for
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First-ever Glastonbury Festival brought back to life with rare colour photos
History
The late Robert Blomfield captured the extraordinary images at the original Worthy Farm gathering in 1970
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The fascinating history of the listed building which housed Chester Zoo's first animals
Chester Zoo
The zoo's stables were once occupied by a Malayan bear who escaped onto the roof
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Major blow for campaigners trying to save Chester's Et Alia restaurant building The Red House
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Supporters are vowing to continue their battle to save the demolition-threatened venue which has overlooked the River Dee since the 1850s
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The toughest pop culture quiz - 15 questions that'll test your knowledge to the limit!
History
If nothing else, you'll learn a few interesting/useless facts!
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New Year 2022 retro quiz - Test your film, TV and music knowledge from 1982, 1992, 2002 and 2012
History
How well do you remember pop culture from 10, 20, 30 and 40 years ago?
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2011-2021: All the biggest headlines that made the last decade of news
History
We look back at all the funny, sad, heartfelt and strange headlines that made the news over the last decade
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Christmas retro quiz - The best-selling albums in the UK from 1996 to 2011
History
Test your music knowledge with our quiz on the albums which sold the most copies each year
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Quiz - 30 questions from the news of 1991, 2001 and 2011
History
See how well you remember 10, 20 and 30 years ago
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Test your Christmas film knowledge with our tricky quote quiz
History
Think you know your Christmas movies? Try your hand at our quote quiz and see if you REALLY remember the festive classics!
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Test your music knowledge with the Christmas Number Ones quiz - 1980 to 2000
History
Think you know your festive hits? Give our quiz on what topped the charts each year a go!
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Images show how different Chester city centre ancient ruins site now looks
Chester City Centre
St John’s Ruins have now reopened to the public after repair and maintenance work
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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
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
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
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"
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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
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
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
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"