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<p>ANXIOUS military families back in Chester are praying their loved ones stay safe as British soldiers prepare to take part in a major assault on the Taliban in Afghanistan.</p>
<p>BISHOP Heber High school girls’ triumph at Chester and district hockey tournament.</p>
<p>BISHOPS High School in Chester is staging a concert on Wednesday, February 10.</p>
<p>THREE TV production students from the University of Chester are celebrating their placings in awards from the Royal Television Society (RTS) and BBC.</p>
<p>DORIN Park Special School in Chester has been presented with a special award to recognise the school’s initiative and work in recycling and sustainability.</p>
<p>FOR one day only Chester’s Grosvenor Museum will be hosting a silhouette artist in residence.</p>
<p>POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an armed robber targeted an Ellesmere Port newsagents.</p>
<p>FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a blaze in Ellesmere Port.</p>
<p>A CHESTER man was handed a six-month community order after he admitted possessing a syringe containing heroin.</p>
<p>CHESTER Zoo is starting a new series of weekly free guided tours known as Walkabout Wednesdays on February 24.</p>
<p>A SPECIALIST horse surgeon is enjoying his new role at a renowned equine hospital.</p>
<p>A LEADING Labour figure claims the plague of pot holes spreading across Cheshire West and Chester has not just been caused by the recent icy spell.</p>
<p>POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked in Cheshire.</p>
<p>A DECISION on residential development in a Chester hamlet has been put on hold to allow the question of affordable housing to be probed.</p>
<p>BUDDING dieters are being offered a new psychological programme to help them think and behave like a naturally slim person.</p>
<p>LACHE listeners are being urged to tune their radio on to Lache FM this week, as the station makes its return.</p>
<p>A MASSIVE £24m redevelopment is in prospect for Blacon's run down Parade.</p>
<p>THE heated row over the inadvertent gritting of a top politician's private drive has led to a distinctly chilly fall out.</p>
<p>CHESHIRE MPs have been asked to pay back thousands of pounds in expenses claims.</p>
<p>CHESTER based de Winter PR and Marketing has been appointed to develop both national and regional media relation campaigns for cheeky bar snack Big D Nuts.</p>
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Police urge a cyclist who may have seen missing Shrewsbury man Hayden Reynolds-Evans to contact them.
A pair of football boots worn by Sir Stanley Matthews in the 1953 FA Cup final are to be sold at auction.
The mother of Brtiain's Got Talent winner George Sampson is cleared of dumping rubbish, including fan mail, outside her Cheshire home.
Councillors are asking if two hotels are right to promote the city of Chester in their names, when both are firmly in Flintshire.
A group promoting rail travel on rural routes criticises the withdrawal of £10,000 by Arriva Trains Wales.
Two home office pathologists give conflicting evidence at an inquest into the deaths of three patients of a County Durham doctor.
A football supporter is banned from matches for three years after racially abusing the mother of Sunderland striker Darren Bent.
The inquests into the deaths of three patients who a County Durham GP was cleared of murdering get under way.
A 15,000-name petition calling for the end of a strategy to strengthen links between Welsh and English counties is discussed.
Artist lands deal to create "3D" versions of Beatrix Potter characters in her tales for children.
Chinese lanterns released into the air at outdoor social events such as weddings, barbecues and parties can kill livestock, farmers warn.
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A football fan is charged with racially abusing Sunderland and England striker Darren Bent's mother.
A man and a woman are charged with the murder of a 23-year-old man found stabbed at a property in Chester.
A murder investigation is under way after a 23-year-old man is found dead at a house in Chester.
Churches warn new equality laws may force them to hire staff in ways that fundamentally conflict with their faith.
Two drivers who were injured when their vehicle collided on a road in Durham have since died, say police.
Striking images from around the world on 22 January, 2010.
A Kirk's Dik Dik abandoned by its mother is being hand-reared by Chester Zoo's keepers.
A 19-year-old man is jailed indefinitely for robbing three students at night using a machete and a stolen car.
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One of the final acts of Chester City Council has been the production of a leaflet about organisations which give free and confidential advice on money matters.
A litter bug in Chester was recently fined £350 plus £60 costs for dropping a cigarette butt on the street.
Delegates from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany arrive in Chester this week as the new European project ?Portico? is launched at Chester Racecourse (Wednesday 18 March).
Children from The Arches primary school, Blacon enjoyed a memorable visit to Blacon Greenway to see the skills of wood carvers in action as they make improvements to Blacon Old Station and the greenway.
Chester City Council has invested £20,000 revamping the changing and toilet facilities for disabled people at a popular sports centre.
Chester City Council?s benefit team is looking at new and innovative ways of improving the service it offers and now has access to an online benefit calculator and claim form.
Chester City Council?s community safety wardens and dog warden have stepped up patrols following increasing complaints from local residents about the high level of dog fouling on Chester?s streets and public land.
Children from local schools in Overleigh and Westminster have been busy planting trees in Westminster Park.
Chester City Council and Cheshire Police recently hosted a Community Safety Conference on Youth and Alcohol with representatives from Chester?s twin towns.
ING Real Estate, the company behind the proposed Northgate development, and Chester City Council, have announced that they have agreed a new collaboration with Land Securities to investigate a revised scheme of development for the Northgate area of the city centre.
Chester Renaissance and Chester City Council have confirmed a grant of £20,000 for Liberty Properties Plc as a contribution to create three pieces of public art at the new HQ site in Chester. The three installations will tell the fascinating story of the site, incorporate archaeology found in the area and add a sense of place to this prestigious development.
Chester City Council is committed to delivering planned improvement works that have been favourably received by many people in the area. The improvements will bring long term benefits to Brook Street such as a better connection with the station and city centre making it an even more attractive area to visit.
A can on wheels, a recycling wizard and bin-playing bands will descend on Chester?s Town Hall Square on Saturday 21 February to promote Cheshire West and Chester Council?s new waste collection service for the Chester area.
An improvement scheme at Sandy Lane Park Chester is set to begin on site this month.
Chester City Council?s licensing team is reaping the benefits a council -backed technology drive known as Connecting Chester.
On Thursday 29th January Chester Renaissance received the green light from Chester City Council to improve the leisure and business activity in Northgate area through a range of projects.
Chester City Council has been highly praised in its last ever annual audit and inspection letter from the local government watchdog, the Audit Commission. The commission assessed the council?s performance as being in the top 20% of district authorities and highlighted residents? satisfaction with the value for money of its services.
One of Chester?s landmark hotels is celebrating after officially opening a set of spectacular gates as part of its multi-million pound redevelopment programme.
Chester City Council has joined forces with the other Councils in the West of Cheshire to carry out a survey of housing markets and needs in the area.
Chester City Council and its partners are working together to help tackle the local effect of the global credit crunch on local businesses and people.
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