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Christmas market opening set to kick off festive celebrations in Chester
CHESTER'S Christmas Market is set to open, signalling the start of the city’s festive season. The market will welcome visitors daily from Wednesday, November 18, with opening hours from 10.30am to 6.30pm Sunday to Wednesday, and extended hours
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Families pay tribute to two men killed in Cheshire collision in early November
THE families of two men who died following a collision in Cheshire have paid tribute to them. At 3.03pm on Tuesday, November 3, police were called to a collision in Station Road in Goostrey involving a grey Renault Trafic van. Two men – 53-
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Man charged with series of burglary offences in Chester following police chase
A MAN has been charged in relation to a series of burglaries across Chester, Lancashire and North Wales. Bryan Thomas was arrested on Friday, November 6, after officers from Cheshire Police’s Roads and Crime Unit stopped a suspected stolen car
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Ellesmere Port family business recognised for innovative cow-locating technology
A FAMILY business in Ellesmere Port has been recognised for its unique new technology at the UK's leading dairy event. Eye Farm Innovative Dairy Solutions impressed judges at UK Dairy Day 2026 with Cow Locate, standing out in a highly competitive
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Drug courier put behind bars after police catch him on A483 near Rossett
A DRUGS courier caught by police on the A483 in Wrexham has been locked up. Paul Peckham, of Harrops Croft in Netherton, Sefton, appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court on Monday morning via video link from HMP Berwyn. The 33-year-old had previously
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Car fire 'deliberately set' in Cheshire town spreads to fence and bin compound
A CAR fire that spread in a Cheshire town was tackled by firefighters late on Sunday night. One Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service engine from Nantwich was sent to Barony Court following reports of the car fire at around 10pm. A spokesman for
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Ellesmere Port area revealed as Cheshire’s uninsured driving hotspot
NEW data has revealed uninsured driving hotspots within Cheshire, with CH65 emerging as the region’s worst-affected postal district. MIB (Motor Insurers’ Bureau) released the statistics to coincide with the launch of their Operation Drive Insured
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Nearly 1,000 queue to explore Chester wartime air raid shelter on Remembrance Sunday
NEARLY a thousand people queued to take in a piece of forgotten Chester history on Remembrance Sunday. The queues on Sunday, November 8, were to step inside the Second World War air raid shelter beneath St Michael's Arcade in Bridge Street, making
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Retired builder given last chance to demolish green belt house after appeals
A RETIRED builder who took council planners to the Court of Appeal after being ordered to knock down his house built on green belt land has one last chance to get the wreckers in. Barry Devine bought Dones View Farm on Northwich Road in Dutton
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Tarporley man's charity fundraising after Countess off-duty nurse led street rescue
A TARPORLEY man just minutes from death after suffering a cardiac arrest in the street has thanked the off-duty nurse and members of the public who saved his life. Mike Brereton, 61, was walking along Tarporley High Street shortly before 9am on
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Runcorn man to be jailed in December over robbing £300 from Ellesmere Port shop
A RUNCORN man will be imprisoned next month for stealing £300 from a shop in Ellesmere Port. Mark Harrison, 40 and of Clifton Road, pleading guilty to one charge of robbery at Chester Crown Court on Monday, November 9. He admitted that on October
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Plans submitted to demolish former hotel that was ravaged by fire
A PLANNING application has been submitted to demolish a former Flintshire hotel, nearly two years after the building was destroyed in a major fire. The application, lodged with Flintshire County Council, seeks prior approval for the demolition
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Production seeking actors, singers and musicians for 2027 Easter story in Chester
CHESTER will become the stage for a city-centre retelling of the Easter story in a special 2027 production. Organisers are calling on actors, singers and musicians from across the city to take part in the Chester City Passion, which will unfold
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Cheshire care business to expand into more communities after successful first year
A CHESHIRE care business is celebrating its first anniversary by announcing plans to expand into other areas. Radfield Home Care Tarporley & Mid Cheshire celebrated a year in business by confirming it plans to expand its provision into other
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Chester nursery introduces new specialised menus for autumn and winter
A CHESTER nursery is serving up new autumn and winter menus designed to support children’s growth, wellbeing and enjoyment of food during the colder months. Buttercups Day Nursery and Pre-school, part of the national Partou group, is one of more
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Is Lloyds down? Thousands report issues with app as bank works to fix problem
Thousands of Lloyds Bank users are experiencing problems with online banking. More than 4,200 issues were reported on Downdetector as of 9.20am on Monday, November 9, with 72 per cent of complaints related to the Lloyds Bank app. One user said
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Cheshire residents urged to nominate charities for £1,000 Christmas giveaway
CHESHIRE residents are being urged to nominate a charity for a £1,000 giveaway in the build up to Christmas. The Benefact Group Movement for Good Awards will give away £240,000 as part of its annual 12 Days of Giving Christmas campaign. For
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Fog warning issued for Cheshire West as visibility could fall below 100 metres
VISIBILITY could be lower than 100 metres in Chester and Ellesmere Port as yellow weather warnings for fog were issued by the Met Office. The Met Office has included Chester – with Ellesmere Port on the fringe – within two warnings stretching from
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Chester named the UK’s best city for dog owners according to new survey results
CHESTER is the best place in the UK to be a dog owner, according to the results of a latest survey. The city has taken first place in a new study of 53 UK cities for dog owners, finishing ahead of Edinburgh and Aberdeen. The comparison by pet
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Parents pray for miracle as Wirral primary school with 19 pupils faces closure
PARENTS are “praying for a miracle” as a struggling primary school could be set to close. Wirral Council has launched a consultation into the potential closure of Millfields Church of England Primary School in Eastham. The primary school, which
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Cheshire-based business to appoint administrators after £10.3m pre-tax loss
A BUSINESS with a based in a Cheshire town has filed notices of intention to appoint administrators. Founder and chief executive Robin Powell is understood to have announced the decision to staff on Friday morning. Molson, based in Bristol,
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Application submitted for up to 40 homes on safeguarded land
UP TO 40 homes are being proposed for safeguarded land in a Cheshire town. H Cumberbirch has applied for outline permission for residential development on the two-hectare site north of Henshall Road in Bollington. A planning, design and access
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11 Cheshire Police officers dismissed and added to barred list in the last year
11 OFFICERS from Cheshire Police were dismissed and added to the national barred list in the last financial year, more than double the number recorded in the previous year. This is the highest annual figure recorded by the force since the register
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Cheshire town restaurant celebrates major Restaurant of the Year award
A CHESHIRE town restaurant is celebrating after being named Restaurant of the Year at a Manchester awards ceremony. LI~LY Restaurant by Aiden Byrne, on King Street, Knutsford, was named Leading Restaurant of the Year 2026 at the This Is Manchester
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Cheshire West garden waste collections to pause from December 11 for £55 subscribers
CHESHIRE West and Chester residents who are signed up for the council's garden waste collection service are being reminded of the date for the last collection this year. Cheshire West and Chester Council said its service will pause on Friday, December
