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'I don't want my dad to be forgotten' says son as he recounts horrific M53 crash
Mark Hayes was a passenger in a flatbed truck which was travelling just outside of Chester when a HGV driver veered off the motorway and onto the embankment in May, 1989
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Country pub near Malpas now up for sale for reduced £350,000
ADMIRAL Traverns is still advertising a Cheshire country pub near Malpas for sale for a reduced price of £350,000.
Chester's Bio & Me included in 2025 Startups top 100 businesses list
A UK-wide Startups top 100 list has included a Chester-based food business in its list for 2025, it has announced.
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Date announced for reopening of popular water park ready for new season
Wild Shore Delamere, Cheshire's outdoor adventure attraction, is set to reopen for the 2025 season on Saturday, April 5.
Little Oak Chester to join national Proper Pubs darts competition
A CHESTER pub is to take part in a national darts competition alongside sister boozers across the country with a prize of £1,000 up for grabs.
The face of man banned from entering retail park and every Co-op shop in Crewe
The prolific shoplifter has been ordered to stay away from several retailers in Crewe
Cheshire devolution update as councils contact government over priority scheme
Council leaders have written to the Government to ask to be included in the devolution priority programme
Sarah is the cat that got the cream over pet business award
A NORTH Wales cat sitting business has been named as one of the UK's top franchises.
School days, motor sales team and more blasts from the past
We get nostalgic as we take another look back at some moments from the Chester Standard archives.
Cheshire Woman of the Year Awards turns 40 in 2025
‘Amazing women’ across Cheshire and Wirral will be recognised once again at the coveted Cheshire Woman of the Year Awards 2025 – with nominations now open for entry.
"Impressive" property near Chester goes on the market for over £1.1m
Located near Chester, the four bed home also boasts three bathrooms, an open plan kitchen, living and dining area
Merseyrail announce changes to Saturday services as temperatures to reach -4°C
MERSEYRAIL has announced there will be changes to its Wirral services on Saturday as temperatures are predicted to plummet.
Drainage specialists ensuring environment is protected at major cement works
A SPECIALIST team of drainage engineers is carrying out a full site CCTV drainage survey at a large cement factory to ensure the environment is protected.
Chester Northgate's North Light bar and restaurant closes down
The Botanist bars in Sheffield and Coventry have been closed with immediate effect by owners New World Trading Company, as well as its North Light restaurant in Chester city centre
Campaign launched to help people stop smoking - one day at a time
A CAMPAIGN has been launched by local health leaders who are urging smokers to take their first step toward a smoke-free life.
Chester man, 33, arrested on suspicion of violent disorder in Liverpool
A 33-YEAR-OLD man from Chester has been arrested as part of an investigation into violent disorder in Liverpool in August 2024.
Changes to Arriva single bus fares from January 2025
From January 1, 2025, some single bus fares in the region changed.
Chester businesswoman named among top female entrepreneurs in the UK
A WOMAN from Chester has been named among the UK’s most impressive female entrepreneurs by Small Business Britain’s ‘f:Entrepreneur #IAlso100’ campaign.
More curiosity was needed on Letby concerns, nursing council head tells inquiry
MORE curiosity should have been shown by the Nursing and Midwifery Council when it first learned of concerns about Lucy Letby, a public inquiry has heard.
Senior Tory calls for retrial for child serial killer Lucy Letby
Conservative former minister Sir David Davis has called for a retrial for child serial killer Lucy Letby and said he believes it will “clear” the former nurse.