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Lucy Letby told colleague ‘I can’t wait for my first death’

Lucy Letby told a colleague on her first day of employment at the Countess of Chester Hospital that she “couldn’t wait for my first death”, the public inquiry over her crimes has been told.

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MP to host Older People's Fair at Chester village

An Older People's Fair is to take place at a village not far from Chester.

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Cheshire luxury hotel's £6.5 million revamp under way

A luxury hotel on the outskirts of Chester is well under way with a huge £6.5 million investment.

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Lucy Letby mentor: 'I can’t understand how I was so blind'

A friend and work mentor of nurse Lucy Letby has told a public inquiry she cannot understand how she was “so blind” about the child serial killer.

Cheshire Live - Chester

Cheshire residents urged to speak up on plans for 100km underground hydrogen pipeline

The pipeline will stretch across a wide-ranging area covering Ellesmere Port, Chester, Northwich, Warrington and Halton

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Chester Cathedral event to discuss homelessness issue

Chester Cathedral is opening its doors this month to engage the people of the city in a discussion on homelessness.

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Top Cheshire attractions nominated for tourism awards

A tour inspired by Harry Styles and a world-famous zoo are among those hoping to roar to victory as finalists for the Marketing Cheshire Tourism Awards 2024/2025 have been unveiled.

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Police successfully obtain court order to close Chester home

Police have obtained a closure order for a property in Chester.

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Power cut was affecting two large postcode areas in Chester

Scottish Power has said an outage is affecting the CH1 and CH4 areas

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Two fire crews called to crash in which car overturned near Chester

FIRE crews were called out to a collision on the outskirts of Chester.

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Two fire crews called to incident at property in early the hours

TWO fire crews were called out to an incident at a property in Chester in the early hours of this morning.

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Memories with the Standard archives and reader photos

There are some great photos from the past pages of the Chester Standard in today's gallery from the archives.

Cheshire Live - Chester

8 death notices made in Cheshire this week

Our thoughts are with all those who have lost a loved-one

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'Lonely' TV presenter and comedian makes friends with Paddington in Chester

Sandi Toksvig visited the new Paddington statue on Foregate Street

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Farm owner in court following death of roofing contractor

A CHESHIRE West farm owner has been fined thousands of pounds after a roofing contractor fell from a crate on a forklift truck and tragically died.

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Firefighters called out to evening incident at address near Chester

FIREFIGHTERS were called out to an evening incident at an address in Chester.

Cheshire Live - Chester

Retirement flats scheme ditched for former Crosville Club site in Crewe

The former club has been targeted in recent months by vandals

Cheshire Live - Chester

Cheshire village pub named best boozer in the county

Cheshire is home to many incredible pubs - but this one has come out on top

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Councillors urged to back community cohesion call

The motion will call on elected members to back establishing a cross-party cabinet working group following the summer riots.

Cheshire Live - Chester

Latest Covid cases mapped as Cheshire infection rate falls

Warrington saw the biggest decline, but cases are rising in Halton