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Chester targeted by burglars as police urge residents to heighten home security
Burglars are targeting insecure properties in Chester

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New Chester Storyhouse musical is a joy for everyone - except those named Barry!
World premiere of David Baddiel's The Parent Agency appeals to the child in all of us

Dramatic embankment rescue for Cheshire firefighters after person stuck
CHESHIRE firefighters were called out to rescue a person stuck down an embankment in Chester on Thursday evening.
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Chester-based hospice lottery win lands Parkgate ticket holder £1,000
A PARKGATE resident is the latest winner of Chester-based Hospice of the Good Shepherd lottery, landing themselves £1,000.

Chester's themed mini golf attraction blames restaurants for devastating floods
The business has been forced to close for several months and rip out its interior due to floods

Chester Makers Market set for city return as date confirmed
MARCH will see the return of dozens of artisan traders to Chester with a first Makers Market of the year.
Ursula Keyes Trust donates ultrasound machine to Countess of Chester
Countess of Chester Hospital’s maternity service has benefitted from the donation of an ultrasound machine for anaesthetists.

South Cheshire industrial estate to expand after hundreds of jobs created in first phase
Around 300 jobs have already been created in the first phase with the Cheshire Green Industrial Park now set to expand further

Flintshire man to face Chester court sentencing over police attack
CHESTER Magistrates Court will sentence a Flintshire man for his role in an incident that led to him assaulting a police officer outside a city centre bar.

Chester restaurant Hickory's Smokehouse reopens with new 'river room'
The new-look eatery has undergone a 'substantial' refurbishment

Husband and wife team opens craft beer bar Wealstone in Upton
A NEW craft beer and wine bar has opened close to Chester and is the work of a well-known husband and wife team.
I went to see what Hickory's 2.0 in Chester looks like and it's magnificent
CHESTER'S Hickory's Smokehouse has reopened its River Dee home with a bigger and better experience than ever.
Glamour of Miss Chester contest and more past moments
Today's Chester Standard photo archives gallery features a pageant and more.
On this day: Chester volunteers' last Galleri samples to be taken
On this day in 2024, it was reported that hundreds of Chester volunteers were to provide further NHS-Galleri trial blood samples.

New craft beer and wine bar opens its doors in Chester suburb
'We’re relieved to get going at last!'

Chester to retain its Shopmobility services says Cheshire West council
CHESHIRE West and Chester Council (CWAC) has confirmed that Shopmobility services will remain in the city centre.
Liverpool man says drink was spiked after admitting driving offence
CHESTER Magistrates Court will decide on whether a Liverpool man's drink was spiked leading to arrest and conviction for drink-driving.
Man got in car on Chester road to drink-drive over safety fears, court told
CHESTER Magistrates Court has banned a Winsford man from the road after he was caught drink-driving following a 999 call.
Man smashed into cyclist and car under influence of Xanax
Cameron Johnstone, of Carlisle, Cumbria, was at the wheel of a Mini Cooper on the A540 while he was under the influence of the tranquiliser Xanax.

Warrington woman Lucy Harrison's fatal shooting in Texas under investigation for criminal negligence
Lucy Harrison, 23, was shot in the chest from medium range on January 10 while visiting her dad in the town of Prosper, Texas
