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Martin Lewis' tragic childhood and the stunning UK village he grew up in where homes sell for £325k

Martin Lewis is the UK's most searched-for British man and he has been helping Brits save money on everything from energy bills to travel for years - but his life hasn't always been easy

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Chester hospital nursing boss apologises to Lucy Letby victims’ families for not acting sooner

Letby was allowed to continue working on the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit despite grave concerns

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Burglars smash Macclesfield house window and raid home for jewellery

The burglary happened during the middle of the day - with police certain someone would have witnessed something

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New piano showroom opens in Chester selling world-class six-figure instruments

The new store boasts one of the finest collections of pianos in Europe, with some worth more than £100,000

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Mountain Warehouse opens new store in Chester city centre

The new outdoor adventure store has opened in the former Jobcentre Plus unit on Foregate Street

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Chester's professional cuddler who gives hugs to strangers for £70 an hour

Petra Milatova, 42, from Chester, had always been a hugger and would even hand out cuddles to friends and family instead of festive cards

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Inside quaint Cheshire village where Martin Lewis grew up as houses now fetch £325k

Martin Lewis, the UK's most famous money saving expert, grew up in a rural village in Cheshire surrounded by idyllic countryside - and it's now a property hotspot

Cheshire Live - Chester

Calculated plot to sabotage drainage pump ahead of heavy rain leads to cancelled trains

Network Rail workers attended the scene of flooding on the line - but were shocked by what they found

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Cheshire devolution deal will bring ‘really big prizes’, deputy council leader says

Council leader has urged people to "keep it real" amid "wild" social media stories of devolution

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Go-ahead for new apartments above Chester Rows' former Sainsbury's store

18 new city centre homes will be created

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Turtle Bay offering Chester diners 'taste of what's to come' this weekend

Restaurant chain hosting free pop-up Caribbean Carnival ahead of big opening

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Cheshire town's Ford car dealership in shock permanent closure

The branch suddenly shut this week

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Live updates as emergency services scrambled as homes evacuated in flood-hit Cheshire

Flood warnings remain in place

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Go-ahead for statue of 'world’s greatest railway builder' outside Chester station

The statue will pay tribute to Thomas Brassey who 'put Chester firmly on the United Kingdom’s railway map'

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Lucy Letby gave potentially fatal dose of morphine to newborn years before first murder

The infant received 10 times the correct amount of the painkiller at the end of a night shift in July 2013

Chester and District Standard | Chester

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.

Chester and District Standard | Chester

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.

Chester and District Standard | Chester

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.

Chester and District Standard | Chester

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