Archive
-
Date
Parish council 'disappointed' after Traveller site approved following appeal
TARVIN Parish Council has said it is “disappointed” but must accept the decision of the Planning Inspectorate to approve a Traveller site off the A51. The site, which is to include a static caravan, three trailer caravans, a day room, septic tank
-
Date
Chester restaurant owner defends staff member after encounter with ‘vile’ guests
THE owner of a popular gastropub near Chester has praised a member of staff after she was upset by a table of guests. The guests, who had been dining at the White Horse in Churton, left a rambling one-star review of the restaurant after what they
-
Date
Tatty Teddy to visit Chester Cardfactory store
A LIFE-SIZE Tatty Teddy will arrive in Chester this weekend for a meet and greet with shoppers at Cardfactory. The signature character of the popular Me to You brand, will appear at the store on Coliseum Shopping Park on Saturday, April 13.
-
Date
TJ Hughes store in Cheshire town confirms it will be closing down
A POPULAR department store in a Cheshire town has confirmed it will be closing its doors. TJ Hughes has been in Widnes for more than a decade. The store in Chester closed in 2011. It is located outside Widnes Market and has been a popular
-
Date
Plans approved for new Lidl store at Caldy Valley Retail Park
PLANS to create a new Lidl supermarket at Caldy Valley Retail Park in Chester have been approved by Cheshire West and Chester Council. The new store, which will be an amalgamation of the Rightway and B&M stores at Unit 3 and 4 of the site together
-
Date
Lane in Chester village likely to be cut off by flood water
A LANE in a village on the outskirts of Chester is likely to be cut off today by flood water, the Environment Agency has confirmed. Levels on the River Dee will remain high but steady all day today (Thursday, April 11) and through to tomorrow,
-
Date
Appeal launched after man assaulted outside pub
AN APPEAL for information is underway after a man suffered a serious assault in Malpas. At 11pm on Friday, February 23 two men left the Crown pub in High Street when there was a verbal altercation which escalated into an assault. As part of
-
Date
Calls for investigation after West Kirby sea wall 'spectacularly fails'
THERE are calls for a “full and frank investigation” after Wirral’s £20m sea wall “spectacularly failed” to stop homes and businesses being flooded. On April 9 as stormy weather battered Merseyside, water from waves crashing against the newly formed
-
Date
Plans unveiled for £200million carbon capture scheme at Deeside waste facility
PLANS for a £200million carbon capture scheme at a Deeside waste facility have been announced. enfinium, a leading UK energy from waste operator, announces it is progressing in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the Parc Adfer energy
-
Date
Firefighters called to evening incident on outskirts of city centre
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to an evening incident on the outskirts of the city centre. One fire crew attended the scene in Wrexham Road at about 740am yesterday (Wednesday, April 10). A spokesperson for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said
-
Date
What you'll be paying for a pint at the Grand National as drink prices revealed
Punters set to attend the Grand National Festival from Thursday (April 11) at Aintree Racecourse have been given their first look at how much they will be paying for drinks in 2024. The Grand National Festival 2024 kicks off today (Thursday, April
-
Date
Traveller caravans pitch up unauthorised on retail park outside new shop units
A RETAIL park car park has become the latest site in a Cheshire town to become the subject of an unauthorised encampment. Around 10 caravans and associated towing vehicles pitched up on the car park of Junction Nine Retail Park, Warrington, onWednesday
-
Date
The most and least affordable places to live in Cheshire
CHESHIRE’S most and least affordable places to live have been revealed. A study by property loan experts Buzz Capital has ranked the county’s towns by affordability. Taking into account property prices and average salaries, the study has named
-
Date
Campaigners claim SEND children being failed by council
Parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have launched a new group amid claims the council is letting their families down. CWaC SEND Accountability started as a group of parents in the Cheshire West and Chester