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Wartime family drama brought to the Chester stage
Chester
Gail Young's Waiting is on at Storyhouse from Thursday
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The fascinating tale of the world's oldest horse who lived and worked in Warrington
Warrington
'Old Billy' reached the grand old age of 62 – nearly three times the lifespan of an average horse
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The country’s oldest street festival first held in Chester over 500 years ago
Chester City Centre
City's much-loved Midsummer Watch Parade - dating back to 1498 - returns this month
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New Chester festival 'Storyhouse Queer' set to launch with plans to make it annual event
Storyhouse
The festival will run from February 24-26 as part of LGBT+ History Month
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Chester Rows - the oldest shopping centre in the world?
The Rows
The Rows, dating back to the 13th century, provided shoppers with shelter from the elements long before indoor malls were invented
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The puppet studio near Cheshire where Fantastic Mr Fox and The Corpse Bride were brought to life
Altrincham
Inside Mackinnon and Saunders where for 30 years magic has been made for screens big and small
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Coco Chanel's special link to Chester which even inspired iconic fashion collection
Chester City Centre
Coco Chanel was a regular visitor to Chester when she was in a 10-year relationship with the second Duke of Westminster
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'The wait is over' as new £2.8m theatre set to open in Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port
Theatre Porto's new Whitby Hall venue will become the only specialist facility of its kind in the county
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Chester's Midsummer Watch parade returns this weekend after two-year break
Midsummer Watch
The popular parade is making a welcome return after being shelved for two years due to Covid-19
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Why colourful pianos are popping up on the streets of these Cheshire towns
Cheshire
A new project is being launched to breathe life into Crewe and Macclesfield town centres
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Cheshire Oaks to welcome virtual reality Alice in Wonderland experience this Easter
Cheshire Oaks
The Ellesmere Port outlet village will play host to the spectacular 360-degree virtual reality wonderland between April 8 and April 17
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Celebrate Spring with these free events and activities in Chester throughout March
What's On
Destination Chester has an exciting calendar of events
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Celebrity pets in line-up to be named top dogs of the year
Showbiz
You can vote for your favourite ahead of National Dog Day
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Forgotten Chester: Test your knowledge of the city's old landmarks and buildings
Chester
Can you score top marks in our tough picture quiz?
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Why Browns of Chester is such an important part of the city's history
Chester
Browns of Chester - a look back in time
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Chester's Storyhouse to receive £730k cash boost to help them survive pandemic
Chester
The funding will help performances to restart and assist venues to plan for reopening
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Inside the retro Cheshire home that's become an Instagram sensation
Kelsall
Jo Glossop's nostalgic home is proving incredibly popular
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Virtual Chester Pride will celebrate diversity with online performances and workshops
Chester Pride
The annual event would have marked its eighth birthday this weekend
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Theatr Clwyd's annual panto postponed due to impact of coronavirus pandemic
Mold
The Flintshire theatre's annual rock 'n' roll show is a huge local attraction
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Chester's Storyhouse announces brand new drive-in cinema experience
Storyhouse
Moonlight Drive starts this week
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Virtual Chester arts festival with an eco twist
Environment
Everyone invited to enjoy the online free sessions this weekend
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Chester's new gory family attraction launches this summer
Chester City Centre
Creepy Plague Doctor set to make his return to the city
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Ellesmere Port theatre group would love to send you a letter
Action Transport Theatre
Love Letters to the Town is just one of many projects Action Transport Theatre are involved in
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Chester Storyhouse ready to reopen as early as July 4
Andrew Bentley
Moonlight Drive and turning main theatre into cinema among the plans
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Sainsbury's to close Chester Watergate Street store
The closure will impact 14 staff, with the union saying 'most' are at risk of redundancy
Hundreds back Cheshire pub's fresh bid to tackle 'extremely dangerous' problem
Congleton
The Brownlow Inn in Congleton has long wanted to extend its car park but attempts back in 2021 failed
Teenager rushed to hospital after incident with tractor on school field
Helsby High School
Paramedics were called to the incident at Helsby High School
Maternity services must improve at Leighton Hospital, watchdog warns
Leighton Hospital
Inspectors said they were 'disappointed' in the care provided to mothers and their babies at the unit
People from across the UK object to revised plans for zoo in Cheshire village
Chester & Cheshire News
People from as far afield as Exeter have written to Cheshire East Council to object against the plans
Cheshire Constabulary
Joey Barton says Cheshire Police have visited him '4 times in 3 days' over tweet in 'North Korea' rant
Barton said the visits were either " a shambles or an attempt to intimidate me and my family"
Gift shop in Chester city centre put up for sale as owner of 30 years eyes retirement
Chester City Centre
Fifi Bambu has been on Watergate Street since 2020
Plans progress for new McDonald's drive-thru despite major concerns over hazardous chemicals
Runcorn
Concerns have been raised over the site being near to underground pipelines carrying hazardous chemicals
Sainsbury's to close Chester Watergate Street store
Chester City Centre
The closure will impact 14 staff, with the union saying 'most' are at risk of redundancy
Middlewich Eastern Bypass put on hold again in major blow for Cheshire town
Middlewich
The government refused to stump up funding saying the council's business case is 'poor'