News for Chester

Exercise Benefits ‘Help Prevent’ Cancer

Health experts are urging people across Chester and North Wales to exercise to prevent cancer.

We are being told that,  nationally, more than 10-thousand cases of breast and bowel cancer could be prevented each year if people took more exercise.

Everything from taking a brisk walk to doing the vacuuming can make a difference.

They recommend 45 minutes a day of moderate activity.

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Householders Face More Negative Equity

People who bought their homes at the height of the housing boom in Cheshire could face another four years of negative equity, before they can get back what they paid.

The National Housing Federation is forecasting a lack of new-build housing will boost prices by 2014.

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Delay for Chester School’s Return

Over two hundred pupils at a Chester primary school are to get two days extra summer holiday.

Building work on a Children’s Centre at Elton school has been delayed and won’t be finished in time for their return on 2nd September.