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Adorable baby giraffe enjoys his first outdoor adventure at Chester Zoo
A two-week-old giraffe calf has stepped outside for the very first time at Chester Zoo.
Chester FC Community Trust has unveiled its vision for a new £1.6 million community sports hub in Chester.
The charitable arm of Chester FC is collaborating with Cheshire West & Chester Council on plans to develop King George V playing fields in Blacon.
Planting the Supertrees On Hoole Way
Work started in February to transform the Hoole Way Sunken Garden.
Call for vigilance after Chester pensioner falls victim to phone fraudster
Detectives are urging Cheshire residents to be vigilant after an elderly woman was scammed out of a large quantity of money.
Appeal after 12-year-old boy assaulted during Chester robbery
Detectives from Chester CID are urging witnesses to come forward after a 12-year-old was assaulted during a robbery in Saltney.
Council prosecutes Ellesmere Port woman for fly-tipping
An Ellesmere Port woman has been ordered to pay a total of £1,062.50 after being prosecuted for fly tipping by Cheshire West and Chester Council.
Chester named world's first 'Sustainable Palm Oil City'
Chester has been named the world’s first Sustainable Palm Oil City.
Prince’s Trust community project opens in Ellesmere Port
A sports and fitness centre in Ellesmere Port has been given a revamp by young people, as part of a Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service-led Prince’s Trust Programme.

One-vehicle collision in Winsford
Firefighters remove a car door and help paramedics to get a casualty out of the vehicle
Small fire in Warrington
Small controlled burning in Cuerdley.
Fire in the open in Winsford
Uncontrolled burning at a farm in Winsford
Rubbish fire in Northwich
Fire crews attended to reports of a large quantity of rubbish burning in a garden on Ash Road in Northwich.
Garden fire in Widnes
Firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish a fire in a garden on Barnes Road in Widnes.
Uncontrolled burning in Warrington
Fire crews attended to controlled burning in a yard on Chorley Street in Warrington.
Car fire in Alderley Edge
Firefighters attended to reports of a car on fire in a layby on Macclesfield Road in Alderley Edge.
Motorbike fire in Runcorn
Firefighters attended a small motorbike on fire in a wooded field off Castlefields Avenue East, Runcorn.

Source http://cheshirefire.gov.uk

Alesha MacPhail: Teenager jailed for at least 27 years for rape and murder of six-year-old girl
A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for life with a minimum of 27 years for the rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail.
Petition calling for Brexit to be cancelled passes one million signatures
A petition demanding Theresa May revokes Article 50 and cancels Brexit has passed one million signatures.
Birmingham mosques attacked with sledgehammers
Counter-terrorism police in the West Midlands are investigating attacks on five mosques in Birmingham overnight.
Rude Scottish words added to Oxford English Dictionary
A Scottish insult describing someone as a scrotum is among the latest additions to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Rescue teams race to save thousands trapped by Cyclone Idai as DEC launches fundraising appeal
Aid workers are scrambling to get food and water to desperate survivors of the devastating cyclone that hit Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, as thousands remain trapped by floods.
South Korean police arrest four men on suspicion of 'secretly filming 1,600 hotel guests'
South Korean police have arrested four people on suspicion of secretly filming around 1,600 hotel guests and live-streaming or posting the footage online.
Trump under fire over 'bizarre' John McCain funeral comments
Donald Trump has come under fire from his own party after unleashing a bizarre tirade against the late Republican Senator John McCain.
New tech could thwart crime gangs making millions off fake olive oil
Scientists in the US have devised a way of testing to see if olive oil is real without the use of hi-tech scientific equipment.

Bach to the future: AI turns Google Doodle into clever melody maker
Google has celebrated legendary composer Johann Sebastian Bach by creating the first-ever Doodle to be powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
As Potter tour expands, Warwick Davis reflects on playing goblin banker
Warwick Davis says being a non-able bodied actor has pushed him to strive harder in his career.
Katie Price denies using threatening and abusive language outside primary school
Katie Price will stand trial after she denied two charges of abusive and threatening behaviour outside a school during a row with her ex-partner's girlfriend.
Love Island to offer therapy and training to all contestants following two suicides
The makers of Love Island say they will offer therapy to all contestants following the deaths of two former stars.

Bach to the future: AI turns Google Doodle into clever melody maker
Google has celebrated legendary composer Johann Sebastian Bach by creating the first-ever Doodle to be powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
CBI and TUC unite again to demand Brexit 'Plan B'
Theresa May is facing demands to change course over Brexit from the CBI and TUC as she pleads for a Brexit delay in Brussels.
Petition calling for Brexit to be cancelled passes one million signatures
A petition demanding Theresa May revokes Article 50 and cancels Brexit has passed one million signatures.
Alesha MacPhail: Teenager jailed for at least 27 years for rape and murder of six-year-old girl
A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for life with a minimum of 27 years for the rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail.

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Monday Munch at Wells Pharmacy in Malpas
Aylin Taylor nominated the team at Wells Pharmacy in Malpas for this week’s Monday Munch delivered by Jamie Stevens and the Dee Team courtesy of the Cheshire Sandwich Company! To nominate your workplace for a Monday Munch email: studio@dee1063.com
The Brand New Bagel Bus at Dee Point Primary School
Chester the Cat and the Dee Team have been at Dee Point Primary School this week greeting the children getting Bagels from their Brand New Breakfast Bagel Bus!
Crusaders Wheelchair Rugby Team
Chester the Cat and the Dee Team paid a visit to Deeside Leisure Centre to meet the North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair Rugby Team ahead of their game against Rochdale.