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The Blues return to league action this weekend looking for back-to-back victories for the first time this season.

Chester FC are delighted to announce the signing of striker Jack Redshaw.

Storyhouse have announced that a stage packed with kids, dogs and feelgood songs is going be the main feature of Christmas this year in Chester.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is to create a new commission to ensure that adult social care provision in the borough is ready for future challenges and opportunities.

Detectives investigating a burglary in Upton are appealing for information from members of the public.

Justin Madders, MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston and Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care, was one of more than 200 Members of Parliament who came together to support a key event in the Macmillan Cancer Support calendar.

Chester Zoo is celebrating the birth of a threatened spider monkey.

Next Sunday (3rd October) is a special occasion for Chester FC Women, who face Salford City Lionesses in the Women’s FA Cup at the Deva Stadium.

Free walk-in Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs) are available from Cheshire West and Chester Council’s own mobile pop-up COVID-19 testing units which will be in Winnington and Ellesmere Port town centre next week.

A man from Kingsley who sexually abused a young girl has been jailed thanks to the bravery and courage of his victim.

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Criminals using roads in and around Cheshire have been targeted during a day of action.

Join the Friends of Parkfields this Saturday at 11am to help sow a new wildflower meadow to benefit bees, butterflies, and local young people to help them enjoy, learn and care for local wildlife.

A property in Chester which was being used as a local drugs den has been closed down thanks to the work of local officers.

As part of Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Re-opening and Recovery Programme for rural areas and local communities, the Council are working with Cheshire West Voluntary Arts Network and Creative Lives, to offer grants to support creative activity across the borough.

Action Fraud is warning the public to protect their loved ones as criminals cheat older and vulnerable victims out of cash and high value items through courier fraud.

A new free and friendly walking group is starting in Helsby on Thursday 23rd September, meeting outside the Old Bank Tea Rooms at 10.30am every Thursday for short walks.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is encouraging pupils across the borough to cycle to school during this year’s national Bike to School Week (27 September to 1 October).

A big-hearted truck driver and his eight-year-old daughter are planning a sponsored run to raise money for a multiple sclerosis charity.

A Chester-based theatre company is finally set to bring its latest production to the stage following delays caused by the Covid Pandemic.

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services published their final report into how the police deal with violence against women and girls on Friday last week.

Up to 4,000 people will be trained up as new HGV drivers and short-term visas will be offered for foreign hauliers, as part of a package of measures that will help tackle the driver shortage, the government has announced.

A book of condolence has been opened at a community centre near to where Sabina Nessa lived and was killed.

Anthony Joshua has failed to retain his heavyweight titles after being beaten by Oleksandr Usyk.

Sabina Nessa was murdered while doing something perfectly normal - walking to a local pub to meet a friend at the end of the working week.

Panicked motorists have caused lengthy queues at petrol stations for a second day - as an industry expert predicted the "catastrophic situation" is going to get worse before it improves.

Long queues of motorists waiting to fill up their tanks are continuing for a second day - as the government is expected to clear the way for a visa change allowing thousands of foreign lorry drivers to work in the UK.

Teesside International Airport has closed its runway for the weekend after an incident involving a light aircraft left three people in hospital with injuries.

Another 122 COVID-19 deaths and a further 31,348 cases have been recorded in the UK in the latest 24-hour reporting period, government figures show.

Panicked motorists have caused lengthy queues at petrol stations and caused some pumps to run dry - the latest consequence of a shortage of HGV drivers which is causing widespread disruption in the UK.

Through the night the cars kept coming - spilling out on to the roads beyond the forecourt.

Authorities have closed La Palma's airport as a new vent opened in an erupting volcano, spreading more ash across the island.

A Hong Kong pro-democracy group, which held annual vigils to remember the victims of China's military during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, has voted to disband during a crackdown on political activism in the semi-autonomous city.

Fifteen-year-old motorcyclist Dean Berta Vinales has died following a crash at a World Superbike Championship race in Jerez, Spain.

The Hofbrauhaus in the heart of Munich is a huge building dedicated to the art of beer.

They're already putting Angela Merkel out to pasture at the Tussauds waxworks in Berlin, decking her out in clothes to go hiking, which the chancellor says she wants to do more of when she's retired.

Prince Harry and Meghan have met with a top UN official during the world body's biggest annual gathering.

Two Canadians have returned home from China after being released from prison where they were held on alleged spying charges.

After 16 years of Angela Merkel in the chancellorship, Germany can be said to value leaders who are regarded as strong and steady.

One of the founders of the Taliban has said that the group will resume executions and amputations as punishment, as witnesses have described a dead body being hung in a busy city centre.

Three more towns have been evacuated and firefighters have been forced to retreat amid intensifying volcanic explosions on the island of La Palma in the Canaries.

The Wire actor Michael K Williams died of an accidental drug overdose, a post-mortem examination has found.

Daniel Craig says he is grateful the James Bond producers "held their nerve" to get his last 007 outing into cinemas rather than putting it online.

It's midday at the Corinthia Hotel in London and I'm sitting on a bench in a corridor waiting to talk to Daniel Craig.

Like many actors, Jared Harris can't bear watching himself on screen.

The owner of a care home in Kent, which lost half of its residents to COVID-19, said Channel 4's newly-released drama Help shows "the panic, helplessness, fear and desperation" of care homes during the pandemic.

Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to water down his planned overhaul of Labour rules at the opening of the party's conference in Brighton, as he was accused of an "almost pathological fear of democracy" in pushing for change.

The Hofbrauhaus in the heart of Munich is a huge building dedicated to the art of beer.

Panicked motorists have caused lengthy queues at petrol stations for a second day - as an industry expert predicted the "catastrophic situation" is going to get worse before it improves.

The Wire actor Michael K Williams died of an accidental drug overdose, a post-mortem examination has found.

Up to 4,000 people will be trained up as new HGV drivers and short-term visas will be offered for foreign hauliers, as part of a package of measures that will help tackle the driver shortage, the government has announced.

A book of condolence has been opened at a community centre near to where Sabina Nessa lived and was killed.

After 16 years of Angela Merkel in the chancellorship, Germany can be said to value leaders who are regarded as strong and steady.

Delays were expected, but nothing like this.

Will Britain elect a prime minister people see as weak? This unfortunate question is one Sir Keir Starmer must confront on the eve of his first in-person party conference as Labour leader, however personally painful he finds it.

A cat has been saved by fans at an American football game in Miami after it plunged about 30ft from an upper deck of the Hard Rock Stadium.

Sabina Nessa was murdered while doing something perfectly normal - walking to a local pub to meet a friend at the end of the working week.

Long queues of motorists waiting to fill up their tanks are continuing for a second day - as the government is expected to clear the way for a visa change allowing thousands of foreign lorry drivers to work in the UK.

It's midday at the Corinthia Hotel in London and I'm sitting on a bench in a corridor waiting to talk to Daniel Craig.

Significant disruption in the run-up to Christmas is inevitable unless more delivery drivers are found in the next 10 days, the retail industry has warned.

A cow wandered on to the M25 motorway on Thursday morning after breaking through a fence and escaping its field.

America's top diplomat in the UK has told Sky News that a comprehensive UK-US free trade deal is "not the be-all and end-all" of boosting trade between the two countries.

Like many actors, Jared Harris can't bear watching himself on screen.

Cows in Switzerland have been airlifted to the bottom of their Alpine meadows in a bizarre spectacle.

One of the founders of the Taliban has said that the group will resume executions and amputations as punishment, as witnesses have described a dead body being hung in a busy city centre.

Boris Johnson has urged Jeff Bezos, the Amazon chairman, to use his influence over an electric vehicle (EV) company backed by the technology behemoth to build a gigantic new manufacturing plant in the UK.

Europe made a nightmare start to their Ryder Cup title defence to fall 6-2 behind after an opening day dominated by Team USA at Whistling Straits.

Thomas Tuchel conceded his previously unbeaten Chelsea side lacked confidence against Manchester City, as they suffered a 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge.

Lewis Hamilton said he was "incredibly disappointed" with himself and apologised to his Mercedes team after his two late crashes in Russian GP qualifying, which he said were "not what you expect from a champion".

McLaren's Lando Norris secured an incredible first F1 pole position after a chaotic end to a wet-dry Russian GP qualifying, as Carlos Sainz and George Russell also finished in the top three while big favourite Lewis Hamilton was made to rue a pit-lane crash and a spin on his final lap.

Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia’s epic comeback could not prevent Team USA from extending their lead during the Saturday foursomes at the 43rd Ryder Cup.