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A vibrant and detailed mural on the side of a building depicts a market scene with a fruit stall, a woman sewing, and various colorful geometric patterns and objects.

🎨 Arts & Culture

Vibrant New Mural Celebrates Winsford Market's Past, Present, and Future Identity

Editor Firefly Magazines11 September 2026

An elderly woman with white hair and glasses smiles while holding two framed watercolor paintings of gardens.

📰 Press Release

Lilian Continues Passion for Painting at Chester Care Home

Kate Yates10 September 2026

A person with short white hair and a blue and grey shirt stands with arms outstretched and head tilted back, against a cloudy backdrop.

🏘️ Community

Visually Impaired Chester Woman Says Dance Saved Her from Trafalgar Square Plunge

Sara Teiger6 September 2026

A tall, brick lighthouse replica stands prominently in the center of a bustling cafeteria with many people seated at tables, surrounded by bright overhead lighting and a high yellow ceiling.

📍 Local News

Ellesmere Port Market to Fully Reopen After £8m Refurbishment

Albert Nelson26 August 2026

Two women, one with long dark hair and wearing a blue dress, the other with curly brown hair and wearing a black top and denim overalls, stand smiling and holding up a hand-drawn poster in front of scaffolding.

🎨 Arts & Culture

Free Festival to Showcase Filmmaking and Public Art in Winsford

Catherine Williams25 August 2026

A large sign for an "INDOOR MARKET" in white letters with red borders on a corrugated green wall, with string lights hanging from the ceiling.

🎟️ What's On

Northwich Market Opening Date Confirmed for September

Catherine Williams21 August 2026

A young boy practices CPR on a mannequin while a St. John Ambulance volunteer in a green and black uniform watches and assists.

🏘️ Community

Three in 10 People in the North West Unaware Choking Can Become Life-Threatening Within Minutes as St John Ambulance Aims to Teach 500,000 Life-Saving First Aid in September

Hazel Thompson20 August 2026

Several workers toil in a salt evaporation facility, with one man prominently stirring the briny water in the foreground and piles of harvested salt visible in the background.

🏛️ History

Open Pan Salt Making Returns to Lion Salt Works After 40 Years

Catherine Williams19 August 2026

Five adults, three men, one woman, and a police officer, stand smiling in a row on a sunny day with trees and buildings in the background.

🏘️ Community

Northwich Community Safety Patrol Responds to Town Centre Concerns

Zoe Walker18 August 2026

A young boy in a blue long-sleeved shirt, shorts, and a helmet rides a red bicycle on an asphalt path with green trees and a fence in the background under a cloudy sky.

❤️ Health & Wellbeing

Cheshire West and Chester Celebrates Bikeability Training Success

Barbara Parker13 August 2026

A white 'Community Safety Wardens' vehicle is parked on the shoulder of a tree-lined highway, next to a row of orange traffic cones.

🏛️ Council / Government Updates

Cheshire West and Chester Council Acts on A556 Anti-Social Behaviour Concerns

Zoe Walker11 August 2026

Two older men and two women in blue scrubs smile at the camera while sitting outside in a garden with trees, bushes, and a brick building in the background.

📰 Press Release

Veteran Friendly Care Home Hosts Community Breakfast Club

Kate Yates4 August 2026

A terraced park with a small pond in the foreground, surrounded by lush green foliage and benches where people are seated.

🌱 Environment

Green Chester: The Best Parks, Walks and Green Spaces on the Doorstep

Janice Shields2 August 2026

A group of ten adults, some wearing construction vests and hard hats, stand smiling in front of the Kings Moat Community Primary School building.

Kings Moat Community Primary School Handed Over Ahead of September Opening

Barbara Parker15 July 2026

🏛️ Council / Government Updates

Cheshire West and Chester Reaccredited as Fairtrade Community

Albert Nelson6 July 2026

A long, covered walkway with a dark wooden railing on the left and various storefronts, including a Jigsaw clothing store, on the right.

📍 Local News

The Chester Rows: Britain's Only Two-Tier Medieval Shopping Streets

Barrington Kirkham26 June 2026

A weather-beaten stone structure with an open archway containing a rough stone and brick wall, set against a background of natural rock and a dark opening with iron bars.

🏛️ History

King Edgar's Field: The Coronation on the Dee That United Britain in 973 AD

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

A tall brick tower stands behind a red-brick building, bordering a canal whose still water reflects the structures and clear blue sky.

🏛️ History

Chester Shot Tower: How a 168-Foot Chimney Supplied Lead Shot for Napoleon's Wars

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

A man and a woman sit on a bench with their backs to the camera, looking out at a body of water with hills and a bridge in the distance.

🏛️ History

The Roman Amphitheatre at Chester: Britain's Largest Military Arena and the Lost World of Deva Victrix

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

Several horses with jockeys riding them are running on a vibrant green grass racetrack during a cloudy day, with forested hills and white buildings in the background.

Chester Racecourse and the Roodee: 500 Years of Racing on the River Dee's Ancient Harbour

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

A stone bridge connecting to a round, stone tower with small windows, partially obscured by dark foliage on the right.

🏛️ History

The 1645 Battle of Rowton Heath: King Charles I's View from Chester's Walls

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

A line of historic black and white timber-framed buildings with shops on the ground floor, and several cars parked along the street on a sunny day.

🏛️ History

The Victorian Architect Who Reinvented Chester's Medieval Black-and-White Skyline

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026