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Fence keeps teenage drinkers from playground CHESTER, England, Oct 20 (Chester Wire) – A new fence around a playground in Chester has managed to drive away underage drinkers despite a tractor-sized gap, the area residents association said on Friday. [read more] Rome endures, via Chester's tunic-clad tour guides CHESTER, England, Oct 20 (Chester Wire) – Gaius Lucius Caduras of the 20th Legion of Rome, the proud commander of eight men, two slaves and two donkeys, is on duty most days around the city of Chester. But the soldiers marching behind him are schoolchildren brandishing plastic shields, and he spends a lot of time being photographed with businessmen. [read more]
CHESTER, England, Oct 20 (ChesterWire) – Chester's arts community will be homeless until 2011, once the city's only theatre is demolished next year. [read more]
Tagged Chester man says curfew system flawed
Cartoonist draws in the public at Chester shop
Chester's Muslims call for community centre
CHESTER, England, Oct 20 (Chester Wire) – Chester’s Muslims are eager to integrate more into British society and hope the city will fund a community centre for this goal, community representatives say. [read more] Chester hotels spend millions to wrap clients in luxury
Chester rug seller turns to China to meet modern demand CHESTER, England, Oct 20 (Reuters) – A Chester man whose family have been carpet traders for almost 300 years said he’s buying Persian rugs from China for the first time because of a dip in demand for Iranian-made products. [read more] Rising milk prices trickle down to Chester shops
CHESTER, England, Oct 20 (Chester Wire) – Follow your nose through the city’s indoor market and you’ll come to a sign that says: “We hope you will stay loyal to the Cheese Wedge”. [read more] Chester's LoanOne drops secured loans; to cut jobs CHESTER, England, Oct 20 (Chester Wire) - The Funding Corporation, Britain’s biggest independent finance company, has stopped writing secured loans in its LoanOne unit, warning the market “is not for the faint hearted” as the credit crunch unfolds. [read more] UK's Polish shops bring taste of home to immigrants ELLESMERE PORT, England Oct 20 (Chester Wire) – A Polish couple seek their fortune in the north-western industrial town of Ellesmere Port by offering a taste of home to the latest wave of immigrants unimpressed by British food. [read more]
Chester scans traffic to catch crooks
CAPENHURST, England, Oct 20 (Chester Wire) – Demand for uranium, used as fuel in nuclear power stations, has soared in recent years due to efforts to cut carbon emissions, and Chester’s Urenco enrichment site is expanding to meet it. [read more] 200-year-old Chester shop holds first sale CHESTER, England, Oct 20 (Chester Wire) – An eighteenth-century Chester antiques shop began its first sale on Saturday seeking to clear the way for a modernisation made necessary by consumers’ rapidly changing tastes. [read more] Zoo offer: pay 200 pounds a day to shovel dung? CHESTER, England, Oct 20 (Chester Wire) – Fancy being a zookeeper for a day? Pay 200 pounds, and Britain’s biggest zoo will let you sweep up animal dung and maybe feed the lions. [read more] The Hemp Company wants to quadruple net profit in 2008 CHESTER, England, Oct 20 (Chester Wire) – The Hemp Company, which makes creams to soothe newly tattooed skin, wants to quadruple net profit this fiscal year through higher prices and better marketing, its owner said on Friday. [read more] Chester retailers say hit hard by parking charges CHESTER, England, Oct 20 (Chester Wire) – Chester retailers blame expensive parking in the city centre for driving shoppers to out-of-town retail parks where parking is free. [read more] Chester racecourse looks beyond horses for revenue
CHESTER, England, Oct 20 (Chester Wire) – Chester Racecourse began building a new restaurant on Thursday, the latest initiative in a plan to boost revenue from activities other than horse racing. [read more] Pensioners teach each other at ‘university’
CHESTER, England, Oct 19 (Chester Wire) - The Cestrian University of the Third Age is not a typical learning establishment. There are no exams, no teachers and the grey-haired students gathered at their monthly meeting are all aged at least 60. [read more] Chester’s buy-to-let property market cools off
Tranquillisers stolen from car in Ellesmere Port CHESTER, England, Oct 18 (Chester Wire) - Prescription tranquillisers, which can also be taken by drug users to "come down" from ecstasy or speed, were stolen from a car outside a pub in Ellesmere Port on Wednesday afternoon. [read more] Chester real estate agents see stable house prices yr/yr
CHESTER, England, Oct 18 (Chester Wire) – Concerns over a rising number of diseases of sedentary lifestyles have prompted the city of Chester to open a new countryside walking path to improve fitness and access to open spaces. [read more]
Lottery money may halve cycle commuting time in Chester
CHESTER, England, Oct 18 (Chester Wire) – An estimated 4.75 million pounds will help halve commuting time for many cyclists and encourage people to turn to bikes, if Chester wins co-financing from the National Lottery, a cycling activist said on Wednesday. [read more]
CHESTER, England, Oct 18 (Chester Wire) – An innovative way to teach children to read and write, devised by a Chester psychologist, is bringing literacy to townships in South Africa. [read more]
Chester city walls part closed, disrepair
Cheshire village aims to wipe out carbon footprint
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Oct 19 - There’s a reason journalists are referred to as wordsmiths...
Oct 17 - Trainees and fast trackers alike have been out and about in the Chester area searching for stories to write and pictures to take.
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