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Keen to get fitter in 2020, some members of the Oliver & Co team have committed to completing a...

Chester city centre businesses have this week come together to celebrate as the winners of the annual CH1ChesterBID Customer...

It may still be 8 weeks away, but employees at Oliver & Co were getting into the festive spirit...

The famous Knife Angel sculpture, which has been touring the country to promote the nationwide campaign against knife crime,...

The zoo’s new conservation area is the UK’s largest habitat for Asiatic lions. The habitat is designed to recreate...

Grim Chester is a new tour-led attraction opening on October 25th which will bring alive Chester’s dark secrets, history...

A ‘spooktacular’ programme of family-friendly events are taking place in Chester city centre this October, in celebration of Halloween....

BBC Breakfast presenter, Louise Minchin placed the 200,000th brick onto the ‘Chester Cathedral in LEGO’ replica during a special...

Chester’s Christmas Elves have been brought in to help a little earlier than usual. ChELFie has been helping prepare...

Italiant Restauraunts, DaNoi and Sergio’s, in Chester  have won prestigious awards in this year’s Italian Awards. Ristorante Sergio in...

Tickets, badges and Chester annual memberships are now on sale ahead of a new season at Chester Racecourse. Chester Racecourse have...

Chester’s Grosvenor Shopping Centre recently welcomed thousands of students who enjoyed exclusive discounts and freebies for one night only...

Chester’s Business Improvement District (BID) has announced the appointment of Eryl Edwards to the position of chairman The board...

A CHESTER football team is kicking off the season with a new football kit. Chester Nomads under 9s Colts...

Featuring major authors, storytellers, broadcasters and poets. Saturday 9 November – Saturday 30 November, Storyhouse, Chester Nadiya Hussain Imtiaz...

Racegoers are set to be out in full force this Saturday as Chester Racecourse, the oldest racecourse still in...

The Lord Mayor’s Fireworks Extravaganza will take place at Chester Racecourse on Saturday 2 November 2019. The event will...

Local residents are being invited to take part in Chester Town Hall’s 150th birthday celebrations, with free personal tours...

Celebrity Chef Ellis Barrie, two-time contestant of the Great British Menu and owner of the award-winning Marram Grass, Anglesey,...

A Chester Sales Assistant is celebrating working at The Body Shop on Foregate Street for 30 years this week....

With the environment at the top of the Council’s agenda, it`s first commitment is to make the Council and...

A networking event held in the heart of Chester has been hailed a ‘huge success’ by its organisers. Thursday...

Grosvenor Shopping Centre’s #BEEfriendlyCHESTER campaign was a huge success thanks to the fantastic bee-themed events throughout the summer. The...

This Saturday 14 September, Chester Racecourse will launch the newest supporting arm of the #GoRacingGreen project. The project was...

Tuesday 10th September 2019 This Saturday 14 September, Chester Racecourse will launch the newest supporting arm of the #GoRacingGreen...

A skating accountant from Chester is celebrating after winning a world-wide competition. Alice Williamson, a trainee accountant at Ellis...

Cheshire West and Chester Council is committed to making sure the borough is safe and clean and part of...

Watergate Street Festival, organised by CH1ChesterBID, took place on Saturday August 17 with local shops, bars and restaurants taking...

With only a handful of fixtures remaining, Chester Racecourse is preparing for a Ladies Day meeting to remember, with...

One of Chester Cathedral’s Falconers swept into Sealand Road’s B&M Home Store on Friday evening to help the team...

 The festival, organised by CH1ChesterBID, will take place on Saturday August 17 on Watergate Street with local shops, bars...

Another first for Chester, as the new Supertrees are making their way to the Hoole Way Sunken Garden. The...

The region’s property industry turned out in force to help the inaugural Together Northern Property Race Day at Chester...

When your car reaches the age of three, you’ll need to make sure it goes for its annual MOT....

With the summer holidays almost upon us, CH1ChesterBID has announced the launch of a nature-themed programme of activities to...

Laura Wileman, Commis Chef Apprentice within the prestigious Simon Radley Kitchen Academy at The Chester Grosvenor, has won the...

On Friday 12th July, Chester Racecourse, the oldest racecourse still in operation in the world will host its new...

On average, 20,000 people descend on the city of Chester every single raceday, with a high percentage choosing to...

Phase 1 of the Chester Northgate project is being brought to life as Cheshire West and Chester Council reopens...

Businesses across Chester have delivered a resounding ‘yes’ vote in favour of Chester’s Business Improvement District (BID) as part...

Chester Zoo has welcomed its one millionth visitor of 2019 – the earliest the wildlife charity has ever reached...

Stars from T.V. and the International Comedy Circuit are set to take to the stage from Sunday, June 30 as...

A CHESTER based accountants celebrated its 30th anniversary in style last week. Ellis & Co Chartered Accountants and Business...

The leader of Chester’s Business Improvement District (BID) will attend a formal reception at the House of Commons to...

The Chester Grosvenor has partnered with award-winning Chester designer, Matthew O’Brien, to offer the unique opportunity to create a...

An important milestone in delivering Chester Northgate has been reached. The detailed designs for the initial phase including a...

New birds have been sighted in Grosvenor Park, in the form of four willow sculptures replacing the RAF Spitfires...

Chester Race Company has re-submitted its long-term Masterplan for development at the racecourse. After planning permission was refused in...

A CHESTER accountancy practice has held its seventh annual golf day, raising funds for a local charity. Ellis &...

As a pre-cursor to this year’s Chester Heritage Festival, a free educational programme was offered to local KS2 children,...

I’m writing to confirm that, following a period of local public consultation and review, we have made the decision...

In less than three weeks’ time, the first tournament Chester Polo Club tournament of 2019, The White Oak UK...

The streets of Chester city centre are awash with flowers, bees and butterflies as part of a brand-new summer...

Chance and Control: Art in the Age of Computers The Old Library, Chester Friday 7 June – Sunday 8...

The new Lord Mayor of Chester’s theme for his civic year will be community and community cohesion. His chosen...

Cheshire West and Chester Council is hosting a free open day on 12 June (8.30am to 5.30pm) for small...

Laura Wileman, Commis Chef Apprentice within the prestigious Simon Radley Kitchen Academy at The Chester Grosvenor, has been shortlisted...

To celebrate the beginning of the half-term holidays, Chester Racecourse are hosting the first of their family fixtures for...

TWO colleagues from a Chester accountancy practice are celebrating after successfully completing two local sporting events. John Farrell, senior...

Chester MP Chris Matheson swapped the backbenches for the cab of a heavy-duty forklift truck for a day, when,...

Matt Ramsdale, Sous Chef at The Chester Grosvenor’s ‘La Brasserie’ restaurant, has made the British Restaurant Awards shortlist for...

CH1ChesterBID’s Welcome Ambassadors – Monica and Luka – have welcomed and assisted more than 100,000 visitors to the city...

Kicking off the racing season with a series of firsts, Chester Racecourse opened its gates to tens of thousands...

It’s a sold-out Ladies Day at Chester Racecourse this Boodles May Festival, Georgia Toffolo makes her reporting debut and...

A networking event held in the heart of Chester has been hailed a ‘huge success’ by its organisers. Thursday...

The giant robotic hunters were delivered to the zoo on trucks after being shipped across the Atlantic from the...

The world’s oldest course still in operation has once again struck the fine balance of heritage vs innovation and...

Following the news that Chester has been named the world’s first sustainable palm oil city, the iconic city-centre hotel...

Chester city centre has been spruced thanks to the efforts of local businesses and the city’s Business Improvement District,...

CEO of Chester Race Company, Richard Thomas, who has masterminded some of the most forward thinking moves in the...

A few weeks ago, we held a charity pub quiz for our friends at the Share Shop, who support...

Each year, the AA shortlists approximately 150 restaurants from thousands across the UK, whose wine lists offer exceptional quality...

The Business Improvement District (BID) team is campaigning for a second five-year term and has outlined a range of...

Chief Executive of Chester Race Company Richard Thomas, made a very special announcement at the preview event for a...

There are many rules, laws and regulations which affect motorists in the UK. These change frequently and it can...

Chester Racecourse’s Roman Day fixture is a celebration of the racecourse’s historical roots and location within the Roman city...

Armed with their mops and brushes, a team of volunteers from the city’s business community are taking on a...

The flat season has officially started and there are now exactly four weeks until racing returns to Chester and...

This week Chester Polo Club announced another NEW offering to complement the White Oak UK Polo Series taking place...

A Chester based trainee accountant is celebrating after completing his first marathon. Nick Clark, 22, from Ellis & Co...

Over the last few years, there has been a movement from businesses, organisations and charities coming together to carry...

The new tax year will see a number of changes in the world of payroll. As of April 2019...

Children are being encouraged to go on a journey throughout Chester’s city centre and become ‘eggs-plorers’, as the popular...

HMRC’s advisory fuel rates have dropped. The new rates, which began on March 1, 2019 only apply when you:...

Staying true to its ethos of demonstrating innovation in both the racing and high-end leisure industry, Chester Racecourse has...

THREE Chester based businesses have joined forces to offer free advice to businesses this April.   Ellis & Co...

The Roux Scholarship, a prestigious cooking competition ran by Alain Roux and Michel Roux Jr., has announced its 18...