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Chester Storyhouse rubbishes claims it's been turned into 'political football'
Storyhouse
Storyhouse recently hit the headlines over its ‘Mini Pride’ event
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Veteran councillor and former mayor quits Labour after suspension
Widnes
He's represented his ward since 1998
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Budget 2025 RECAP: How will Rachel Reeves' autumn spending plan affect you
UK & World News
The Chancellor has set out her economic plans which aim to create a 'fairer' Britain
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Tributes paid after death of councillor who 'always had time for everyone'
Cheshire West and Chester Council
"A true public servant who will be greatly missed"
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Calls for 'urgent action' over 'dangerous' Northwich town centre streets
Northwich
Councillor sets up petition and lodges formal complaint
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Cheshire's new Reform MP jeered in House of Commons as she asks Prime Minister to 'ban the burqa'
Politics
"I’m not going to follow her down that line," said Prime Minister Keir Starmer in response
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Map shows Cheshire's 'dentistry deserts' where new patients aren't being accepted
NHS
In Chester South and Eddisbury not a single NHS dentist is accepting new adult patients
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Council leader denies enforcing car park charges in non-Labour wards only
Labour Party
The council leader has been accused of instructing officers to only impose parking charges in areas that don't vote Labour
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Labour candidate to replace Mike Amesbury wants asylum seeker hotel closure
Karen Shore
Her online petition calling for it to be closed down has drawn criticism
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Councillor asks if Crewe's loss-making £11m multi-storey car park should be sold off
Crewe
He was applauded
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Disgraced MP Mike Amesbury breaks silence after avoiding jail for attacking man in street
Chester Crown Court
Mike Amesbury - who has been spending time with his family since his release - has avoided jail after he was sentenced to 10 weeks for common assault earlier this week
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Cheshire MP Mike Amesbury has prison sentence suspended on appeal
Mike Amesbury
The MP walks free after winning his appeal
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Jailed Cheshire MP Mike Amesbury to appeal against sentence
Helsby
The Runcorn and Helsby MP was given a 10-week prison sentence on Monday for punching a man in the street
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'Unequal' funding is creating a 'town of two halves' Warrington councillors say
Politics
“This budget... is unfair and unbalanced in its impact. We are becoming a town of two halves."
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Jailed Cheshire MP Mike Amesbury faces calls to quit Commons
Frodsham
Opposition parties have demanded his immediate resignation
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Cheshire MP Mike Amesbury handed jail sentence for punching man in street
Frodsham
Footage showed the MP punching a man to the ground before striking him again at least five times
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Ellesmere Port's child journalist launches child-friendly news website attracting thousands
Justin Madders
12-year-old Jake is spreading positivity throughout the community
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Minister rejects pleas to enforce 20mph limits outside schools after death of Chester schoolboy
Wrexham Road
The speed limit outside King's School in Chester - where 11-year-old Evan was tragically killed - is 40mph
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Council accused of 'secrecy' over alleged contamination in Cheshire West
Helsby
A Green Party councillor revealed that there were "attempts" by the Labour leadership to "try and get us to sign a non-disclosure agreement"
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Cheshire West and Chester to get £15m government funding to fix potholes
Cheshire West and Chester Council
”The impact of this funding will be transformative"
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Council's move to impose sky-high tax bills is branded 'appalling'
Politics
The council has asked the government for permission to set an increase of up to 9.99 per cent for 2025-26
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'Forgotten' town's political future hangs in balance as MP faces potential jail time
Frodsham
Mike Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn and the neighbouring parish of Helsby, pleaded guilty on Thursday to assaulting one of his constituents after a night out in Frodsham last year
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Mike Amesbury steps down from Labour following guilty plea for Frodsham assault
Labour Party
Mr Amesbury has admitted punching a man at a taxi rank in Frodsham. He has now resigned from the Labour Party
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MP Mike Amesbury speaks outside court after admitting to attacking man at taxi rank
Chester Magistrates Court
Amesbury has pleaded guilty to common assault at Chester Magistrates Court after attacking Paul Fellows, 45, outside a taxi rank in Frodsham
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