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Marine experts on standby for potential shark birth at the Blue Planet Aquarium at Cheshire Oaks

MARINE experts at the Blue Planet Aquarium are on alert this Valentine’s weekend for the potential birth of more than 20 tropical sharks.Read

Teenager jailed after breaking into a house in Ellesmere Port

A 17-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for six months after he admitted breaking into an Ellesmere Port house.Read

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Michael David Slack of Great Sutton jailed for five years for manslaughter of Martin Leffler

The family of Mr Leffler looked on in Chester Crown Court on Wednesday as Michael David Slack, 23, was sentenced to five years in prison for striking a fatal blow to his victim outside the Olde Red Lion pub, Little Sutton on December 27, 2008. It was Mr Leffler's 48th birthday.Read

Cheshire West and Chester Council pledge council tax payments for 2010/2011 will not exceed rate of inflation

CHESHIRE West and Chester Council leaders look set to honour their pledge to council taxpayers by recommending an increase which does not exceed the current rate of inflation.Read

Elton health campaigner meets Ellesmere Port and Neston MP Andrew Miller to raise heart disease awareness

A HEALTH campaigner has called on the Government to tackle heart disease.Read

Three arrested in police drugs raids in Elton

THREE people have been arrested in drugs raids in Elton.Read

Police hunt for armed robber who attacked Ellesmere Port newsagents

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an armed robber targeted an Ellesmere Port newsagents.Read

Firefighters tackle blaze at derelict Ellesmere Port pub

FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a blaze in Ellesmere Port.Read

Chester Zoo launches weekly free guided tours called Walkabout Wednesdays

CHESTER Zoo is starting a new series of weekly free guided tours known as Walkabout Wednesdays on February 24.Read

Elton vet takes up post at Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital in Neston

A SPECIALIST horse surgeon is enjoying his new role at a renowned equine hospital.Read

Councillor blames plague of potholes in Cheshire West on council under-funding

A LEADING Labour figure claims the plague of pot holes spreading across Cheshire West and Chester has not just been caused by the recent icy spell.Read

Ellesmere Port Labour Councillors in gritting row with Tory leaders

SENIOR Labour figures in the town have become involved in the heated row over the inadvertent gritting of a top Tory’s private road.Read

Council tax set to rise by no more than rate of inflation, says Cheshire West & Chester Council

CHESHIRE West and Chester Council leaders look set to honour their pledge to council taxpayers by recommending an increase for 2010-11 which does not exceed the current rate of inflation.Read

Cheshire West and Chester Council pledge council tax payments for 2010/2011 will not exceed rate of inflation

CHESHIRE West and Chester Council Leaders look set to honour their pledge to council taxpayers by recommending an increase for 2010-11, which does not exceed the current rate of inflation.Read

Seek careers guidance in Cheshire and you could win gym pass or beauty treatment

IF YOU are looking for careers guidance or someone to talk to about your job prospects in Cheshire, now’s the time to seek it out.Read

100 staff at Ellesmere Port Bridgewater Paper Mill temporarily laid off as parent company files for administration

MORE than a hundred staff at Ellesmere Port’s Bridgewater Mill have been ‘temporarily laid off’ after the company which owns it went into administration.Read

Online benefit calculator launched by Cheshire West & Chester Council

A PILOT online benefit calculator and claim form has now been rolled out across the borough.Read

New partnership set up to deal with domestic abuse in Cheshire West & Chester

A SPECIAL meeting has taken place to celebrate the work of Cheshire Domestic Abuse Partnership.Read

Taxi driver head butted and punched in Ellesmere Port

A TAXI driver was head butted and punched by a customer in Ellesmere Port on Sunday (January 31).Read

Ellesmere Port band Apollyon headlining Wirral gig

POPULAR thrash metal band Apollyon are headlining a gig in Wirral tomorrow night (Thursday, February 4).Read

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