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Kind-hearted community raises thousands for hospice

THE community has been praised for raising almost £62,000 for the Hospice of the Good Shepherd’s annual Light up a Life campaign. Read

Tip Top need your scuba gear and old bed

TIP TOP Productions is welcoming the New Year in style with the stage adaptation of the 1960s classic film The Graduate . Read

Hitting the roads for the Four Villages Half Marathon

SHELL UK (Stanlow) is sponsoring the prestigious Shell Four Villages Half Marathon. Read

Port band to perform in Spring

ELLESMERE Port band Amsterdam have revealed that they will be performing live in Spring. Read

Meeting over future of Vauxhall plant

VAUXHALL union leaders are meeting UK car bosses tomorrow (Thursday) for reassurances on the future of their Ellesmere Port car plant and its 2,200 jobs. Read

Countess patients to be allowed to use mobile phones

PATIENTS could soon be allowed to contact friends and relatives on mobile phones more during their hospital stay. Read

£3m must be spent before council reorganisation - warns Borough Leader Justin Madders

BOROUGH leader Justin Madders says time is “running out” to spend nearly £3m, currently languishing in the council’s bank accounts. Read

Turner Prize honour for Mark Leckey

A FORMER Ellesmere Port-based artist has been named the winner of the £25,000 Turner Prize. Read

University of Chester's sponsorship of academy criticised

CAMPAIGNERS have criticised the University of Chester’s decision to sponsor a controversial academy in Ellesmere Port. Read

Not much goodwill

BURGLARS marked the Christmas and New Year period by causing misery for residents. Read

‘Pay as you throw’ initiative turned down

BOROUGH chiefs have snubbed plans for a “pay-as-you-throw” waste collection scheme. Read

MP backs bid to cut greenhouse gases

BOROUGH MP Andrew Miller and some of his constituents have shown people power can protect our planet. Read

Gaynor meets TV star

A DREAM came true for Great Sutton’s Gaynor Budd when she met TV heartthrob and performer John Barrowman. Read

Massage parlour’s compensation bid

A MASSAGE parlour on the outskirts of Ellesmere Port is seeking compensation from the Highways Agency alleging loss of trade due to roadworks. Read

Police priorities survey

THOUSANDS of residents across Cheshire have been telling the county police what to concentrate on in 2009. Read

Oh brother, it’s that time of year again

WELL I never thought I’d see Mimi from Shameless having a heart-to-heart with Michael Jackson’s sister, LaToya. Read

Plea to be ICE cool in an emergency

MILLIONS of people carry mobile phones with the names and numbers of their nearest and dearest stored to their memory. Read

Tory remark an ‘insult’ to tenants

A TORY councillor has apologised for calling Ellesmere Port & Neston council tenants “a problem”. Read

Boxes of joy to faraway lands

STUDENTS at Neston High School have been busy filling shoe boxes as part of Operation Christmas Child. Read

Therapist appointments to help mental patients

THE mental heath trust covering Western Cheshire is to employ seven specialist therapists to support a national NHS programme which helps adults suffering from depression and anxiety disorders. Read

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