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Barry Ellams

Chester Zoo unveils ambitious £225million natural vision plan to boost Cheshire economy

Barry Ellams meets the man in charge of ambitious £225m plans for the expansion of one of Britain premier visitor attractionsRead

Marco Pierre White to personally open restaurant in Chester in February

CELEBRITY chef Marco Pierre White will officially open his Chester restaurant on Tuesday, February 16.Read

Chester Zoo submits application for natural vision ‘biodome’ project

CHESTER Zoo has submitted planning applications for its ambitious Natural Vision project.Read

Link-up between North Wales, Liverpool and Chester to encourage tourists

NORTH Wales could link up with Liverpool and Chester to encourage tourists to holiday in the region.Read

MBE for Heathcotes Outside restaurant owner

RESTAURATEUR Paul Heathcote picked up his MBE at Buckingham Palace from Prince Charles this week.Read

GM Motors to retain Vauxhall motors plant in Ellesmere Port

GENERAL Motors has scrapped plans to sell off Vauxhall to a Canadian car parts firm.Read

TV documentary helps outline Robert’s dream of success

A SECRET millionaire is going to show how hard it is to achieve his dream of constructing a racehorse training yard in Peckforton.Read

Fishing licence a must

THE Environment Agency is reminding anglers they need a licence to fish, ahead of next week’s bank holiday (Monday, August 31).Read

GLOW in Chester and The Secret Spa in Wrexham in lined for top awards

STAFF from two salons in the Chester and Wrexham area are celebrating after being named finalists in this year’s prestigious British Beauty & Spa Awards.ŠRead

Morrisons supermarket proposed in Saltney

A MAJOR NEW superstore is proposed for Flintshire.Read

New Peacocks store helps create 16 jobs for Wrexham

SHOPPERS in Wrexham are in for a treat as Peacocks, one of the UK’s hottest fashion value retailers, arrives in town.Read

New signpost for Holywell walking route

THE St Beuno’s Walk Group – a sub-group of Transition Holywell and District – is celebrating the acquisition of a new interpretation board and signpost in the upper Greenfield Valley section of the circular route.Read

New signpost for Holywell walking route

THE St Beuno’s Walk Group – a sub-group of Transition Holywell and District – is celebrating the acquisition of a new interpretation board and signpost in the upper Greenfield Valley section of the circular route.Read

Racegoers flock to Chester Racecourse for annual May Festival

RACEGOER’S scrubbed up well for the first race of the May Festival Season at The Chester Roodee.Read

Royal Welsh Regiment to be given freedom of county of Flintshire

FLINTSHIRE County Council is to grant the Freedom of the County to the Regiment of the Royal Welsh at a special ceremony in Mold tomorrow.Read

Fame awaits winner of beauty title

COMPETITION is hotting up as Miss Chester 2009 gets under way.Read

New museum exhibit for Cheshire Military Museum

CHESHIRE Military Museum has taken delivery of a new exhibit – a small observation post used at Hawarden airfield during the Second World War.Read

Let the train take the strain

TO CELEBRATE The Chronicle being published on a Thursday we have teamed up with Virgin Trains to offer two lucky readers first- class return tickets to travel anywhere on the Virgin Trains network.Read

Flintshire Chronicle is now published every Thursday

NEWS now travels even faster with your Thursday Chronicle... and it certainly travels farther.Read

Doubletree by Hilton Chester - A world-class hotel to enhance the city

WHEN renovation work began on the privately owned Hoole Hall Hotel a couple of years ago there was talk of lighting a beacon of excellence for the city of Chester.Read

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Barry Ellams is The News Editor of The Chester Chronicle he is responsible for assembling the news agenda and preparing The Issue. He supervises coverage of Chester's rural villages including Tarporley, Tattenhall, Malpas, Tarvin. Tel. 01244 606416

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