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Grand Designs for the North: Awards Shortlist Announced

Talented property developers, builders and architects from across the region have been shortlisted for the prestigious Northern Design Awards. Shortlisted companies will compete at the celebrity packed Northern Design Awards at The Chester Grosvenor Hotel & Spa on Saturday May 31, where the winners will be announced. Read More...

Gemma’s room designs get teenagers approval

Gemma Atkinson has visited teenagers at Teenage Cancer Trust’s unit at University College Hospital in London to show the young patients her room designs ahead of them being displayed at Chester’s Home & Garden Show at the end of the month. Read More...

Queen’s girls experience life in wartime shelters

The young girls from The Queen’s Lower School, Chester, donned their 1940’s clothing and grabbed their gas masks to take part in an evacuation exercise to Stockport Air Raid shelters. Read More...

Scorcher for Waltons of Chester Handicap

The Breitling Watches & Waltons of Chester Handicap Stakes was run at Chester Racecourse yesterday and won by 12-1 Bertoliver. Presenting the prizes to owners Kevin Conlan and Richard Carol and jockey Philip Robinson were Richard Blampied, the Managing Director of Waltons of Chester, Tim Bradley, the Northern Sales Manager of Breitling UK and Richard Hogben, the General Manager of Waltons of Chester. Read More...

The beauty of glass: Venice comes to Chester

Renaissance Venice will come to Chester when an internationally renowned author celebrates the art of glassmaking at an exclusive reception in the city. Marina Fiorato will be reading from her bestselling novel The Glassblower of Murano and discussing Lalique’s crystalware. The event, supported by Lowe & Sons, is being held at Chester Racecourse on May 22. Read More...