Council celebrates Armed Forces Week 2018

The valuable work of the borough’s armed forces was showcased and celebrated in a number of events organised by Cheshire West and Chester Council during Armed Forces Week. The Armed Forces Day flag was raised by Lord Mayor Councillor Alex Black at Chester’s Town Hall...

Work to replace equipment at Blacon crematorium begins

Work to replace equipment at Blacon crematorium is set to start this weekend, Saturday 7 July. The existing equipment was installed in 2012 when a new crematorium building was constructed. Since then there have been technological advances in cremation processes and...

Illegal tobacco crackdown has help from four-legged crime fighters

Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Trading Standards officers enlisted the help of two four-legged friends in the fight against traders selling counterfeit or contraband tobacco. In the last week tobacco detection dogs Willow and Ted sniffed out a large haul of...

Chester Town Hall and Eastgate Clock turn blue

Chester Town Hall and the Eastgate Clock will be joining iconic landmarks across the country to wish the NHS a happy 70th birthday. Buildings across the country will be turned blue on Thursday 5 July, including Liverpool Town Hall, Manchester Town Hall, Blackpool...