Having a say in what happens in your own neighbourhood and how services are delivered is really important. Cheshire West and Chester Council is carrying out a Community Governance Review of the parishes of Ince and Little Stanney to find out what arrangements exist to...

Foster care transforms lives is the theme of this year’s Fostering Networks Foster Care Fortnight campaign (14 – 27 May) and this is certainly true for newly recruited foster carers Kylie and Joe. They’ve recently been approved to be foster carers for Cheshire West...

As the race season approaches in Chester, Chester Racecourse are showing their support for the Drink Less, Enjoy More campaign that Cheshire West and Chester Council is running. The campaign aims to reduce drunkenness and anti-social behaviour in the city as well as...

A successful partnership involved in the construction of Storyhouse in Chester, including Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Building Consultancy team, Kier Construction and Ellis Williams Architects, has won regional recognition. The North West Local Authority...

“Inspirational”, “rewarding” and “overwhelming,” are some of the words being used to describe the inaugural West Cheshire Youth and Community Awards. Youth workers who support 13-19 year olds and young people themselves were praised in a ceremony run by the Council’s...

Cheshire West and Chester Council has opened a new household waste recycling centre (HWRC) for Chester. The new centre, adjacent to the old site on Bumper’s Lane, will become the largest in the borough and offer residents a quicker and more efficient service, as well...

A Live Local Work Local job fair will offer valuable support for people looking for employment. The free event is on Tuesday 15 May from 10am to 2pm in Ellesmere Port Civic Hall, Civic Way. Employers, recruitment agents and training providers will be available for...

The Lord Mayor of Chester has written to express sympathy on behalf of the city following the van attack in Toronto on Monday. The Lord Mayor, Councillor Razia Daniels, has written to the Mayor of Toronto, Councillor John Tory, in the wake of the incident. “Words...

The Lord Mayor of Chester and Mayor of Ellesmere Port have sent letters of congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their third child. The Lord Mayor, Councillor Razia Daniels, has written to the couple to express best wishes on behalf of...

An Ellesmere Port man was fined £767 and a Chester man £1667 for fly-tipping when cases were heard against both defendants at West Cheshire Magistrates Court on Thursday 19 April. Christopher Boyle, 38, of Sutton Way, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port entered a guilty plea...

Archaeologists from Cheshire West and Chester Council return to Grosvenor Park in May. They will be running the annual training dig for second year archaeology students from the University of Chester, which is an essential part of their archaeology degree course....

Do you have a background in community life, industry, commerce, trade unions, the voluntary/charity sector, public administration? You will have an interest in the work of the Council and have the ability to understand issues and make objective, evidence-based...

Private landlords and letting agents across west Cheshire are invited to attend a Landlord Forum on Thursday 10 May in Ellesmere Port. The Private Landlord Forum supported by Cheshire West and Chester Council and the National Landlords Association will take place...

The Winsford Industrial Estate success story continues, with the expansion of the fully-occupied site. Cheshire West and Chester Council and partners will invest £5million to kick start development on council-owned land adjacent to the existing industrial park. In...

To mark the centenary of the end of World War I, Cheshire West and Chester Council is encouraging schools and community groups to grow a Victory Garden. Over 20 schools, from across the borough and some five community groups have signed up and are receiving their free...

Pupils and staff at Willow Wood Primary School are starting the summer term in an inspirational new £730,000 learning environment. The school in Winsford has had a major refurbishment to accommodate more pupils with a new nursery, two reception classrooms, offices,...

“Now I feel a bit closer to him. He allows me to be closer. I feel that I have broken down a barrier that he has put up,” said mum Debra Walker. Debra is a mum of three from Ellesmere Port whose 10 year old son Lewis is autistic. Debra thinks her relationship with...

Chester will be celebrating St George’s Day on Monday 23 April as George returns to rid the city of the dragon and save the princess in a Street Performance with local school children. Chester artist Russell Kirk will re tell the St George legend with street...