Review: Patisserie Valerie

Rewind back ten years and your average ‘caff’ served builders English tea and could sort you out with a sausage and egg bap to get you started for the morning. How the times have changed as Chester is host to some of the most unique cafes around and is anything short of places for an…

A Greener Christmas

My cynical opinion of Christmas may be due to the modern society in which we live in or perhaps as I have grown up and let the child inside me go. Either way, for me Christmas seems to have become more a time where we measure the depth of our love for each other by…

Match Report: Cheshire Phoenix manage to fight off Wolves

PHOENIX fans take a bow as yet another home win with a 97:86 victory against current second place Worcester Wolves. It was another solid performance for hosts Cheshire Phoenix as last night they gained their seventh win in a row flaunting their impressive progress in the BBL Champions at Northgate Arena. Cheshire Phoenix blasted into…

Fracking: Once again we’ve hit rock bottom

The swapping of coal pollution for natural gas is not a global warming solution, we must remember this. The alarming problem that the world is heating up, a theory taken years by environmentalists to be regarded as serious, still stands and this mere distraction is yet just another detour from the real problem we are facing…

Homeless this Christmas

It’s hard to imagine living on the street where a piece of cardboard could be your pillow, your bed and your home for the night. Every night Chester’s city centre sees more than 50 people sleeping rough and with numbers escalating many will not have a home to go to this Christmas. As a result…

Chester celebrates Christmas Jumper Day in aid for charity

IT’S nearly that time of year again to spread some festive cheer and support Save the Children’s annual Christmas Jumper Day. This year taking place on Friday 12th December and in its third year running the charity have been asking even more people across the UK to help ‘make the world better with a sweater’.…

Lorry fire closes M56 eastbound during morning rush-hour

MOTORISTS faced major traffic disruption earlier this morning and a woman seriously injured after a HGV vehicles tyres caught fire eastbound between junctions 10-11. Fire and rescue crews arrived at the scene as four fire engines tried to contain the fire. Police closed the eastbound carriageway which backed up delays for motorist for up to…

Climate talk heats up as campaigners oppose fracking plans

The world is facing an alarming energy problem. There simply isn’t enough energy and too much climate change. This looming problem is fast becoming  a global issue and arguably the most important issue the world faces right now. With our planet hanging in the balance and climate change quickly destroying our path to sustainability, could…

Review: Telfords Warehouse

Telfords Warehouse has long retained a high reputation for its exceptional selection of real ales, live music and food innovation. I have seen many of Chester’s restaurants sprouting up but none withhold a long withstanding record as such than this place. Those searching for a culinary experience like no other, look no further. Nestled perfectly…