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5 years
Hotel guests at @chesterzoo will stay in rooms surrounded by giraffes and zebras
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Cracking photos from @chesterzoo this morning with their ring-tailed lemurs admiring the #SolarEclipse http://t.co/w0SQsktDrr
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Happy 89th birthday, @chesterzoo ! It received a welcome present, revealed last night, that it can reopen to the public next Monday:
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5 years
Fantastic news for @chesterzoo :
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Chester is named best place to live for access to green space and also comes in 10th for community spirit.
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7 years
Brave @WhitbyHigh pupil Demi given award by @cheshirepolice and tour by @jem7069 after coming to the aid of a victim of domestic abuse in Ellesmere Port
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4 years
The zoo's COO Jamie Christon said: "The unwavering support of the public, our members, those MPs who listened to us and backed our corner, and our global community has completely humbled us. It’s wonderful that, together, we have been heard."
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5 years
BREAKING: LABOUR HOLD CITY OF CHESTER
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6 years
Another adorable arrival at @chesterzoo :
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4 years
. @chesterzoo said: "With no tailored funding, we will need to continue fundraising whilst opening to limited visitors – calling on the goodwill and amazing actions of the public to save our zoo."
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4 years
"We see outdoor spaces being crowded with visitors, promoted by the breakdown of trust in the government’s “stay alert” messages, while @chesterzoo can control entry carefully and fully enable social distancing."
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7 years
'Fantastic job' from @CheshireFire and @cheshirepolice say @stonewalluk for equality among #LGBT staff and engaging with communities through events like @ChesterPride
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7 years
Erin Cross may even get to meet Prince Harry at the awards do
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4 years
BREAKING: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled financial support for hospitality businesses in tier 2 restricted areas including Cheshire, following pressure from Chester's business community, Chester MP @ChrisM4Chester and CWaC leader @weezegee :
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4 years
Extremely rare parrots have been successfully bred and reared at @chesterzoo for the first time:
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6 years
Construction work on the big revamp will begin next month:
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7 years
Storyhouse has proved almost three times more popular than predicted
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3 years
Special Report: How @chesterzoo has coped with the challenges of Covid lockdown and avian flu, and what visitors can look forward to seeing now its gates have reopened at last:
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3 years
Latest NHS figures revealed today show the Countess is now Covid-free, with the last coronavirus patients discharged last week:
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4 years
A fantastic gesture from Chester's independent restaurants @GaryUsher_Chef
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6 years
WITH VIDEO: The purr-fect news to start your weekend... @chesterzoo 🐱
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6 years
Children at @UptonHeathCE took part in an enormous elephant run to support the work of @DSWT to save elephants in the wild.
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6 years
Can you support @chesterzoo conservationist Katie's year of challenges to help save the elephants?
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4 years
The Countess of Chester Hospital's chief executive said the number of vaccines administered at the hospital was about 1,000 more than any other North West hospital so far:
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5 years
The new @TheBHF shop in Chester was officially opened by @ChesterFC player Gary Roberts
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7 years
Hard work by @JustLukeyA and the team at @PiedInn is about to pay off with the restoration of Folliott House in Northgate St into a stunning new restaurant and hotel
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3 years
Great news at @chesterzoo !
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4 years
Ellesmere Port MP @justinmadders made the renewed call in the House of Commons, calling on the Government to support places such as @chesterzoo and @BluePlanetUK :
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5 years
Chester's The Chef's Table ranked second in top 50 list of restaurants based on hundreds of thousands of diner reviews.
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4 years
"We now start the process of rebuilding this great charity zoo, as we prepare to safely welcome back visitors through our gates – albeit in much, much fewer numbers – from Monday, June 15."
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7 years
What a year it has been for @chesterzoo
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5 years
Look at the latest arrivals at @chesterzoo :
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Countess of Chester Hospital Trust confirms almost 100 patients have recovered from coronavirus this month
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6 years
The centre for people who find themselves with no roof over their head will be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by specialist housing and support teams:
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6 years
Positive news for HMV Chester as the store is one of 100 nationally to be bought out of administration:
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7 years
Michael Owen, Ian Rush, Colin Murray & stars past & present come together to take Chester's fund past £75,000
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6 years
The surprise baby elephant birth capped an extraordinary week for @chesterzoo :
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6 years
Can you support @chesterzoo conservationist Katie's year of challenges to help save the elephants?
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7 years
Twelve Montseny newts – one of the most endangered species in Europe – have hatched at @chesterzoo
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Extremely rare parrots have been successfully bred and reared at @chesterzoo for the first time:
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Isn't he adorable? Watch the two-week-old baby giraffe enjoy his first outdoor adventure at @chesterzoo
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6 years
Officially there are only 17 rough sleepers in Chester. But council contractor forfutures has already helped at least 125 individuals on freezing nights this winter. Our reporter volunteered at a night shelter during SWEP to get a clearer picture.
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7 years
Watch the video of rare orangutan born at @chesterzoo
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6 years
UPDATED: Inside Storyhouse with the Queen and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (now with extra video courtesy of @StoryhouseLive ):
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5 years
Cheshire will soon be a hub for women's and girls football after plans to build a multi-million pound elite development centre were finalised.
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4 years
Lucy Meacock, his co-presenter throughout that time, said: “He was without doubt one of the most humble, kind and funny people I have ever met."
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7 years
The final straw? Well done to @CostaCoffee , @TheBaristasChes , @revschester for their commitment to reducing waste #StrawFreeChester @christiandunn
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8 years
. @joewoolford to play Jack in Beanstalk panto adventure in Chester
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7 years
A major victory for @FrackFreeDee and those opposed to fracking @ChrisM4Chester @justinmadders @MikeAmesbury
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6 years
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle to visit Storyhouse and Chester Town Hall:
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7 years
Chester Castle to reopen after two decades of ‘neglect’
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Smuggled into the UK aged just 15, Waheed Arian used his inner strength and determination to become an NHS doctor, and is now helping to save lives around the world:
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3 years
The number of Covid patients being treated at the hospital is now nearly 85% down from the peak being treated in January:
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3 years
People are invited to show their support for John as he is due to complete his final lap later this month:
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6 years
The 'world's fluffiest cats' have arrived at @chesterzoo
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5 years
. @chesterzoo worked with @DSNonline on the Memory Box initiative, which include toys, zoo guide books, maps and photos, and even 'smell pots' which replicate familiar scents such as elephants:
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6 years
The Queen is in green! Her Majesty and Meghan Markle have arrived at Runcorn for their first engagement of the day #RoyalVisit
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7 years
Happy anniversary, @Erin_Cr055 .
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3 years
The owner of a Chester store has praised her "amazing" team for helping to save the life of a woman who collapsed outside the shop, and is now calling for more easily accessible defibrillators in the city centre:
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