Children’s nurse Lucy Letby charged with murdering eight babies after deaths at Chester Hospital

A children’s nurse has tonight been charged with the murders of eight babies.  Lucy Letby has been charged with eight counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder, Cheshire Police said. It follows an investigation into baby deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Letby, 30, had first been detained by Cheshire Police back … Read more

Chester Zoo’s Monsoon Forest reopens after devastating fire

Chester Zoo has reopened an exotic enclosure complete with its own rain machine less than two years after it was destroyed by a devastating fire that killed several animals. Some insects, frogs, fish and small birds perished in the blaze which engulfed the zoo’s Monsoon Forest on December 15, 2018. Keepers and firefighters saved six … Read more

Holly Willoughby shares sweet photo of son Chester celebrating sixth birthday with a Chelsea cake

‘This is killing him!’ Holly Willoughby shares sweet photo of son Chester celebrating his sixth birthday with a Chelsea cake… to the upset of her Arsenal fan husband Dan Baldwin  By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 08:44 BST, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 08:44 BST, 29 September 2020 Holly Willoughby celebrated her youngest son Chester’s … Read more

Roman artefacts found in Chester include polished bone gaming piece

Rare Roman artefacts including a lozenge-shaped gaming piece made from polished bone that was used in the ‘Game of Mercenaries’ are unearthed at a building site in Chester The ancient gaming piece is made of polished bone and dates back 2,000 years  It was used in the Game of Mercenaries – an ancient chess or … Read more

Rare Roman artefacts including a polished bone gaming piece unearthed in Chester 

Rare Roman artefacts including a lozenge-shaped gaming piece made from polished bone that was used in the ‘Game of Mercenaries’ are unearthed at a building site in Chester The ancient gaming piece is made of polished bone and dates back 2,000 years  It was used in the Game of Mercenaries – an ancient chess or … Read more

Iceland supermarket adopts Chester Zoo’s penguins to fundraise

Supermarket juggernauts Iceland have adopted Chester Zoo’s whole rookery of Humboldt penguins in a bid to support the popular attraction which is facing an uncertain future.  Chester Zoo launched a campaign last Wednesday as government coronavirus laws keeping zoos shut mean it could be closed ‘indefinitely’.  The campaign has generated over £2million already and now supermarket … Read more

Baby elephant leaves perfect impression of his head and trunk in the sand at Chester Zoo

That’s one el of an impression! One year old elephant leaves perfect impression of himself after falling asleep in the sand One-year-old Anjan left a perfect imprint of his head and his trunk in the sand  Chester Zoo keepers were able to take a photo before Anjan trampled his imprint People have loved the pictures … Read more

From Peppa Pig World to Chester Zoo: England’s top tourist attractions revealed by VisitEngland

The Historic Dockyard Chatham  – Gold Hook Norton Brewery, Banbury – Quality Food & Drink MINI Plant Oxford – Best Told Story Paultons Park, Romsey – Gold Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, Great Missenden – Best Told Story Shepherd Neame Visitor Centre, Faversham – Welcome Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury – Gold South West Bristol Zoo … Read more

We sold our Chester family home to rent a flat in London in our 50s

Rising numbers of Britons will still be renting in retirement — but for some, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Statistics released this month show that over a decade, the number of those renting ahead of retirement has gone from one in 20 to nearly one in ten. Yet we have spoken to older tenants … Read more

Downsized: Couple gave up a Chester home for a luxury flat in London 

Rising numbers of Britons will still be renting in retirement — but for some, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Statistics released this month show that over a decade, the number of those renting ahead of retirement has gone from one in 20 to nearly one in ten. Yet Money Mail has spoken to older … Read more