Archive

  • Audlem Festival of Transport cancelled for 2020

    CAR FANATICS from will have to wait another year to see their favourite classic motors, following the cancellation of the Festival of Transport. This year's running of the festival was due to take place on Sunday, July 26, and would have been the

  • Wait goes on for 'Liverpool like' chess title

    While Liverpool may have secured the Premier League football title after a three month break in league fixtures, for Malpas and Oswestry Chess Team, the wait goes on. Malpas and Oswestry were top of Division One of the Chester and District Chess

  • Virtual summer theatre sessions launched for Malpas performers

    BUDDING performers from Malpas have not been stopped by Covid-19, with members of the Minerva Youth Theatre taking part in virtual sessions. Since April, Chester-based arts charity Minerva has been running their regular youth theatre sessions virtually

  • 'Virtual' Shropshire Show receives royal backing

    A NEW virtual event showcasing the best of Shropshire while raising money for charity has received royal approval. The Shropshire Virtual Show will take place from 10am until 9pm on Saturday, August 22 and will bring together much-loved elements

  • Whitchurch pubs reveal reopening plans

    PUBS across the UK are set to reopen this weekend with the government easing Covid-19 restrictions. Although the pubs are able to serve punters once again, various restrictions remain in place regarding social distancing. Pubs will be using '

  • Schools and colleges set to reopen in full from September

    SCHOOLS and colleges are set to reopen in full in September after detailed plans have been unveiled. Education settings will be permitted to deliver their full curriculum ahead of exams next summer, with limits on attendance to be lifted. The

  • Firefighters tackle house fire in Whitchurch

    Firefighters tackled a fire at an address in Whitchurch on Thursday evening. The fire was reported at around 4.30pm on Thursday, July 2 at a property in Caldecott Crescent. Two crews from Prees and Whitchurch were mobilised to tackle the blaze