A BUZZARD is flying high after he was taken under the wing of a Cheshire vet team and experts from a local wildlife hospital. Head vet Bruce Waddell and Deputy Nurse Manager Philippa Richmond from Willows Veterinary Hospital, based in Hartford, carried out intricate surgery with pins the width of a sewing needle on the […]
Developers Anwyl Construction have cleared a Liverpool city centre site in preparation for a £60 million eco-friendly apartment complex. The complex on derelict land at 30 and 36 Pall Mall will provide 336 luxury apartments and has been designed by award-winning Liverpool-based architects Falconer Chester Hall. Anwyl, a family firm based in Ewloe, also recently […]
A darts champ is on target for more success thanks to the delivery company for which she works. Claire Maddock is accounts administrator with delivery firm Delsol by day – and in the evening she turns into an arrows ace, sponsored by the courier company based on the border of Chester and Wales. The 34-year-old […]
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD Rugby League fan who beat life-threatening cancer will have his dream come true, when he carries the ball onto the pitch at his beloved Leigh Centurions’ first home game of the season. Riley Agent, from Leigh, was chosen for the honour after Leigh Centurions’ owner Derek Beaumont heard Riley’s story from his mum […]
PET owners and their four legged friends queued up for the first sneaky peek of a new veterinary surgery at a Birchwood shopping centre. A former plant room at the shopping centre has been transformed by the independently-owned Willows Veterinary Group and an Open Day was held for animal lovers and local VIPs to enjoy […]
A HARTFORD travel firm is helping to rev up fund raising for a charity which provides motor sport experiences for people with disabilities. The Perfect Getaway – a Hartford-based travel company which creates tailor-made breaks of a lifetime for its customers – has joined forces with Speed of Sight, a cause set up by multiple […]
Dramatic underwater images of the final resting place of the world’s first steam powered submarine, which was built in Wirral and sank on its maiden voyage in 1880, have been released for the first time. It comes as scuba divers from the British Sub-Aqua Club in Chester, who have responsibility for preserving the historic wreck of […]
The boss of an award-winning security firm that keeps a close eye on football star Michael Owen is marking 10 years at the helm. Jonathan Turner took over the reins as managing director of AGS Security a decade ago and has seen the company quadruple in size. AGS supplies and fits bespoke intruder and fire […]
A Wirral-born food entrepreneur who created 50 new jobs by ploughing more than £1.5m into an seaside café has launched a recruitment drive for extra staff. Phil Brown, who built up the Philpotts bespoke sandwich empire from his first branch in Chester to 22 outlets across the UK, has now launched the Sea Shanty Café in […]
The production manager is putting his best foot forward at the 2017 Chester MBNA Half Marathon to raise funds for a charity that’s close to his heart. Martin Stevens from Rubicon Garden Rooms has vowed to complete the run in May for the British Heart Foundation. The 57-year-old was inspired to tackle the 13.1 mile challenge, […]
