Latest press releases

Chester City Council press releases keep you updated with all of the latest council news.

Have Your Say In Important Cheshire Survey - 2 October 2008

Thousands of questionnaires will soon be landing on door mats across Cheshire inviting residents to take part in an important survey.

Westminster Park Phase 2 Landscape Improvements - 2 October 2008

Work is underway on landscape improvements at Westminster Park.

Chester retailers urged to join Plastic Bag Free Day! - 1 October 2008

Chester City Council and Friends of the Earth have joined forces to organise Chester’s first ever ‘Plastic Bag Free Day’ on Saturday 18th October.

Council targets students to boost recycling - 30 September 2008

Chester City Council has been working with the University of Chester to encourage students to recycle their household waste.

Chester City Centre orienteering event - 30 September 2008

Chester will host it’s first ever City Centre Orienteering taster session with the aim of making it a regular event.

Register of Electors 2009 - 29 September 2008

Chester City Council is urging residents to complete and return electoral registration forms so they can vote in elections.

Free After Three Extended - 26 September 2008

Retailers in Chester city centre should receive a much welcome boost after Chester City Council agreed to extend the successful 'Free after Three' parking scheme until next year including an extra car park. The initiative, aimed at maintaining a thriving and busy city centre all day, began in July and within weeks increased footfall after 3.00pm by more than 20 per cent. It was due to end in October but following a review has now been extended to March 31 2009, the day before the new Cheshire West and Chester Council takes over the reins local government in the area.

River haul flushes out commode - 24 September 2008

Laptop computers, a stack of shelves and a commode were among just some of the items netted in a haul of rubbish trawled out of the river Dee in Chester. Volunteers from Chester City Council, Cheshire County Council, the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers and the Environment Agency all joined forces for this year’s Big Dee Clean Up, concentrating on a stretch of water between the Old Dee Bridge and The Grosvenor Bridge.

Chester signs up to new waste contract - 23 September 2008

Chester City Council expects recycling rates to rise following the signing of a seven-year contract with waste disposal contractors, Focsa. The deal features a package of innovative improvements around kerbside collections and recycling with a massive reduction in the reliance on bags.

Lord Mayor welcomes Good Samaritans to Chester - 16 September 2008

The Lord Mayor of Chester Councillor Brian Bailey has welcomed the introduction of Street Pastors to Chester as the “Good Samaritans of today.”

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