Council invests in the future of Dee House

19 Jan 2021 | Chester

The stabilisation of Dee House in Chester will be carried out this year, following a £500,000 investment from the Council. This work is the important first step in the development of the building and securing its long term future. It will enable safe access for the...

Focussing on a safe Christmas in Chester

18 Dec 2020 | Chester

Police and council workers in Chester have joined forces to make sure that everyone who lives, works and visits the city has a safe Christmas. Over the festive period, extra council and police staff will be on the streets of the city, offering people advice and...

Step up to more good news for Chester’s City Walls

15 Dec 2020 | Chester

Chester’s historic Northgate Steps have officially reopened to the public, just in time for the Christmas holidays. Complex repairs to the steps were completed in September but they were not reopened as further investigations were needed. These have now been completed...

Chester High Street Historic Action Zone

7 Dec 2020 | Chester

Three artists have been appointed to develop community artist residency projects for the Chester High Street Heritage Action Zone programme. Matt Baker, Artistic Director of Theatre in the Quarter, will lead an engagement project with Chester Residents using film and...

Bollards installed to make Chester a safer place to be

4 Dec 2020 | Chester

The safety of visitors to Chester is now enhanced by a new network of bollards installed so the city centre can be locked down at a moment’s notice. Following terrorist incidents involving vehicles as weapons in other busy urban areas across the world in recent years,...