An employee at a Chester hotel has been recognised as one of the best. Restaurant superviser Pascale Defontaine has been named The Chester Grosvenor’s ‘Employee of the Year’ for 2012.
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Five new starters at Aaron & Partners
Aaron & Partners solicitors in Chester have continued to expand their firm with the appointment of five new specialists in their family, real estate, litigation and marketing teams.
› Read MoreChester garage officially best independent garage in the UK
A garage in Chester has been named the best independent auto centre in the UK at the annual Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) Awards. Port Tyres & Autocare on Flatt Lane in Ellesmere Port received the ‘Garage of Excellence’ award at the federation’s Gala Dinner.
› Read MoreWest Cheshire College trainee mechanics train in replica garage
Budding car mechanics at West Cheshire College are getting the hands on experience that they need before they qualify and start working at garages in Chester. Students at the college are learning all the skills that they need at the newly opened replica motor vehicle workshop at the Chester campus on Eaton Road.
› Read MoreNo Olympic effect for region’s hotels
Hotels in Chester have fared the best in the region for the “Olympic effect”. New research has shown that the Olympic fever failed to reach the North West as the region experienced stagnant occupancy rates compared with the same dates in 2011.
› Read MoreTop hat fundraising drive launched by Nantwich chartered accountants
Charitable staff at a firm of chartered accountants in Chester have been coming up with new fundraising ideas for a hospice. Barringtons Chartered Accountants, which has offices in in Nantwich and Newcastle-under-Lyme have started a top hat fundraising drive ahead of the Douglas Macmillan Top Hat and Tiaras grand annual ball. They have asked clients and colleagues to chip in to raise money for the worthy cause.
› Read MoreCharity fundraising at hair salon
Faith Taylor who runs Miss Molly’s hairdressers in Chester is holding a 12 hour sponsored blow-drying day on Monday 10th September to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The marathon charity event will be held at her hair salon in LA Fitness, on Wrexham Road, Chester.
› Read More£400,000 win on EuroMillions for Neston residents
John and Carol Reddy are ecstatic after matching five numbers in the EuroMillions draw on 21st August and winning £445,440.80. The romantic pair has decided to celebrate by having their marriage re-blessed with their 12 year old daughter serving as their bridesmaid. Carol, 47, who has been married to John for 20 years and works as a receptionist in the accident and emergency department at the Countess of Chester Hospital, said: “We have been married for 20 years this year …
› Read MoreOver £3,000 donated to charities by Chester accountants
A firm of accountants in Chester has been thanked for their incredible donations to two charities which add up to £3,600. Champion Accountants have presented cheques to The Hospice of the Good Shepherd and BIRD (Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Development).
› Read MoreDream come true as novel published for Chester author
Joanne Phillips, an aspiring Chester author, has just had her first book published. As a child, Joanne loved making up her own stories but she never dreamed that it would become her career. Joanne trained to be a hairdresser after she left school and worked at Hairmatters hairdressers in Chester. She later moved to Milton Keynes where she worked in many different roles including as an air hostess for easyJet and as a librarian, which she describes as “being like …
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