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Chester

Coordinates: 53°11′25″N 2°53′30″W / 53.1903°N 2.8916°W / 53.1903; -2.8916

Chester (/ˈɛstər/ CHESS-tər) is a walled city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is the largest and most populous settlement of the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a combined population of 328,100 according to the 2001 Census, increasing to 329,608 at the 2011 Census. Chester was granted city status in 1541.

Chester was founded as a "castrum" or Roman fort with the name Deva Victrix, during the reign of the Emperor Vespasian in AD79. One of the three main army camps in the Roman province of Britannia, Deva later became a major civilian settlement. In 689, King Æthelred of Mercia founded the Minster Church of West Mercia, which later became Chester's first cathedral, and the Saxons extended and strengthened the walls, much of which remain, to protect the city against the Danes. Chester was one of the last cities in England to fall to the Normans. William the Conqueror ordered the construction of a castle, to dominate the town and the nearby Welsh border.

Chester (district)

Chester was a non-metropolitan local government district of Cheshire, England, with the status of a city and a borough.

Apart from Chester itself, which was the principal settlement, the district covered a large rural area. Other settlements included Malpas and Tarvin.

Creation

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the existing city and county borough of Chester with the Chester Rural District and Tarvin Rural District. The district council used the name Chester City Council.

City council

Membership and wards

The first council had 62 members and was elected as a shadow authority (known as Chester District Council) on 7 June 1973. The council came into its powers on 1 April 1974, on which date a royal charter and letters patent came into force with the authority becoming Chester City Council and the chairman of the council having the title of mayor. An election of the whole council was held again in 1976.

The number of councillors was reduced to 60 at the next council election in 1979. Thereafter the city council elections were "by thirds": with 20 councillors retiring in three out of every four years. In the fourth year, elections to Cheshire County Council took place.

Chester (Homeville, Virginia)

Chester is a historic home located near Homeville, Sussex County, Virginia. It was built in 1773, and is a two-story, three bay, frame dwelling with side gable roof. It features two exterior chimney stacks, joined on both the first and second floor levels by pent closets. Attached to the main section is a two-story wing with an exterior chimney and a shallow gable roof added in the 1820s.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

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Radio Stations - Chester

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GENRE
LOCATION
Retro Soul Radio London R&B UK
Energy FM DJ Mixes Non-Stop Dance UK
RadioFish Country,Oldies,60s UK
Radio Wivenhoe Varied UK
Scanner: VHF Marine Radio Public UK
RAT Radio Varied UK
Gem 106 Varied UK
BBC York Varied UK
Skyline Gold 60s,Soft Rock,Rock,Oldies,Easy,Country,Classic Rock,80s,70s UK
BBC Hindi - Tees Minute News Updates,Indian UK
BBC Radio 1 Pop UK
Free Radio Herefordshire & Worcestershire Pop,Top 40 UK
Miskin Radio Pop UK
EKR - WDJ Retro Rock,Adult Contemporary,Soft Rock UK
RollinRadio Electronica UK
Hard House UK Dance UK
My Social Radio Top 40 UK
Flight FM Electronica UK
Remarkable Radio Oldies UK
80s And More 80s UK
Sunshine Gold Oldies UK
House FM Dance,Electronica,Jungle UK
Jemm Two Indie Rock UK
Rickhits Pop UK
Dance Music 24/7 - EHM Productions 90s,Dance,Electronica UK
Hope FM 90.1 Christian Contemporary UK
Phoenix Radio Rock,Classic Rock UK
Gold FM Radio Rock,90s,80s,Adult Contemporary,Pop UK
87.7 Black Cat Radio Oldies,Pop UK
Radyo 90 Sports,Folk,Pop UK
Chester Talking Newspaper Flintshire Edition News UK
URN College UK
Sauce FM Dance UK
Anfield FM Sports UK
Sky News News UK
Citybeat 96.7FM Adult Contemporary UK
BBC Hindi - Din Bhar News Updates,Indian UK
RWSfm Varied UK
BBC Surrey Varied UK
106 Jack FM Oxfordshire Adult Contemporary UK
Bradley Stoke Radio Varied UK
Energy FM Old School Classics Dance UK
Deddington OnAir Rock,Pop UK
Summer Time Radio 90s,Dance,Electronica UK
Stomp Radio R&B UK
Stress Factor Dance,Electronica UK
Total Biker FM Rock,Punk UK
BBC Manchester Varied,News UK
BrooklynFM Rock,Classic Rock UK
FRED Film Ch9 Romanian Talk UK
Fantasy radio Varied UK

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Chester

by: Essex Green

On my way home
I sometimes wonder, "Where have you gone?"
Unattached, you wander alone,
Lookin' for what, nobody knows
And you've got so much love
You bring it home in bundles of blood
To my doorstep, to my doorstep, yeah
Doo doo doo doo doo doo...
And it's a funny world out there
When your preying from your lair
And it's a funny world out there...
And if your neighbors could talk
They'd talk you up as the king of the block
Clapping hands with the rest of the lot, six fingered friend, right at the end
And in the end it will be
We'll hear your voice till eternity
Always cryin'
Your friends are dyin', yeah
Doo doo doo doo doo doo...




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Chester Zoo’s largest-of-its-kind African savannah opens to visitors

The Independent 09 Apr 2025
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Chester softball is rarely down, never out

The Lancaster News 09 Apr 2025
“When they get down in a game, they don’t get down on themselves.”. That is how Mike Hunter, Chester High softball coach, sums up this year’s team. That was on full display last week. × This page requires Javascript ... ....
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Trump administration could boost logging in Francis Marion. How much is anyone's guess.

The Post and Courier 09 Apr 2025
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Trump's FEMA disaster resilience program is dissolving, leaving SC projects in limbo

The Post and Courier 09 Apr 2025
FEMA announced it was ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, a 2018 disaster adaptation initiative, on April 4. Then the agency scrubbed pages for South Carolina's BRIC-funded projects from its website ... .
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Wharfedale's winning streak comes to an end in sunny Chester

Yahoo Daily News 08 Apr 2025
WHARFEDALE'S winning streak came to an end on Saturday, as hosts Chester claimed a 45-28 victory in the April sunshine ... On balance Chester deserved the win but, as one of their coaches admitted, the score flattered them.
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Dale Morris, Charleston's resilience expert and Dutch Dialogues co-founder, has died

The Post and Courier 08 Apr 2025
As the city's chief resilience officer, Dale Morris was tasked with guiding Charleston through the uncharted waters of climate change and rising seas. He died April 7 after a bike crash left him in critical condition ... .
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Chester

The Grand Island Independent 08 Apr 2025
Chester is a laid-back cat who demands nothing from his people except maybe an occasional pet or an occasional brushing.View on PetFinder ... .
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This traditional Mexican dish will have you saying, 'Viva West Chester'

Cincinnati.com 08 Apr 2025
I had an appointment in West Chester last week, so I decided to try out Viva Cincy, a new restaurant that specializes in the cuisines of Mexico, Nicaragua and Guatemala.
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