Stephen Langtree News Today

Department store Browns of Chester closes its doors after 241 years of serving the city.

Academics voice their support of Heathfield High School Principal Wesley Neumann By Opinion School education has been at the forefront of responses to the pandemic. The sector has had to make hard life-and-death decisions about the health and safety of our school communities – our students, staff, and parents. In mid-2020, after an initial period of complete lockdown, schools and school authorities in the Western Cape and other provinces grappled with the question of the return of studen...

THE life and achievements of a Chester unsung hero have now been recognised at Chester Railway Station. A new interpretation panel celebrating the life and work of Thomas Brassey, who died 150 years ago on December 8, 1870, was unveiled by the Thomas Brassey Society outside the station. The new interpretation panel was funded by the Thomas Brassey Society with the aid of a donation from the Tyrer Charitable Trust. Its design and installation is the result of a close collaboration with Che...