Category: Chester

Labour Retain ‘Bellwether’ Seat of Chester With 13.76 Percent Swing From Tories

December 2, 2022
ChesterKeir StarmerLabour PartyRishi SunakUKWorld
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Labour has retained the City of Chester constituency by-election with a 13.76 percent swing against the ruling Conservatives in the first electoral test of new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Samantha Dixon, the leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council, won 17,309 votes, with the Conservative candidate Liz Wardlaw trailing way behind with 6,335 votes. The…

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Police: 1 Dead, Multiple Shot at Party Near Richmond

June 4, 2022
ChesterCrime and IncidentsLocal NewsPartyRegional-Local NewsRICHMONDshootingUSUS NewsVirginia
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CHESTERFIELD, Va.—One person was fatally shot and five other people were wounded by gunfire in a shooting Friday near Richmond, authorities said. The Chesterfield County Police Department said in a statement that police were responding to reports of shots fired at about 9:38 p.m. in Chester, Virginia. Arriving officers discovered a man suffering from a…

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