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On Chester Streets: reportage sketching looking at life in Chester by Dai Owen

February 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

Our artist Dai Owen has been out and about in Chester, talking to some of those people who are without a roof over their heads in the city. It’s a sad and harsh reality [...]

Merry Christmas from the We Are Chester team

December 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

Merry Christmas from all of the team at We Are Chester. Thanks so much for your support as we aim to shine a light on the good stuff happening in and around our city. It [...]

Review: Jack and the Beanstalk – Theatr Clwyd

December 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

Review: Antonia Merola Jones Photos: Brian Roberts Nothing signals the start of the festive season for me more than a trip to a pantomime – and where better to start than [...]

Chester protest draws a crowd – and our artist Dai Owen draws them

September 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Chester to protest against Boris Johnson’s plans to shut down Parliament. And our artist Dai Owen was there to cover it, along [...]

Review: Educating Rita at Theatr Clwyd

May 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

Words: Josie Penfold. Photos: Robert Day. 5 Stars – an unmissable revival of a masterpiece Willy Russell’s script tells the story of a working-class woman, Susan [...]

Review: Little Shop of Horrors, Storyhouse, Chester

May 17, 2019 // 1 Comment

Words: Angela Ferguson. Photos: Mark McNulty and Angela Ferguson If you’re looking for a plant-tastic cult musical extravaganza then Storyhouse is where it’s at this [...]

First Django Girls coding event held in Chester

May 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

Words and photos: Tori Erskine Chester’s first ever Django Girls event has taken place at Realbuzz Group in City Place. The event was hosted and organised by Liam Cookson, [...]

Spotlight on: Share charity in Chester and Flintshire

March 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

Words and photos: Angela Ferguson In the first of a new series of posts looking at some of the charities and caring individuals doing great work in our city, we meet Debra [...]

Django Girls Chester put on digital skills workshop for women

March 16, 2019 // 1 Comment

By Liam Cookson Calling all women who are keen to learn how to build a website. Our newest We Are Chester contributor and digital skills guru Liam Cookson is keen to hear [...]

Review: Escapism Chester

March 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

By Antonia Merola Jones The thought of being locked in a room for an hour may not be everyone’s idea of fun but it seems that up and down the country groups of people on [...]