Recently, I met a fabulous lady. There are a number of amazing ladies in Chester doing amazing things – and I am so pleased that Rebecca Morgan-Brennan has taken on one of this most historic buildings in Chester city centre…
Following the latest Government announcement, it is with regret that we must make the difficult decision to further postpone the Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Festival 2021 to August Bank Holiday. This is not a decision made lightly and we…
So now we know – that we can book to dine outside with friends and family from April 12th. Thank the lord! And that fact that Spring is waving at us from just around the corner is an added bonus….
There is a touch of Spring in the air and while we still can’t get out and enjoy our city as we’d desperately like to – we can of course still support our local restaurants, makers and bakers by ordering…
The funding has been awarded to Storyhouse’s award-winning programme that provides young people, including those who conventionally face barriers to employment, with work experience and a range of employability skills in the creative industries. Former participants of the course…
Chester’s New Market Launches Trader Recruitment Drive Applications from businesses looking to trade at Chester’s new indoor market are now being taken, currently under construction and due to open in summer 2022. Chester Market is beginning an exciting new chapter…
Despite Coronavirus crisis, Chester city centre had more openings than closures in 2020 – as the city identity shifts to ‘an independent’s landscape’. Chester BID launch an ‘’Independent Business Guide’ in response to dramatic change in city’s retail and hospitality…
A huge thank you to Halliwell Jones for lending me a brand new fully electric MINI 3 door Hatch. It looks pretty smart with my WLGT branding – and it’s pretty damn quick too! There’s no denying that I’m a…
Award winning event caterers Cheeky Chilli have transformed their business model in an attempt to ride out the devastation caused to the events industry by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Neston based catering specialists have devised a whole new range of…
Leave the cocktails to the professional mixologists and let them do the work as the Olive Tree Brasserie are bottling up their famous cocktails to give you a stay at home experience with their BRAND-NEW bottled cocktails launching in Chester….
A new hidden away bar has just opened in the heart of Chester. The Secret Garden is located within the Townhouse Hotel and has recently been transformed into a refurbished beautiful outdoor space, perfect to enjoy drinks all day long. The…
I love to tell stories. Local stories about those very special, committed and passionate people making a real difference in our food and drink community, those people who contribute so much to our local lifestyle economy. One such person is…
Here at WLGT we are super-excited to launch our brand new leisure and workwear range. Lockdown has given us some time and headspace to create a fresh and funky new clothing range in collaboration with local biz Hashtag Threads –…
Lockdown has been a bummer! Whatever your situation, everyone has been affected and its been pretty damn difficult all round, which is why its nearly time to celebrate the end of it. But its not all bad. So many local…
I wanted to celebrate some of our unsung heroes who are working so hard behind the scenes to keep our city going at this incredibly difficult time, so I was really pleased when butcher extraordinaire David Joinson agreed to my…
The Covid-19 crisis has changed our lives immeasurably as the freedom we took for granted every day is traded-off for staying at home to try and stop the spread of this virus. Strange is the new normal. For now. And…
