BERA News

Chester’s Christmas Market opens on Friday 15 November marking the start of the Christmas celebrations in Chester. The Chester Christmas Market is open seven days a week; Sunday to Wednesday 10.30am to 6.30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10.30am to 8pm. The festive favourites are all set to return this year starting with the Twelve Days […]

Cheshire West and Chester Council has confirmed that new supported accommodation for people who are homeless will open in Saltney, Chester in November. Curzon House in Saltney has been refurbished and will provide 36 private rooms, where people who have been homeless and are in need of supported accommodation will have a place to stay

Good afternoon, Please find below this week’s City Centre Policing update. Operation Momentum This week we continued to deploy Operation Momentum in the City Centre and continue to receive great support from the Western Area Problem Solving Team who support the City Beat Team, patrolling in both uniform and plain clothes. They, like the Beat

Cheshire West and Chester Council has again handed out more than £71,000 as part of the latest funding round on the Cheshire West Crowd. The initiative enables community-led projects to attract funding to make the borough more vibrant, resilient and connected. During this latest funding round, projects have been pitching to the Council for funding

People living in Cheshire West and Chester are being urged to have a go at balancing the Council’s budget, by using an online budget simulator tool. The interactive tool puts residents in the driving seat when it comes to making council savings. The simulator is part of Cheshire West and Chester Council’s annual budget consultation,

To improve Chester city centre security for residents and visitors attending the Christmasmarket and people choosing to go late-night shopping, the hours when the city’s bollards areraised to the ‘up’ position will extend beyond the usual end time of 4.30pm for five weeksleading up to Christmas.From 15 November until 23 December, bollards at the Town

Protecting Chester city centre Graduation ceremonies Due to the high number of people expected in Town Hall Square during twelve graduation ceremonies at Chester Cathedral between 5 and 8 November, there will be a full road closure from the Hunter Street junction by Storyhouse daily from 10.30am to 5pm. Resident and business access will be

Good evening, This week was the Safer Business Action Week, which is a national campaign coordinated by the National Business Crime Centre, to target Business Crime. During the week a range of activities took place which involved the City Beat Team supported by the wider Beat Management Team, the Western Problem Solving Team and Crime

Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Cabinet has approved the award of two key waste and recycling contracts at the Cabinet meeting on 16 October. Following a review by Council officers, it is recommended that a contract is awarded to Cheshire West Recycling (CWR) to continue to deliver the Council’s kerbside recycling and waste collection service

Good afternoon, Please find below this week’s City Centre Policing update. This week we have received some fantastic support from colleagues from our Forcewide specialist units. On Thursday afternoon,  the Roads Crime Unit intercepted a vehicle in the City, which contained some travelling criminals who have been responsible for high value thefts across the country.