Results from the Ellesmere Port count
Year: 2019
Election night 2019: Chester (Timeline)
Follow University of Chester students as they cover what could be a historic turning-point for party politics in the UK: the 2019 general election. All visual/audio material produced by students, unless stated otherwise. 8.30pm: The team, including (Alix Booth, second-year…
The Parties In-Between
The British electoral voting system, First Past the Post, tends to privilege big parties campaigning in specific seats and distorts electoral outcomes. For instance, the Conservatives have gained a majority of seats, but they have not secured the majority of…
Chester braces itself for an historic election night
Today’s General Election promises to bring about a seismic change to the UK – whatever the result. Below is a little background on Chester’s recent election history. Chester has had a representative in Parliament – a Member of Parliament (MP)…
Speaker Makes Waves at Radio Talk
Aspiring radio presenters and podcast makers met with a BBC 5 Live Presenter, BBC Sounds Podcast maker and The One Show reporter this month. As part of the regular guest session talks at the Warrington Campus, Chris Warburton spoke about his career and what…
Election debate heats up at hustings
Journalism students had their pens and notebooks at the ready at the university hustings event today (Friday). All five candidates standing for the City of Chester constituency attended and were quizzed by the audience, setting out their pre-election pledges and…
Aspiring Music Journalist Joins Prestigious Panel at Festival
A University of Chester music journalism student has made his first panel appearance at a festival. Jon-Paul Berry, a second year student on the Parkgate Campus, was invited to take part in the Louder than Words festival which took place…
Celebrating Achievements Three Years in the Making
Today media students were among those who received their University of Chester degrees and diplomas at a dignified ceremony in Chester Cathedral. Hundreds of students from different departments attended the graduation ceremony, where they were honoured by Chancellor Gyles Brandreth.…
Students Taken to Court (for the right reasons)
University of Chester journalism students attended court this week to get a taste of crime reporting. They witnessed the sentencing at Chester Crown Court of a Cheshire-based dentist, who was accused of making racially aggravated threats to a man…
Cafe Calls Time Amid ‘Coffee Shop Saturation’
By Sam Creed, First Year Journalism Student Another coffee shop failure has contributed to the growing number of independent shop casualties in the Chester city centre. 49 Watergate, on Watergate Street, has closed after three years of service, with the…