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"We understood the importance of what we were doing and why we had to do it. But it didn’t make it any better.”

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The forgotten Cheshire man crucial to the birth of America most have 'never heard of'

Double Pulitzer Prize winner Professor Alan Taylor told CheshireLive about Charles Lee, the Chester-born general who became George Washington's second-in-command

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'She gets in your blood': The last Mersey-built tugboat, saved in Cheshire

Described by staff as a 'cantankerous old lady', the tugboat was found rusting and vandalised in Ellesmere Port 20 years ago, and has since been given a new lease of life

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The Cheshire village built around a mysterious castle

A new religious movement began around the castle, now encircled by the village

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The coal-carrying Cheshire girl who became one of the 'most famous international celebrities'

Lady Hamilton was "one of the most famous international celebrities of her time," according to Royal Museums Greenwich

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When a sleepy Cheshire village was the gateway to Ireland

Stagecoaches and cargo filled the long, narrow parade, pubs let rooms to travellers and were full of sailors, as their ships stood at anchor out in the estuary

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Cheshire's ghost lane where residents insist 'we're not scared and we're not going anywhere'

'Buggen Lane' is said to derive from the Welsh 'bwgan', meaning a fearful supernatural creature, and legends swirl around the unusual, narrow lane

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How Crewe hotel was at centre of plot to smuggle 10,000 machine guns to revolutionaries

The Hunters Lodge hotel was the British base of owner and rogue CIA spy Frank Terpil

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Sleepy Cheshire town's role in the birth of the atom bomb

Happy Valley's most famous son changed world irreversibly with an 'epoch-making discovery'

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18 images show drastic change in Cheshire town over four decades

Images unseen for years show Runcorn during a period of intense, dramatic and unrelenting change

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The story behind Cheshire's curious elephant and castle statue

The huge sculpture is tucked away off winding country lanes

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How Congleton became known as 'Beartown'

The town's affection for bears dates back to an extraordinary decision made four centuries ago

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Cheshire village's mysterious 'pirate grave' and the three theories behind it

Little can be read from the weathered sandstone slab, but at the foot of the stone, a startling carving stands out: A skull and crossbones.

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'Greatest night ever': Chester fans remember their 'true home'

"We never realised what we had until we lost it. That was our True home"

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Frederik Kreuger, the German diplomat who disappeared to Cheshire and died a 'hermit'

The locals were so fond of Kreuger that they clubbed together for a lavish funeral to mark the death of Wirral's mystery man

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Cheshire's 'friendliest village' that's 'an absolute wonder' with a much-loved tree at its heart

“It really is the heart of the village"

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Remembering Chester FC's stadium where 19,000 watched team do the impossible

The ground once held over 20,000, and played host to a seemingly impossible, David and Goliath result

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The story of the world's first 'money club' with a stadium bigger than Old Trafford

New Brighton Tower FC, founded for purely commercial purposes, bought the biggest footballing star of the era as they attempted to reach the top

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Lost restaurant chain that served 'the best pizzas ever' in Cheshire

The Miss Piggy pizza was a favourite among kids

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The Cheshire towns that became a magnet for US folk stars

Appearances by Peggy Seeger, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Derroll Adams and Tom Paley made for a vibrant folk scene

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Rise and fall of Ellesmere Port nightclub where 'the best nights' were had

The popular venue closed its doors a decade ago

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Cheshire's 'science fiction' shopping mall that was 'like summer all year round'

Unearthed photos reveal what the shopping centre was like in its early years

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The WWII bomber that crashed into the centre of a Cheshire village

The bomber landed yards from the village shops, killing all but one of its crew

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Lost 'iconic' department store loved in Cheshire for over 160 years

For many, a shopping trip wasn't complete without visiting

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