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Welcome To Our February Issue Of Inside Chester A warm welcome to our February issues.

As well as supporting local business we really try to make our monthly magazines as interesting as possible and something you will look forward to receiving month on month. If you think we can improve in any way or you would like us to explore any topics of interest, then please let us know and we will do our best. Keep it clean ! :) So what do we have in this month’s issue?

Don’t forget Valentine’s day is coming up. Take a look on pages 8-9 for some of his and her gift ideas.

This month’s travel editorials keep to the theme of holidaying in this country with a look at the beautiful North Yorkshire coast. If you haven’t been you will be very pleasantly surprised. see pages 12-13.

We have some great competition giveaways including a chance to win a pair of tickets to see

Glenn Tilbrook, £25 cash in our who am I and a Chance for you and your dog to have a free lunch at Pups, Pets & Ponies Coffee shop.

Please don’t forget to use the local businesses within the magazines and please tell them where you saw their advert.

January Competition Winners Lloyd Cole - Michael Mills - 1990 £25 Cash - D Hughes - Greta Thunberg Until next month. Reg, Editor Inside Magazines.

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40-41 Best Electric Cars 2022 Copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced, resold or stored in a retrieval system without the express permission of “Inside Flintshire Magazine” Adverts When providing advertising copy, artwork or photographs from existing sources, it is our customers’ responsibility to ensure that all the appropriate permissions regarding copyright have been obtained from the originator :Inside Flintshire Magazine accepts no liability for copyright issues regarding adverts published in good faith. For full terms and conditions see our web site www.insideflintshiremagazine.co.uk

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For the rice and peas 125g brown basmati l 1 red onion, chopped l 2 garlic cloves, chopped l 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves, plus extra to serve l 1 tsp vegetable bouillon l 400g can black-eyed beans l

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