The ''Chester Standard'' is a weekly free newspaper. It is distributed within the
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
area and since NWN Media deregistered from ABC the readership is unknown.
The paper was delivered free to residents, with that ceasing in July 2017 to pick up point collection only around the area.
It is a sister publication to the '' Chester Evening Leader'', and is produced by NWN Media, part of
Gannett
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Greater Washington DC, Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Newspaper Society voted the ''Chester Standard'' ''Free Weekly Newspaper of the Year in the North West, North East and Yorkshire 2008''.