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ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavation have begun in Chester s Grosvenor Park and will run until May 14. The annual digs will last for four weeks and are run by Cheshire West and Chester Council in partnership with the University of Chester. Maria Byrne, the council’s director, environment and communities, said: “The excavations are part of a project to discover more about the landscape that surrounded Chester’s Roman Amphitheatre and the impact of the abandoned amphitheatre on the development of the area now occupied by the Church of St John the Baptist and Grosvenor Park. “The excavation enables second year archaeology students to gain valuable practical experience and has been revealing new information about Chester’s archaeology.