Hundreds of guests from the Chester community gathered at The Chester Grosvenor for the Chester and North Wales Society of Chartered Accountants annual dinner.

The evening kicked off with a Taittinger champagne reception to music from the Hammond School before chair of the society, Sue Harris of Champion Accountants, welcomed guests. Everyone enjoyed a delicious dinner of Michelin-star food, courtesy of executive chef Simon Radley and his team, and were entertained by speaker Maria McGeoghan, head of internal communications at the BBC. The dinner was sponsored by Leonard Curtis Business Solutions, whose director, Donna Crompton, said: “This dinner is a key event in the calendar for us and we look forward to playing a more active part in the Chester business community.”