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Wirral schoolboy realises FA Cup dream
A WIRRAL schoolboy saw his dreams come true when he strolled out onto the pitch at Wembley on Saturday. Charlie Nelson, from Birkenhead, was given the chance of a lifetime to be a Stoke City player’s mascot at the FA Cup Final against Manchester
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Remploy announces jobs boost in Wirral
THE number of disabled and disadvantaged people in Wirral who have been helped back into work has almost doubled over the past year. Figures from Remploy, the leading provider of employment services for disabled people, reveal the organisation
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Wirral war memorials granted listed status by English Heritage
The historic importance of Wirral’s war memorials has been recognised by the granting of listed status to three sites. English Heritage has given Grade II status to the war memorials at Eastham and New Brighton's monument at Vale Park.
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Wirral duo off to Vietnam for Claire House
A FORMER cancer sufferer and her friend are preparing to trek along the highlands of North Vietnam for Claire House Hospice and need your help. Helen Stewart from Meols was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and is currently receiving treatment
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GOLF: Teams wanted for charity tournament in aid of Hoylake Cottage
A CHANCE to play at the world renowned Royal Liverpool Golf Club is on offer in a charity tournament in aid of Hoylake Cottage. Taking place in the setting for The Open Championship won by Tiger Woods five years ago, the competition takes place on Friday
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Teams wanted for Caldy Sevens Commando Challenge
CALDY Rugby Club hosts its rugby sevens competition on Sunday May 29. And an addition to this year's event is the 'Caldy 7s Go Commando Challenge' staged by corporate team-building specialist Go Commando. The contest will bring the added excitement
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A drum, a drum! Macbeth doth come
FORBIDDING granite castle walls loom over the stage, electric sparks zip around iron-railed stairwells and from sulphurous pools smoke spills spookily. In the eerie gloom, haunting music plays as three gauze-cowled witches appoint to meet two
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Around Wirral's bowling greens with Bill Atkinson
WIRRAL teams have played their first British Parks Senior County games of the season. On a miserablbly cold afternoon on Sunday, the Wallasey Association team won their game against Cheshire by a 19-12 aggregate in a match that was definitely
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Weekend of mixed fortune for Wirral cricket clubs
NESTON and Oxton posted excellent victories in the Premier Division of the Chapel Press Cheshire County League on a rain hit Saturday. Neston accounted for Didsbury by five wickets. Jack Smith struck a fine unbeaten 111 whilst Jordan Free finished
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West Cheshire League: Cheshire ready for showdown
CHESHIRE face a showdown against Lancashire at Macclesfield on Saturday to decide the winners of the Northern Group of the County Championship. The home county chalked up their second win in two outings against Warwickshire at Coventry at the weekend
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Curtain falls on Wirral Sunday League season
THE CURTAIN came down on another Wirral Sunday League season with last Thursday's successful annual presentation and race night at Cammell Laird Sport snd Social Club. Once again the function, supported by Fastrack Promotions, was well attended and was
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Chance for budding Wirral golfers to tee-off and hone skills
BUDDING young golfers from Wirral will get the chance to hone their fledgling skills on their own, dedicated course from next week. The new Club Tri-Golf facility at Kings Parade in New Brighton is being officially opened this Wednesday, May
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Comedian John Bishop visits teenage cancer patients
TOP comedian John Bishop paid a visit to teenagers battling cancer last week. The Liverpudlian dropped into Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology’s Teenage Cancer Trust unit to meet patients and staff. The visit from the award-winning comedian
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Liberal Democrat councillor jumps ship to join Wirral Labour group
AS political negotiations continue over who will control Wirral Council, a Liberal Democrat has dropped a bombshell on his group by defecting to Labour. Councillor Steve Niblock, who represents Bromborough ward, formally joined Wirral’s Labour
