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£450,000 grant was offered to keep Burton's Foods open
Wirral Council offered Burton's Foods access to a £450,000 grant to keep the factory open. Management announced on Friday the main part of the Moreton plant is to close wth the loss of 200-plus jobs, although a refining process will continue
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Young Wirral gymnasts return victorious from competition in Wigan
YOUNG members of Wallasey Gymnastic Club have won 15 medals after taking part in a competition in Wigan. They picked up five golds, two silver and three bronze in the Tumbling Routines and one silver and floor bronze on floor routines. These Gymnasts
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Tranmere Rovers' striker Adam McGurk signs new one-year deal
TRANMERE Rovers striker Adam McGurk has today signed a new one-year deal with the Club. The 22-year old's new contract also includes a further one year option for Tranmere should they wish to extend it. McGurk came to Prenton Park last summer
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Rovers striker Adam McGurk signs new one year deal
ROVERS striker Adam McGurk has today signed a new one year deal with the Club. The 22-year old's new contract also includes a further one year option for Tranmere should they wish to extend it. McGurk came to Prenton Park last summer after progressing
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Labour expected to take control of Wirral Council tonight
The leadership of Wirral Council is expected officially to change hands tonight. All 66 members of the authority will gather this evening for their annual meeting when it is decided who takes the reins for the coming year. Liberal Democrats
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Wirral golf club celebrates centenary
MEMBERS of The Warren Golf Club in Wallasey have celebrated the club's centenary. A special luncheon was held and 23 former captains were in attendance. The Warren is now the oldest private club playing on a municipal nine hole golf course in England
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Internet child porn shame of Wirral hospital scientist
A bio-medical scientist caught downloading child porn was put behind bars today. Police found more than 12,000 obscene photographs and videos when they analysed Timothy Byrnes' computer after raiding his home. The shamed scientist, who
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Parishoners feel 'torn apart' by church closure
WIRRAL parishioners have been left “torn apart” by the closure of their local church. All Saints Church in Hose Side Road, Wallasey, will close its doors after its final service on Sunday - and its congregation feel they are being “pushed out
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Great start ends with victory for Wirral Schoolboys
A GREAT start by Wirral Schoolboys saw them take the lead within five minutes as Matty Vine slotted in from close range. Minutes later Mitchell Duggan smashed a shot from 25 yards and left the keeper no chance. Wirral stayed on top during the first-half
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Young Wirral engineers clean up in washing machine design contest
FIVE young engineers from Calday Grange Grammar School achieved a top award at a special celebration and assessment day. A scheme with Unilever Research and Development Port Sunlight, students were given a project brief to design a low-cost washing device
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Best-selling author visits Wirral school
TOP author John Boyne treated Wirral pupils to a special workshop last week. The best-selling writer of The Boy in Striped Pyjamas visited St John Plessington College as part of a country-wide tour of selected schools. He spent an afternoon with pupils
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Life-changing surgery for disabled Wirral girl
LIFE-CHANGING surgery in America has given eight-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer Ariella Byrne the chance to walk freely. A brain injury from birth left Ariella – from Bebington – with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy. It caused painful spasticity in
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Wirral businessman hits out at 'supermarket invasion'
A Wirral businessman has launched a campaign against what he calls a "supermarket invasion". His protest was sparked by speculation Tesco is planning to open another store in the borough. Paul Edwards' petition - Wirral Against Supermarket
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Six-day model yachting championship opens in West Kirby this weekend
MODEL yachting takes centre stage at West Kirby next week when the International One Metre World Championship takes place on the Marine Lake. An added bonus will be the presence on Tuesday of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh who has been patron of the Model
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Cheshire miss out on Twickenham day out
CHESHIRE missed out on a Twickenham day out when beaten 37-17 by Lancashire in the deciding match in the Northern group of the County Championship at Macclesfield on Saturday. Lancashire finish top and will now meet the Southern winners Hertfordshire
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Update: Police name man found dead in street
POLICE have confirmed that a man found dead in Birkenhead on Friday night is eminent university professor Noel Sheehy. Professor Sheehy, aged 56, from Prenton was last seen by his family at around 6.30am. He was reported missing later that
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Gales alert for motorists
Motorists across the region are being urged to check the weather and driving conditions before setting out today, with the Met Office forecasting severe gales for parts of the north west. The Met Office has issued a severe weather amber alert
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Vauxhall FC prepare for next season
AFTER enjoying one of their best seasons in the Blue Square Bet North, Vauxhall Motors are now eagerly planning for another campaign in this competitive division, especially with the likes of Southport, Altrincham, Colwyn Bay and FC Halifax joining
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Wirral cricket round-up with Andrew Stratton
OXTON and Neston had to be content with drawn matches in the Premier Division of the Chapel Press Cheshire County League. Mark Rowlands, 76, and Lee Dixon, 57, batted well in a 230 Oxton total against Hyde who closed 30 runs behind with two wickets intact
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Around Wirral's bowling greens with Bill Atkinson
THE Wallasey Association's Sheppick Cup was won by Moreton RBL in an exciting and close run final against Poulton at Quarry Viking's Bowling Club on Thursday. Both teams had six winners in the match but Moreton just edged a 12 point win with Harold
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Accountant led lavish lifestyle paid for by theft
A WIRRAL business was "brought to ts knees" because their trusted in-house accountant stole nearly £170,000 - then bragged about his luxury lifestsyle on the internet. Stephen Siddell's dishonesty led to 16 people losing their jobs while he
