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HEATWAVE: Doctors urge Wirral people not to pressure hospital's A&E
AS tempeartures continue to soar, Wirral medics are warning of increasing pressures being placed on Arrowe Park Hospital's Accident and Emergency unit. Doctors are advisind if you have a minor injury or illness, then there are several services
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Councils take first step towards services merger
Leaders of Wirral and Cheshire West and Chester councils have taken the first step towards combining their corporate services. The neighbouring authorities say reducing duplication and bureaucracy, while making the most of economies of scale, will
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Met Office issues Level Three warning as 'official' heatwave is declared
Officials have sent out health warnings as Britain continues to swelter in the country's first heatwave for seven years. After five consecutive days basking in 30C-plus temperatures, forecasters said Britain was in the midst of its first prolonged
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Striker Ryan Lowe makes it ten for Tranmere in pre-season friendlies
Ryan Lowe scored his ninth and tenth goals of pre-season as Tranmere Rovers defeated Altrincham 3-1 at on Tuesday night. The striker was joined up front by new signing Akpo Sodje and the pair both found the net before being substituted at half
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Wirral unemployment sees another drop but UK long-term jobless at 17-year high
LATEST figures show another reduction in the number of Wirral people claiming Jobseekers' Allowance. Statistics released today by the Office for National Statistics reveal there were 7,715 people claiming in June compared to 7,483 in May. Birkenhead
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Merseyside's crime chief teams up with with youngsters
MERSEYSIDE’S elected crime chief held her first meeting with local youngsters in a bid to hear their views on the issues affecting their communities. Jane Kennedy, police commissioner for Merseyside, met her youth advisory group in Liverpool
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Police bid to trace witness who tried to free driver in fatal accident at Levers Causeway
POLICE investigating a fatal crash in Wirral yesterday are hoping to speak to a passerby who tried to rescue the victim. The 50-year-old driver of a Ford Ka was pronounced dead at the scene in Lever causeway, Bebington at around 10.40am after his
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Government plans attack on injured workers’ rights
Ray London-Smith, who has been fighting for the rights of accident victims at Wirral solicitors RMNJ for more than 25 years, looks at the impact on workers’ compensation rights of plans to cut health and safety ‘red tape’... Do you feel safe at
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So you thought there was no legal aid for family problems?
Solicitor Marion Kelly of RMNJ Solicitors’ family law team dispels some uncertainties about the availability of legal aid in family proceedings… Many solicitors don't undertake legal aid work any more, and you may have formed the impression
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Major gorse fire tears across Caldy Hill
COLUMN Road in West Kirby was closed to traffiic yesterday evening as a major gorse fire tore across Caldy Hill. The blaze covered around 800sq mtrs and billowing smoke could be seen from as far away as Wallasey. Crews from three West Wirral
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UPDATED: Manhunt launched in wake of Egremont murder
Detectives investigating the murder of 48-year-old Mark Christopher Reissing from Wallasey are appealing for the public's help in tracing a man that they want to talk to in relation to their investigation. Mr Reissing was found in Manor Lane, near