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Nurses give Wirral students lessons on cancer
NURSES from The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre opened the doors of the charity's mobile chemotherapy unit to sixth form students at Upton Hall School. They were educated on skin, breast and cervical cancers and how to detect early signs and symptoms. Keen
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Man found dead on Hoylake beach had been missing for nearly a year
A MAN was found was dead on a Wirral beach almost a year after he went missing, an inquest heard today. The body of Michael Murphy, from Mold, was discovered by a dog-walker near Stanley Road, Hoylake on December 4, 2012. The 32-year-old had
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Crime falls in Merseyside for seventh year despite cuts to police budgets
MERSEYSIDE crime has fallen for the seventh consecutive year despite cuts to police budgets. New figures show significant reductions in robbery, burglary, drug offences and possessions of weapons. The data emerged on a day dubbed "police super
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Police disappointed as more Merseyside drivers fail summer breath tests
A POLICE campaign aginst drink-driving saw an increase in people failing breath tests. More than 7,000 Merseyside motorists were breathalysed during a recent four-week operation focused on drink- and drug-driving. Officers say 164 of those
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Cigarette sparked Greasby house fire that led to elderly woman's death
A WIRRAL grandmother died in a fire at her home caused by a cigarette, an inquest heard. Veronica Broughal, of Lloyd Drive, Greasby, lost her life in the tragedy on February 25 as the blaze spread through her house. The inquiry into the 80-
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Hundreds sign up for Hoylake 10k charity fun run
MORE than 200 people have now registered for this year's Hoylake 10K Coastal charity fun run. Taking place on Sunday, September 15, the Globe-backed event raises funds for a special needs club in the town. It starts outside Hoylake Community
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Cammell Laird begins second phase of Royal Fleet Auxiliary maintenance
CAMMELL Laird engineers have started work on the second phase of maintenance work on nine of the 13 ships in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary flotilla. The ‘cluster’ contract was first awarded to the Birkenhead firm in 2008. Following reviews of performance
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Five escape house fire in Wallasey
FIVE people escaped a severe house fire in Wallasey this morning. Fire crews were called to Littledale Road at around 6.25am following calls to emergency services. Four fire engines attended the incident and crews tackled the blaze on the first-floor
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Deadline extended for Charlie's amateur choir challenge
CHARLIE Landsborough has extended the deadline for a competition giving amateur Wirral choirs a chance to join him on the Liverpool leg of his UK tour. The Birkenhead-born country artist returns to Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on Sunday, November
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Cops and council crackdown on Wirral pavement parkers
Motorists who park irresponsibly on pavements and footways could face the same penalty charge notices as those who park on double yellow lines. Wirral Council and Merseyside Police have joined forces in a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers
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Five arrested in drug raids
POLICE arrested five people in a crackdown on businesses that allegedly supply cannabis growing equipment. Around 50 officers raided premises in Birkenhead, Fazakerley, Clubmoor, Everton, Kirkby, St Helens and Liverpool this morning. Four men and
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Driver injured in two-car smash at Birkenhead
A DRIVER is being treated for neck injuries following a two-car crash in Birkenhead this morning. Emergency services were called to Old Chester Road at its junction with Holborn Square at 8.30am following the incident, which involved a Vauxhall
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HEATWAVE: Wirral households using an extra 8 million pints of water each day
WIRRAL residents are using an extra 8.8 MILLION pints of tap water a day as temperatures continue to soar. However despite usage increasing, there are no plans to bring in a hosepipe ban. According to water board United Utilities, there has
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Judge imposes strict curfew on Wirral benefit cheat
A Birkenhead man who cheated the state out of tens of thousands of pounds has been placed under part-time house arrest until early next year. A judge imposed an electronically monitored curfew on Justin Jones for 12 hours a day starting at 7pm