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PM's praise for Hoylake and Meols in Bloom volunteers for 'helping the village to smile'
THE Prime Minister has praised a Wirral community group for breathing new life into local gardens. David Cameron wrote to The Friends of Hoylake and Meols in Bloom to commend them on “helping the village to smile” and highlighted their dedication
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EXCLUSIVE: Wirral Council under fire after lending £35m to other local authorities
Wirral Council has emerged as a shock benefactor to other cash-strapped northern authorities, loaning them millions of pounds at bargain-basement rates. The deals include £2m to Labour Party leader Ed Milliband’s constituency council in Doncaster
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Sir Norman Bettison faces investigation over Stephen Lawrence evidence
Former Merseyside police chief Sir Norman Bettison will be investigated by a watchdog over claims he tried to influence the way a witness gave evidence at the public inquiry following the murder of Stephen Lawrence. The Independent Police Complaints
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VIDEO: Wirral musician's charity album in memory of nan
A WIRRAL musician has released an album to raise funds for the Alzheimers’ Society in memory of her grandmother. Lilli Moore was helped by Mary Henshaw to choose the tracks for Memory Lane, a collection of covers in aid of the Alzheimers Society
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Fire safety campaign in Upton follows blaze which claimed householder's life
A safety and reassurance campaign will take place in Upton following a fatal fire thought to have been started by a cigarette. A householder lost his life in the incident at his home in Rock Bank, Upton on Tuesday night. The authorities have yet
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Wirral senior citizens urged to update driving licences
AGE UK Wirral is urging the borough's more elderly motorists to update their driving licences after DVLA figures showed across the country 2m are out of date. The vehicle authority says there are also 2.6m driving licence photos due to expire this
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Let there be light: Meols Drive tennis court plan given the go-ahead
Residents from some of Wirral’s most sumptuous homes have failed in their fight to get a tennis club’s floodlighting plan ruled “out of court.” People living in West Kirby’s Meols Drive conservation area launched a fierce protest against Hoylake
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Wirral schoolgirl wins national archiving competiton
THE artistic work of a Wirral schoolgirl has won a nation-wide competition by high street retail giant Marks & Spencer. Emily Keen, from Brookhurst Primary School in Bromborough, was among pupils across the country who put their knowledge of
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Summer safety crackdown on school building sites in Merseyside
A new safety initiativewill be launched on Monday targeting construction work taking place at Merseyside schools, universities and student accommodation during summer holidays. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive will be visiting sites
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'Value for money' survey no threat to Wirral hospital's walk-in centre, says health chief
Fears that the future of a walk-in centre at a major Wirral hospital could be at risk, have been dismissed by the region’s clinical commissioning group. Margaret Greenwood, Labour candidate for Wirral West, claimed that a question mark had been
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Planning councillors to visit proposed site for new Tesco store before making decision
WIRRAL councillors will visit the site of a controversial new Tesco before making a ruling, it has been decided. The borough’s planning committee last night voted unanimously to carry out a site visit before deciding whether to give the retail
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Koumas could be in squad for Rovers' final pre-season against Wrexham
TRANMERE Rovers' manager Ronnie Moore could include Jason Koumas in the squad for tomorrow's final pre-season friendly of the summer at Wrexham. The midfielder has been training with the club since early July after two years out of the game.
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Wirral kitchen fires warning
Fire chiefs are warning about the dangers of leaving cooking unattended after two incidents in Wallasey last night. Two crews from Wallasey fire station were called to an address in Love Lane, Poulton at around 7pm. It is thought clothing had