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Gladstone dominates in Leverhulme Cup
GLADSTONE'S dominance in the Bebington and District League continued when they won the Leverhulme Cup in a rather one-sided final against Tixall 'B' played on the Albany green. They won all twelve of the individual games and fairly easily overcame
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Neston woman hosts afternoon of strawberry tea to help women facing breast cancer
AN afternoon of strawberry tea and fundraising will be on the cards for one south Wirral nurse this month as she tries to raise vital funds for a leading cancer charity. Jo Peers, from Neston, will host a strawberry tea party in Chester this month
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Funeral of Wirral rugby player takes place this week
IT was with great sadness New Brighton Rugby Club report the sudden and unexpected passing of former player Stephen Guy. Steve made many appearances for the Blues first team over the years at prop forward and completed his playing career in the
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Council engineers to tweet updates on repairs as part of road safety campaign
TWITTER fans will be able to follow Cheshire West and Chester Council's road maintenance team at work as part of a special event later this week. Thursday's event is part of the authority's Road Care campaign and the team will post updates as road
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Wallasey car blaze thought to be arson
A DUO of arsonists poured accelerant into an unattended car before setting it alight in Wallasey. An investigation is currently underway following the car fire – which involved a Ford Fiesta – on Bishops Road in the early hours of Tuesday morning
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Wirral pair face court for having sex in the street
A RED-faced boozer who was caught performing a sex act with a woman in a Wirral street told a court “one thing had led to another”. The 20-year-old man, from Wallasey, had been drinking with friends at Lacy’s Bar on Rowson Street when he “got talking
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Fleetwood help New Brighton to top of Liverpool & District division
NEW Brighton with a little help from Fleetwood Hesketh went to the top of the Liverpool & District Competition Premier Division on another wet Saturday which claimed a number of matches. The seasiders saw off visiting Bottle by five wickets
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Top apprentice urges Wirral businesses to nominate for national award
AN award-winning Wirral apprentice is urging companies in Birkenhead to put their top trainees forward for a national award. Daniel Holland, from Birkenhead, won the Outstanding Achievement by a final year apprentice award in 'best of British manufacturing
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South Wirral man jailed over corruption plot
Three men, including one from Neston, were jailed for their roles in bribing state officials in Indonesia and Iraq, the Serious Fraud Office has said. The sentences at Southwark Crown Court followed an SFO investigation into Associated Octel Corporation
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Wirral computer enthusiast named Young Volunteer of the Year
A Wirral computer enthusiast with Asperger's syndrome has been named Young Volunteer of the Year for his voluntary work at a Claughton charity shop. Ralph Smith, 22, who works for the Home Start Wirral store in Claughton Village, was bestowed the
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SAILING: Mixed conditions for Menai Straits Regatta
WIRRAL crews competing in the Menai Strait Regattas Fortnight enjoyed mixed conditions during the first week. The Beaumaris to Caernarvon race on the middle Wednesday is always one of the highlights of the festival but it turned into a hard windward
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Funding available for Wirral community projects
COMMUNITY and voluntary groups in Wirral are invited to apply for grants of up to £2,500 to help fund projects in their area. Your Wirral, a fund jointly administered by Wirral Council and Magenta Living, has made £250,000 overall to support local
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Royals plant ceramic poppies to mark lives lost in First World War
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will join Prince Harry at the Tower of London today to each plant a ceramic poppy in an art installation symbolising the thousands of lives lost during the First World War. The visit to the exhibition, entitled
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Chester Zoo voted best in UK and sixth best in world
Chester Zoo has made it into a list of top 10 world zoos compiled from reviews by global travellers. The Cheshire zoo was in sixth place in the world list and was voted the second-best zoo in Europe and the UK's best zoo in the tables published
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Wirral says a fond farewell to world's largest Viking longship
A VIKING longship has said "bon voyage" to Wirral after an eventful two weeks in the borough. The Draken Harald Harfagre – the largest Norse/Viking longship constructed in modern times – left Wallasey on Monday to heart cheers from locals as it
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Customer saves the day as would-be-robber threatens Wallasey shop worker with knife
A WOULD-be-robber was foiled by a customer as he threatened a Wirral shop worker with a knife. Police were called to the News Plus newsagents on Trafalgar Road, Wallasey at around 5.45pm on Saturday following reports that a man had entered the
