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'Extensive enquiries' in search for Wirral teenager
POLICE are making 'extensive enquiries' in their search for a Wirral teenager reported missing earlier this week. us find missing 17-year-old Dylan Allman from New Ferry. Dylan Allman from New Ferry was last seen in Birkenhead Park on Monday (May
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Wirral road partially blocked following accident
A Wirral road is partially blocked and there is slow traffic following an accident this afternoon. The disruption, on Broadway in Prenton is affecting traffic heading in both directions and is due to an accident on Mount Road. Police have been
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Peter Grant reviews the latest show at Royal Court Liverpool - Studio
THE latest show at Royal Court Liverpool - Studio is called Independent Socialist Republic of The Upper End of the Lower Breck Road. So the award for longest play title goes to . . . but what does it all mean? All is explained in a frenetic
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Neston driver jailed for causing deaths of two Flintshire young women
A NUCLEAR submarine operator has been jailed for causing the deaths of two young Flintshire women by dangerous driving. Benjamin Lewis, of West Vale, Neston, appeared before Chester Crown Court for sentencing on Wednesday (May 8). The 31-
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Arrest after motorist crashes into parked cars on Wirral street
A 60-year-old man has been arrested after a road traffic collision in West Kirby today (Wednesday, May 8). At around 8.10am, police received a report of man driving dangerously on Overchurch Road in Upton. Officers tracked the blue Volkswagen
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Police 'very concerned' for welfare of missing Wirral man
POLICE are 'very concerned' for the welfare of Wirral man who was reported missing earlier this week. Simon Brett was last seen at his home on Cavendish Drive, Bebington at around 8.30am on Tuesday (May 7). The 57-year-old is described as 5' 10
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Wirral properties going under the hammer at auction
A former business premises is among 30 Wirral properties set to go under the hammer at auction later this month. Smith and Sons' online auction will take place next Wednesday (May 15) with viewings underway. Up for auction are investment and
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Homebuilder donates £1,500 to Wirral’s Claire House Children’s Hospice
A MERSEYSIDE housebuilder has donated £1,500 to a children’s hospice in Wirral. Barratt and David Wilson Homes have donated £1,500 to Claire House Children’s Hospice as part of its Community Fund scheme towards the charity’s services in Merseyside
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Mowgli’s Nisha Katona shares ‘happy truth’ after reports of annual losses of £500k
THE owner of Merseyside Indian restaurant chain Mowgli Street Food has spoken out after it was reported that the business had lost almost £500k during its most recent financial year due to soaring energy bills. Mowgli was founded in 2014 by Wirral-based
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Wirral students give back to community with timber for wildlife at cancer centre
CARPENTRY and joinery students at Wirral Met College put their skills to the test by building bird boxes and bug hotels for a new woodland area at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. The ‘Woodland Glade’ has recently been developed as a landscaped outdoor
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TSB to close 36 bank branches and cut 250 jobs - see the full list
Banking group TSB has announced plans to close 36 bank branches across the UK in a move that will see 250 jobs cut across the business. TSB is the latest high street bank to announce branch closures. The banks will begin closing their doors
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Eureka! Science + Discovery joins with Birkenhead school to plant 200 trees
VOLUNTEERS from Eureka! Science + Discovery teamed up with pupils from a school in Birkenhead to plant 200 new trees. The event held at Foxfield School Secondary School in Woodchurch was organised by the team from The Mersey Forest in partnership
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Plans to create new apartments in Ellesmere Port given green light
PLANS to convert part of the old Citizens Advice building in Ellesmere Port into apartments have been given the go ahead. Planning chiefs rubber-stamped an application by the council’s own housing services department when they met on Tuesday. The
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Wirral teenager found guilty after striking MK Dons fan in face with wooden fencing
A WIRRAL teenager has been found guilty in court after he struck an MK Dons fan across the face with wooden fencing. At around 5pm on Saturday, January 13 a fight broke out between around 40 Tranmere Rovers and MK Dons fans outside Prenton Park
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Creative classes and events to celebrate Wirral park's 125th anniversary
NEW Brighton's picturesque Vale Park is 125 this year and to celebrate the milestone two local business owners are aiming to get people socialising and creative through events and workshops. Lindsay Hudson runs regular furniture painting and renovating
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Cinema to host live Q+A and screening for Rebel Wilson movie set in Wirral
A WIRRAL cinema will host an exclusive preview screening and live Q+A for a new movie featuring Rebel Wilson which is set in various locations across the borough. The Almond and The Sea Horse, which stars Australian Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson
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Birkenhead Park to host 'bigger and better' wellness festival
A two-day festival promoting wellness is taking place in Birkenhead Park next month. After the success if its first event last year, Wirral Wellness Festival returns on June 15 and 16. It will feature food, a wellness market, live music, expert
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Wirral schoolgirl ‘feared for safety’ after gang of girls stamped on her head
A SCHOOLGIRL was left “fearing for her safety” after a gang of girls stamped on her head during an attack on a Wirral street. At around 4.45pm on Sunday, May 5 a young girl was attacked by a group of around 13 girls on New Chester Road in Bromborough
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Historic Wirral lifeboat returning to Mersey as restoration continues
A WIRRAL lifeboat that played a role in saving hundreds of people is set to return to the River Mersey for the first time in decades next week as a major restoration project continues. The William & Kate Johnston Lifeboat served New Brighton RNLI
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Wirral Sports Forum announces annual Sports Bursary award scheme
WIRRAL Sports Forum has announced that its annual Sports Bursary awards scheme is now open for application. The Wirral Sports Forum Foundation raises money primarily through the annual Wirral Sports Awards. The annual multi-sport awards ceremony
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Wirral Family Festival to take place at Prenton Park this Saturday
WIRRAL Family Festival will take place at Prenton Park this Saturday (May 11). The event will feature a live music stage on the Prenton Park pitch where festival-goers can stand or watch seated from the stands. The live music stage will feature
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The TV comic returning to Wirral for look back at life and career
COMEDIAN and actor Tony Slattery returns to Wirral next week for a 'no holds barred' look back at his life and career. The 64-year-old - well known for appearances in programmes such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Just A Minute and Have I Got News