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Masked men break into house and demand money in Ellesmere Port
RESIDENTS were left “terrified” after masked men broke into their home and demanded money. Sometime between 9.25pm and 9.35pm on Thursday, April 25 two unknown men forced entry into an address on Atherton Road, Ellesmere Port. Once inside,
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Wirral wedding dress supplier celebrates 40 years
ONE of Wirral’s longest standing wedding dress suppliers is celebrating 40 years in business. Jeanie MacLeod, owner of Wild Thyme Creations on Mill Lane in Liscard, makes bespoke wedding dresses from her own workrooms and has supplied around 15,000
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Wirral’s first beachfront sauna opens on Leasowe Bay
A NEW beachfront sauna has opened in Wirral. Detox Wirral welcomed its first customers to Leasowe Bay on Saturday, June 1. Owner Sam Black, 29, from Claughton Village said he hopes the sauna will help to “promote wellness” in Wirral.
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Author Elizabeth Macneal heads to Lingham's bookshop for new book talk
SUNDAY Times bestselling author Elizabeth Macneal is returning to a Wirral bookshop next week to talk about her upcoming book ‘The Burial Plot’. The evening with Elizabeth Macneal’ will take place at Lingham’s Bookshop in Heswall on Wednesday,
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Wirral yoga instructors ‘overwhelmed’ by support after beach sessions forced to stop
WIRRAL yoga instructors said they are “overwhelmed” by the support from the local community after being forced to stop their beach yoga sessions. Instructors, Vicky Morgan and Pippa Buist, have run free yoga sessions on Leasowe beach for the local
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Bowls stolen from car in ‘smash and grab’ theft in Birkenhead
TWO sets of bowls were stolen from a car during a 'smash and grab' theft in Birkenhead. It was reported that at around 5.45pm on Sunday, June 2, a woman returned to her car of Park Road South/East in Birkenhead and found her rear windscreen had
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Wirral man one of 17 detained in crackdown on domestic abuse
A WIRRAL man is one of 17 people across Merseyside detained in a crackdown on domestic abuse. On Thursday (May 30) teams of officers, led by Merseyside Police's Protecting Vulnerable People unit, travelled across Wirral, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton
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Man stole from Wirral woman, 92, as she made him a cup of tea
A “UNKNOWN” man stole cash from an elderly woman’s handbag while she made him a cup of tea. On Friday, May 17 police received a report that an unknown man had knocked at the door of a 92-year-old woman’s house on Vernon Avenue in Seacombe and asked
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Mum's praise for Wirral headteacher who has 'gone above and beyond' to help daughter
THE mother of a Wirral schoolgirl diagnosed with autism has praised the headteacher who has 'gone above and beyond' to support her. Sabrina Suckley's seven-year-old daughter Esme started at Christchurch Primary in Moreton in November 2022 after
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Caldy fear potential bankruptcy risk if Championship clubs agree to RFU proposals
CALDY fear they and other Championship clubs would risk potential bankruptcy by agreeing to current Rugby Football Union (RFU) proposals regarding the future of the domestic game. According to a joint statement issued by the 12 second division
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Staff member punched trying to stop 'attempted robbery’ at Wirral retail park
A STAFF member was reportedly “punched” while trying to stop a robbery at a Wirral retail park. At 9.10am on Monday, June 3, a man entered a Matalan store on Rock Retail Park in Tranmere where he grabbed a cash drawer from the counter. As he
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Tranmere games could be back on terrestrial TV after new deal is made
TRANMERE fans could soon get the opportunity to watch their side on terrestrial television after ITV agreed a deal with Sky over the screening of Football League and Carabao Cup games. The new deal starts in January 2025, commencing with the Carabao
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National Museums Liverpool strike ends after pay agreement
STRIKE action by museum and gallery workers from National Museums Liverpool has ended after workers accepted a pay agreement. After six months of industrial action, Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union members at National Museums Liverpool
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Service of thanksgiving in memory of former Wirral MP Frank Field
A service of thanksgiving celebrating the life and work of late former Wirral MP Frank Field will be held later this month. It is due to take place on Monday, June 17 at Christ Church on Bessborough Road in Oxton, starting at 2pm. It will feature
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Wirral mission's longest-serving volunteer dies, aged 103
AN inspirational Wirral volunteer who dedicated more than 80 years to helping those less fortunate has died. Marjorie 'Peggy' Maskrey MBE, 103, had worked at Charles Thompson's Mission in Birkenhead since arriving on its doorstep with her mum Dolly
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PREVIEW: Bebington Dramatic Society staging comedy classic this week
BEBINGTON Dramatic Society's production of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy The importance of being Earnest opens tonight (Tuesday, June 4). In the play, on at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight until Saturday, two very different bachelors both
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Vaccine bus comes to Wirral this month
THROUGHOUT June, Wirral residents can catch up on their missed vaccinations due to a “roving” health service. Popping up in locations across the borough each week, the Living Well Service will be offering all routine vaccinations, including MMR
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Watch as bird that went extinct in the UK 600 years ago spotted flying over Cheshire
A BIRD that went extinct in the UK hundreds of years ago has been spotted in the Cheshire skies. Cheshire Wildlife Trust has shared their excitement after a white stork was seen flying over the county. Darren Banks, the trust’s land management