EDDIE GILFOYLE'S case is to be referred to the Court of Appeal. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on July 3, 1993, for the murder of his pregnant wife Paula at Upton. An earlier appeal against conviction was refused in 1995.

POLICE are today expected to announce new DNA evidence concerning the murder of Cynthia Bolshaw, a 50-year-old beauty consultant, found strangled in the bath in her bungalow in Buffs Lane, Heswall, in 1983.

MERSEYRAIL Electrics is asked to cancel its 'unjust £10 ticket penalty scheme' by Lib Dem councillor Mrs Patricia Williams in a motion to next week's highways committee of Wirral Council.

WEST Wirral MP Stephen Hesford tabled an early day motion in the Commons to congratulate RNLI on its 175th anniversary. Lifeboats at West Kirby and Hoylake joined New Brighton crew in the Mersey for the celebration. "I am delighted to formally place on record in the Houses of Parliament my best wishes to RNLI on its 175th anniversary. Our local crews are a much valued part of the community," says Mr Hesford.

WIRRAL Euro MP Lyndon Harrison visits Upton Hall Convent School this Friday, for a mock European debate heralding the European Elections on June 10. On the agenda? Resignation of the European Commissioners, announced yesterday.

COUNCILLOR David Christian was yesterday officially opening a new lab at Birkenhead Sixth Form College. Computers have become even more integral to study at the college. The new lab will also offer facilities to adults using the college.

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