NEW BRIGHTON Bluebirds, the women's rugby section at New Brighton RUFC, holds an inaugural mixed 7-a-side touch rugby tournament at Reeds Lane on August 2 in aid of charity. Details from Guy Hughes, women's rugby manager, on 677 2442. Entry fee for a team is £25.

PLANNING applications locally include: four semi-detached bungalows in Burnley Road, Moreton; car park and fencing at Seashells Nursery, King Street, Wallasey; new clubhouse at Liscard Cricket Club, Central Park, involving listed building.

WIRRAL branch Leukaemia Research Fund thanks everyone who contributed £340 to a collection at Asda.

A WALLASEY man who drove when nearly four times the alcohol limit was put on probation for three years, to include attending a drink-impaired drivers' course. Kenneth Wilson, of Alderley Road, admitted drink driving, and was banned for a similar time.

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