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Wirral music festival succeeds despite court case – and the rain

A MAJOR music festival in Wirral has been hailed a success.Read

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Conservatives and Lib Dems form new Wirral Council coalition

A NEW coalition took charge of Wirral Council on Monday as the Liberal Democrats formed a joint administration with the Conservatives.Read

Tories take control of Wirral Council after Lib Dems drop Labour

A NEW coalition took charge of Wirral Council on Monday as the Liberal Democrats formed a joint administration with the Conservatives.Read

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Volcanic ash grounds Wirral Council negotiations

“These are decent people who will need time to work out where their beliefs and loyalties really lie, and we want to give them every opportunity to work this through and come to their own conclusions.”Read

Teen over the limit in horror crash

A NESTON teenager was more than three times the legal alcohol limit when his car left the road and smashed into a tree, killing him and three friends.Read

Volcanic ash grounds Wirral Council negotiations

“These are decent people who will need time to work out where their beliefs and loyalties really lie, and we want to give them every opportunity to work this through and come to their own conclusions.”Read

Teen over the limit in horror crash

A NESTON teenager was more than three times the legal alcohol limit when his car left the road and smashed into a tree, killing him and three friends.Read

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No talks yet over coalition for Wirral Council

LABOUR were clear winners when the votes were tallied in the Wirral council elections – but it remains unclear whether their coalition with the Lib-Dems will continue.Read

Key Wirral town centre scheme moves closer to start date

DEVELOPMENT of a new supermarket in Wirral’s main shopping district has moved a step closer – after the council agreed to slash the price for a key piece of land.Read

Neptune and HSBC agree £24m funding for New Brighton scheme

THE developers of a key Wirral waterfront area have signed a £24m funding agreement which will finally kick-start the scheme’s commercial element.Read

Exhibition about Wirral pair’s Everest attempt in line for award

AN EXHIBITION based on the mystery of two Wirral mountain climbers who died together on the slopes of Everest almost a century ago is in line for a top award.Read

Exhibition about Wirral pair’s Everest attempt in line for award

AN EXHIBITION based on the mystery of two Wirral mountain climbers who died together on the slopes of Everest almost a century ago is in line for a top award.Read

Norwegian king made honorary member of Wirral yacht club

ONE of England’s oldest and most respected sailing clubs welcomed its latest recruit during an official visit – the King of Norway.Read

Key Wirral town centre scheme moves closer to start date

DEVELOPMENT of a new supermarket in Wirral’s main shopping district has moved a step closer – after the council agreed to slash the price for a key piece of land.Read

Neptune and HSBC agree £24m funding for New Brighton scheme

THE developers of a key Wirral waterfront area have signed a £24m funding agreement which will finally kick-start the scheme’s commercial element.Read

Norwegian king made honorary member of Wirral yacht club

ONE of England’s oldest and most respected sailing clubs welcomed its latest recruit during an official visit – the King of Norway.Read

No talks yet over coalition for Wirral Council

LABOUR were clear winners when the votes were tallied in the Wirral council elections – but it remains unclear whether their coalition with the Lib-Dems will continue.Read

Labour and Lib Dem councillors team up to call for Conservatives to expel Denis Knowles, accused of making “homophobic comment” on Facebook

WIRRAL Council has demanded that David Cameron expel a Tory councillor accused of making an allegedly homophobic comment on the internet.Read

Bishop of Chester calls for Wirral churches to join a mass ringing of bells on St George’s Day

THE Bishop of Chester is calling on Wirral churches to join a mass ringing of bells in honour of England and her patron saint on St George’s Day.Read

Labour and Lib Dem councillors team up to call for Conservatives to expel councillor accused of making “homophobic comment”

WIRRAL Council has demanded that David Cameron expel a Tory councillor accused of making an allegedly homophobic comment on the internet.Read

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Liam Murphy is the specialist Wirral and Cheshire reporter, a patch he has covered for many years, and a trained video journalist. A resident of Wirral, Liam he is also based there. Tel: 07795 266978