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Anger over community funding freeze in Wirral

WIRRAL community groups face losing a £1m funding package after it was suspended while the council tries to deal with a budget crisis.Read

International interest in plans for multi-million pound golf resort in Wirral

INTERNATIONAL interest has been shown in Wirral's multimillion pound golf resort plans for land close to the famous Royal Liverpool Golf Club.Read

Golf “crucial” to Wirral’s regeneration

THE organisers of the Ricoh Women’s British Open held at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake said they would "love to come back".Read

Hoylake businesses say golf visitors were directed away from the shops

BUSINESSES close to the Women’s Open claimed they were left out and the area left “like a ghost town”.Read

Tories back Wirral businessman Geoff Gubb as Police and Crime Commissioner candidate for Merseyside

A WIRRAL businessman has been selected by the Conservatives to be their candidate in this autumn’s elections for a Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside.Read

Social services move to combat ‘failings’ in Wirral

WIRRAL'S social services has revamped how it deals with some of its most vulnerable users after major failings were discovered during a routine check.Read

Wirral faces ‘significant flood risk’ from coastal erosion

PROPERTIES and roads around Wirral are at risk from coastal erosion and need urgent work to save them, according to a report.Read

Tranmere Rovers’ housing plan faces Vikings stumbling block

CONTROVERSIAL plans by Tranmere Rovers FC to build houses on a memorial field and take over a leisure centre for training could yet face another stumbling block – Vikings.Read

Wirral mum Cherie Anne Cooper charged with partner’s murder

A 25-YEAR-old Wirral mum has appeared in court charged with murdering her partner.Read

George, 91 – who as a child planted memorial tree on Rovers’ training pitch – backs opposition to club’s housing development

A FORMER pupil of Birkenhead Institute who was one of 88 boys to plant trees in memory of those who died in World War I has joined those opposing plans by football club Tranmere Rovers to build houses on the site.Read

Wirral Council can't attract top executive, says leader

WIRRAL is not in a position to attract a “top notch” new chief executive because of its current poor reputation, according to the council leader.Read

Wirral Council set to back doubling in size of Burbo Bank windfarm

PLANS to more than double the size of a windfarm just off the coast of Wirral are expected to be backed by the local authority.Read

Wirral Council’s chief executive set to leave after just over a year

WIRRAL Council’s chief executive Jim Wilkie is set to take early retirement after just over a year in the top job.Read

Multimillion pound Wirral ITC deal signed in China

A MULTI-MILLION pound deal to locate the UK’s first international trade centre in Wirral has been signed in Beijing.Read

Watchdog’s report on Wirral’s highways contract set to be released in “early June”

A COUNCIL watchdog is set to release a report into Wirral’s multimillion pound highways contract early next month.Read

Pavement plans for Wirral resorts lead to ‘class system’ claims

CONCERNS were this week raised about a “class system” in how two of Wirral’s most popular seaside areas are regenerated – in different plans for new pavements.Read

Duchess of Cornwall visits Wirral to meet young mums in Tranmere and help Wirral Credit Union celebrate its 20th birthday

THE Duchess of Cornwall spoke about her role as a grandmother when she met a group of young parents in Wirral.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

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