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Liam Murphy

Liam Murphy

Wirral council to set up ombudsman for whistleblowers

AN OMBUDSMAN is to be put in place to allow whistleblowers from Wirral Council, who have been ignored in the past, to air their concerns.Read

New leader of Wirral Council as Labour lose no confidence vote

WIRRAL Council has a new leader after the Labour group was kicked out during a stormy meeting at Wallasey town hall.Read

Award for brave Wirral schoolboy who helped police catch a mugger

A BRAVE Wirral schoolboy who chased after and then helped police catch a mugger has been honoured with a special award.Read

Special council meeting called as Wirral Council braced for whistleblower reports

A SPECIAL council meeting will be held in the wake of two damaging reports following whistleblowing allegations against Wirral Council.Read

Landmark Wirral church could re-open “24/7”

A LANDMARK Wirral church closed, despite the upset caused to parishioners, could be open “24/7” as a beacon for worship, according to its new priest.Read

“End of an era” for Wirral Burtons biscuit factory

HUNDREDS of workers left Burtons biscuit factory in Wirral for the last time.Read

Crowds on New Brighton promenade greet Royals

HUNDREDS of people lined New Brighton’s promenade and gathered outside the Floral Pavilion theatre to catch a glimpse of the Queen as she visited the Wirral.Read

Excitement builds for the Queen’s visit to New Brighton

EXCITEMENT is building ahead of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s visit tomorrow to one of Wirral’s most important regeneration schemes.Read

Wirral Tory’s blog sparks row over council problems

A SENIOR Conservative councillor has come under fire for comments made on his blog about the woman brought in to help the authority deal with its problems.Read

RNLI staff at the new Cinema at New Brighton

Glittering premiere planned for new cinema in New Brighton

NEW Brighton’s new cinema will host the UK premiere of a major Hollywood movie – and raise funds for the RNLI.Read

Group to act after damning Wirral Council report

A NEWLY created “turnaround” team and a policy unit are among the measures expected to be brought in by Wirral Council in the aftermath of a damning report into how it has been run and managed.Read

GPs locked out of surgery in West Kirby after unpaid rent row

DOCTORS’ surgery staff were left operating from car boots opposite their practice after being locked out in a row over unpaid rent.Read

Wirral Council forced to look again at parks privatisation

THE maintenance of Wirral’s parks and open spaces is under consideration again after a further row over the privatisation of the work.Read

Liberal Democrats call for all-party cabinet for Wirral

DOUBT over the future leadership of Wirral Council continued to intensify this week after the Liberal Democrats called for an all-party cabinet.Read

Wirral council leadership: We will act to address failings

WIRRAL Council’s leadership has promised decisive action following a damning report into how the authority has been run.Read

Wirral Council “needs radical shake-up”

WIRRAL’S former leader of the Lib Dems Stuart Kelly said the current cabinet system should be abandoned and replaced with a return to committees involving all councillors.Read

Final curtain due to fall on Pacific Road theatre

WIRRAL'S Pacific Road Theatre faces closure under new plans by the council.Read

Family finds LFC sporting memories “tucked in old suitcase”

PICTURES of the extraordinary sporting career of a former bank manager from Wirral have come to light following his sad death.Read

Wirral plans "sister" relations with affluent Chinese cities

WIRRAL Council is hoping a pair of ‘sister city’ agreements with two of China’s wealthiest cities could boost jobs and prosperity.Read

Lifeboat men swim River Mersey from Crosby to New Brighton

TWO former lifeboatmen have managed to complete what is believed to be the first recorded swim from Crosby to New Brighton.Read

Author Profile

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