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Wirral commuters stranded in cold weather chaos

WIRRAL commuters were left stranded in freezing fog after rail services were left crippled by flooding.Read

Birkenhead-born Keeping Up Appearances actress Patricia Routledge returning to Wirral for Two Rivers Festival

BIRKENHEAD–born actress Patricia Routledge is returning to the borough for this year’s Two Rivers Festival.Read

Thirteen people arrested in police blitz on drug dealing, burglary and money laundering in Wirral

THIRTEEN people were arrested in a blitz on drug dealers, burglars and money laundering in Wirral.Read

Mercury frontman Joseph Lee Jackson on becoming Freddie Mercury and the band’s return to Wirral

IT STARTED with an advert looking for a singer to step into the shoes of Queen's flamboyant frontman Freddie Mercury.Read

COMPETITION: Win tickets to Pauline Daniels’ Late Christmas Comedy Show at the Gladstone Theatre

WIRRAL’S leading lady of mirth Pauline Daniels is returning to the Gladstone Theatre later this month – and you could be there too.Read

Campaigners and Tranmere Rovers supporters group to meet in bid to find “common ground” over Ingleborough Road field dispute

CAMPAIGNERS and a leading Tranmere Rovers supporters group will meet this week in a bid to resolve a dispute over the club’s plans to build on a World War I memorial field.Read

Wirral News review of 2011: Riots, royalty and the cat who received a bravery award

RIOTS, royalty and the cat who received a bravery award – that was 2011.Read

Man in court charged with assaulting Wallasey pub landlord on New Year’s Day

A MAN has appeared in court after a Wirral pub landlord was assaulted in the early hours of New Year’s Day.Read

West Kirby Grammar School students rally round to save Christmas for Wirral family after house fire

WEST KIRBY students rallied round to save Christmas for a Wirral family whose home and possessions were destroyed in a fire.Read

War of words over future of Bebington’s historic Mayer Hall and Pennant House

A WAR of words has broken out over the future of historic buildings in Bebington Village.Read

Wirral council tax payers told to expect bill freeze for second year in a row

COUNCIL tax payers in Wirral were told last week their bills will be frozen for the second successive year.Read

Unilever branded a “modern-day Scrooge” after Christmas parties are scrapped for striking staff

WIRRAL Unilever workers had their Christmas parties scrapped after they joined a national strike in a protest over pensions.Read

Port Sunlight’s Gladstone Theatre unveils new season of musicals, comedy, variety and dance

FOOTAGE of Wirral spanning the last 100 years will be screened as part of the Gladstone Theatre’s new season.Read

Her Benny director Anne Dalton bringing festive show Who Can Save Christmas? to Heswall Hall

AWARD-winning producer Anne Dalton is swapping Victorian street urchins for computer virus villains and festive frolics.Read

Port Sunlight Players performing Christmas pantomime Sleeping Beauty at the Gladstone Theatre

THE Port Sunlight Players are treading the boards again this Christmas with a traditional family pantomime.Read

Motorbike crash youths arrested over armed robbery at Upton post office

THREE youths involved in a motorbike crash were arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a post office in Upton.Read

Caring Wirral youngster sets up “rehabilitation unit” at home to nurse former battery farm chickens back to health

A YOUNGSTER turned animal rescuer to give battery farm chickens a new lease of life.Read

UPDATED: Two arrested on suspicion of assault after man found unconscious in Birkenhead street

TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of assault after a man was discovered lying unconscious in a Birkenhead street this morning.Read

Wirral braced for transport chaos on day of public sector strike action

UNIONS made a last-ditch appeal for support as Wirral braced itself for transport chaos during today’s public sector strikes.Read

Strikes at a glance: How industrial action will affect Wirral schools and council services

Schools: The majority of infant, primary and secondaries will be closed.Read

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