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Lorna Hughes

Full list of Remembance Sunday services taking place in Wirral on November 13

FALLEN servicemen past and present will be remembered during Remembrance Sunday services in Wirral this week.Read

World-renowned guitar duo the Katona Twins performing at Wirral’s International Guitar Festival next week

WORLD-renowned guitar duo the Katona Twins are coming home next week to perform at Wirral’s International Guitar Festival.Read

Prenton schoolgirl who rang 999 after finding her mum in a diabetic coma nominated for our Your Champions awards

A SCHOOLGIRL who saved her pregnant mum’s life when she fell into a diabetic coma has been nominated for our Your Champions awards.Read

Dominic Pospisil named Wirral Chef of the Year 2011

DOMINIC Pospisil stormed to victory in our Wirral Chef of the Year competition today – with a little help from some cauliflower soup.Read

Inquest opens into death of Heswall car crash teenager Jonny Brown

A TEENAGER was killed in a car crash minutes after leaving school, an inquest heard.Read

Parents of Upton teenager Jonny Brown pay tribute to ‘remarkable and inspirational’ son

THE parents of a Wirral teenager killed in a car crash last week say they are mourning the loss of a “remarkable and inspirational son”.Read

Body recovered from River Mersey near Wallasey

THE body of a man was found in the River Mersey this morning.Read

Cat who flew with Wirral photographer during Second World War receives posthumous bravery award

THE extraordinary exploits of a cat who became part of an RAF crew during the Second World War have been recognised with a bravery award.Read

Former X Factor finalist Niki Evans on talent show controversy, making the switch to musical theatre – and why Blood Brothers reduced her to tears

TISSUES at the ready – hit musical Blood Brothers is coming to the Floral Pavilion Theatre for the first time next month.Read

Train users facing delays as Network Rail announces project to replace tracks on West Kirby and New Brighton lines

WIRRAL rail commuters are facing travel disruption during a project to replace tracks on the West Kirby and New Brighton lines.Read

Train users facing delays as Network Rail announces project to replace tracks on New Brighton and West Kirby lines

WIRRAL rail commuters are facing travel disruption during a project to replace tracks on the West Kirby and New Brighton lines.Read

Wirral consortium bids for share of £200m government fund to create offshire renewable energy centre in Birkenhead

A WIRRAL consortium is bidding for a share of a £200m government fund to establish an offshore renewable energy centre in Birkenhead investigating wind, wave and tidal energies.Read

Anger over plans for cross-river Wirral parliamentary seat in boundary shake-up

A PARLIAMENTARY boundary shake-up would see one Wirral seat axed – while another would stretch across the River Mersey and into Cheshire.Read

Wirral schools rip up the record books with another bumper year of GCSE results

WIRRAL schools ripped up their record books with another bumper year of GCSE results.Read

Tranmere Rovers fans fight back over criticism of club’s development plans for Ingleborough Road site

TRANMERE Rovers fans stung over criticism of their club’s training ground development plans are fighting back with a petition of support.Read

Plea over World War I plaque at Tranmere Rovers’ Ingleborough Road training ground

DEVELOPERS say a plaque to fallen soldiers will remain on the site of Tranmere Rovers’ Ingleborough Road training site – but campaigners fear a vital part of Wirral history could be lost.Read

Micky Finn recalls his Cammell Lairds days as shipyard musical prepares to cross the Mersey

A HOMEGROWN musical about Birkenhead shipyard Cammell Laird is crossing the Mersey next week.Read

Birkenhead residents and business say they won’t be beaten by violence

RESIDENTS and businesses in Birkenhead were left counting the cost after last week’s violence across the UK spread to Wirral.Read

Frank Field: The job situation in Birkenhead

LAST week I reported that over 2,500 applications had been received for the Asda jobs. The work ethic is alive and well in Birkenhead.Read

50 jobs to go as TJ Hughes store closes in Birkenhead

WORKERS at TJ Hughes in Birkenhead will lose their jobs this week after the discount store’s administrators decided to close it.Read

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