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Lorna Hughes

Lorna Hughes

COMPETITION: Win tickets to see the Stan Boardman show at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight

COMEDIAN Stan Boardman will open the new season at the Gladstone Theatre later this month – and you could be there too.Read

Care home in Prenton criticised for not meeting proper standards of quality and safety

A BIRKENHEAD care home for adults with learning disabilities failed to fully comply with “essential standards of quality and safety”, according to a social care watchdog.Read

Anthology of poems by Wirral’s best young writer published in memory of Greasby teenager Chris Salmon

AN ANTHOLOGY of work by Wirral’s best young poets has been published in memory of a teenager.Read

Councillor admits to nerves over decision to sell off four Wirral care homes after Southern Cross crisis

A LABOUR Councillor has admitted feeling “nervous” about a council decision to sell off four care homes at the centre of a political dispute.Read

The Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight unveils new season of musicals, plays and variety shows

MUSICAL tributes to John Denver and the Bee Gees and the very best in local amateur dramatics will feature in the new season at Port Sunlight’s Gladstone Theatre.Read

Wirral hospital trust promises to work with staff after consultants pass vote of no confidence in management

ARROWE Park Hospital has pledged to work with staff on cost-cutting decisions after consultants passed a vote of no confidence in their chief executive.Read

Mystery substance which sparked police alert in Liscard was cat litter

STRANGE powder which sparked a two-hour alert turned out to be cat litter.Read

Workman dies after 30ft fall from scaffolding in Heswall

A WORKMAN died after plunging 30ft from scaffolding at a house in Heswall.Read

Dancer Wayne Sleep on bringing autobiographical show Precious Little Sleep to the Floral Pavilion Theatre

MOST people dream, as they near retirement, of the day they can hang up their shoes and sit back for a bit of well-deserved rest. Not, it appears, Wayne Sleep.Read

Static Vibe, Casino Heist, The Blackhand, Warzone, Notion and The Heist selected to play at Wirral’s first teenagers only music festival

SIX bands have been selected to join headliners Hippys on the Hill and We Were Beautiful at Wirral’s first music festival for teenagers only.Read

Victor Michael returning to Wirral for Floral Pavilion concert in aid of Age UK Wirral

VICTOR Michael and his orchestra will perform at the Floral Pavilion Theatre next month.Read

Remembrance garden at Rake Lane Cemetery is now a fitting tribute

A GARDEN of remembrance for stillborn babies has been transformed thanks to a caring council worker.Read

Friends appeal for missing Merseyside boxer Brett Flournoy to come home

WORRIED friends of a missing Merseyside boxer today appealed for him to come home.Read

Heswall actress Emma Nowell launches Glee-style pop choir

A HESWALL actress and presenter is coaxing Wirral’s secret shower singers out of hiding with the borough’s own Glee-style pop choir.Read

UPDATED: Teachers on strike - list of school closures in Wirral on Thursday

SCHOOLS across Wirral will close on Thursday as teachers go on strike.Read

Queen’s Birthday Honours for three Wirral community heroes

COMMUNITY heroes in Wirral were recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.Read

2011 Wirral Egg Run raises £26,000

MORE than £26,000 was raised through this year’s Wirral Egg Run.Read

Tranmere Sailing Club raised funds for CALM charity on the annual Midnight Race to the Isle of Man

INTREPID sailors massed on the Mersey for the annual Midnight Race to the Isle of Man.Read

Breast is best events taking place in Wirral for National Breasfeeding Awareness Week

A MILK crawl, a roadshow and a flash mob are just some of the events taking place in Wirral to mark next week’s National Breastfeeding Awareness Week.Read

Breast is best events taking place in Wirral for National Breasfeeding Awareness Week

A MILK crawl, a roadshow and a flash mob are just some of the events taking place in Wirral to mark next week’s National Breastfeeding Awareness Week.Read

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