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Rainbow flag raised at Wallasey Town Hall to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

THE Rainbow flag was raised at Wallasey Town Hall todat to mark IDAHO day - International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia - which takes place around the world every year.Read

Local Elections 2011: Labour in bid to oust council leader Jeff Green

LABOUR have requested a vote of no confidence in Wirral’s council leader in a bid to seize power again after last week’s local elections.Read

Local Elections 2011: Conservative majority reduced in West Cheshire

In May 2008, elections for the new unitary Cheshire West and Chester Council, which replaced Chester City Council and Ellesmere Port and Neston Council, saw the Conservatives storm to a massive majority of 38.Read

Burbo Bank wind farm expansion plans unveiled

AN ENERGY firm has unveiled £450m plans for a massive expansion of the Burbo Bank wind farm off the coast of Wirral.Read

Family of jailed Merseyside mum in Venezuela plea for her return

THE family of a Wirral woman jailed for more than four years in Venezuela on drug charges have pleaded for her nightmare to be brought to an end.Read

Harry Potter star Matthew Lewis puts Neville Longbottom behind him as he stars in Agatha Christie’s Verdict at New Brighton’s Floral Pavilion

THE rehab stints and slide into relative obscurity that has become almost expected of a child star are unlikely to feature in Matthew Lewis’s future.Read

Wirral patient seriously ill in hospital after measles outbreak

A PATIENT is seriously ill in hospital after an outbreak of measles in Wirral.Read

Ousted Wirral Lib Dem leader Simon Holbrook says he has no regrets about Conservative and Labour coalitions

OUSTED Lib Dem leader Simon Holbrook said he had no regrets after losing his council seat to Labour.Read

Birkenhead’s Grange and Pyramids shopping centres up for sale

THE Grange and Pyramids shopping centres in Birkenhead are up for sale.Read

Former Brookside star Dean Sullivan and Emmerdale’s Kelsey-Beth Crossley sign up for Floral Pavilion’s Christmas panto

IT may only be May but the Floral Pavilion is already preparing for Christmas.Read

Hoylake Lifeboat stalwart retires after 50 years of saving lives

A VETERAN lifesaver has hung up his lifejacket after over 50 years of service.Read

How a Wirral charity is helping the children of Chernobyl, 25 years after nuclear disaster

TWENTY-FIVE years on from Chernobyl, kind-hearted Wirralians are opening their homes to children affected by the nuclear disaster.Read

My Generation Rock returning to Vale Park this summer to raise money for children’s charity

A SERIES of summer music events in New Brighton will raise money for a charity helping children in India.Read

Wirral coastal walk: Blind and partially sighted walkers taking on annual challenge for vision charity

ACHING muscles are usually the only obstacle walkers face when completing the Wirral Coastal Walk.Read

Royal Wedding: Patients at Clatterbridge Hospital and the ladies of Leasowe W.I holding right Royal celebrations on Friday

HOSPITAL patients have been invited to attend a special Royal Wedding reception at Clatterbridge Hospital on Friday morning.Read

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