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Arrogance of council

IN RESPONSE to Tony Baker’s letter last week with regard to cyclists and footpaths, the arrogance of Wirral Borough Council is unbelievable when it comes to obeying the law.Read

Choices to be made

WE ARE constantly being told by Wirral Council that hard choices have to be made regarding funding for various services.Read

Such charm helping me

AFTER an operation and 11 days in Arrowe Park Hospital, including four more visits to the operating theatre, I feel I must write and express my gratitude to those personnel who have helped me in my recovery.Read

He’s failed dismally

ONCE again, over the past few days, Education Secretary Michael Gove has been shouting his mouth off in the search for some new and cohesive strategy to reform our schools – and, true to form, he has once again failed dismally.Read

Positive side of the young

I WAS so pleased to see Wirral’s young people make front page news for being positive representatives of Wirral’s youth, and rightly so in my opinion.Read

Why tunnels can be free!

ONCE again, we have to get used to our trips through the Mersey Tunnels costing that little bit more.Read

Nothing to do with ‘fair’

THE Government claims that the Bedroom Tax is aimed at freeing up social housing for those currently in overcrowded conditions and, more importantly, it is about making the system “fair”. However, these claims do not stand up to scrutiny.Read

Frustration at bureaux

I WOULD like to add my comments to last week’s letter from ‘ex-CAB volunteer’.Read

Respect for our parents

I READ with interest your front page story of February 27 (‘Plans To Tackle Drunks’).Read

Closure will be fraught

I AM writing on behalf of the Day Centres Services being cut by the council.Read

Plan offers us contempt

TRAGICALLY, Wirral Borough Council are intent on closing one of the three large day centres at either Moreton, Heswall or Eastham.Read

Please think of others

MAY I remind people that car park A1 at Arrowe Park Hospital is solely for the use of people attending the hospital. It is difficult at most times of the day to find a vacant space, sometimes having to wait some time until one becomes vacant.Read

Wirral News Your Views: 30/01/2013

Show club your supportRead

Help us beat meningitis

I WAS deeply saddened to read in your recent article that brave Birkenhead schoolgirl Daisy Metcalfe, 15, died of meningitis on Friday, January 11, surrounded by loved ones.Read

Harrowing festive antics

IT was only recently that I was writing about how much I loved living in West Kirby – the place, the people, everything about it frankly. But I was harrowed to see some of the antics that went on over the Christmas period, where manners seem to go out of the window all in the name of ‘Festive Cheer’.Read

Make your voice heard

STAFF at Heyberry House care home in Birkenhead want to hear about older people’s life experiences, in a national project where people over 60 will contribute to the words of a charity song to be released as a single.Read

Wirral News Your Feedback

ARE you on Twitter? Follow us and get involved @WirralNews. Here is what you have been tweeting about this week:Read

Ask your PM – and MP

I MUST take issue with the letter published in last week’s edition of the Wirral News from Mr Charles Barnes.Read

Your Views: 05/12/12

Is council fit for purpose?Read

Poorest hit hardest

MR Frank Field’s comments on government cuts (Wed November 14) are very welcome but should have been angrier and splashed across the front of the News – not back on p32.Read

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