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Esther McVey: Awards are proof there are many young heroes in our midst

ON Friday night I was delighted to attend the second annual Youth Hero Awards at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton.Read

Frank Field: We have to act to curb payday loans

WIRRAL Citizens’ Advice Bureau has rightly called for major restrictions on payday lenders.Read

Alison McGovern: we have a debt of gratitude to repay to women like Emily

I HAD the honour of hosting an event last week to mark the centenary of Emily Wilding Davison’s death.Read

Angela Eagle: We need to do more to combat anti-social behaviour in local neighbourhoods

AT my surgeries and public meetings the issue of anti-social behaviour in local neighbourhoods is raised each week.Read

Esther McVey: Disability payment – facts put straight

LAST week I met with the Wirral branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society at the Hope Centre, Pensby.Read

Alison McGovern: We must pull together to help communities

HIGH streets are central to our communities, but it is true that a lot of our high streets are struggling. I am a big fan of the ‘Town Team’ approach to revitalise our high streets.Read

Angela Eagle: Life has become so much harder over the last three years

IN the three years since the general election, life has got harder for the people in Wallasey.Read

Esther McVey: Plenty of fun at the Caldy Sevens

Last Sunday, as the sun shone, I along with thousands of others went to watch the Caldy Sevens, the longest continuously running rugby club sevens tournament in the UK, now in its 70th year, for a magnificent day of rugby and fun.Read

Esther McVey: Delighted to cut ribbon at local venture

LAST Sunday I was delighted to be invited by Gary and Nicky Prance to ‘cut the ribbon’ and open their new venture, Laycrofts Longhorn Farm Shop at Manor Farm in Barnston.Read

Alison McGovern: Let’s unite to remember people who fought in World War I with the Then and Now programme

I DO not need to repeat that we should always remember with gratitude those that fought for our country in both World Wars and the troops who are still fighting for our country today.Read

Frank Field: Satisfaction and sadness at success of foodbanks

LAST Friday I paid another visit to Wirral’s foodbank, which is run by the Tressell Trust.Read

Esther McVey: Wilson Trophy made for spectacular fun

The three day premier dinghy team racing event, The Wilson Trophy otherwise known as the British Open Team Racing Championship, took part over the bank holiday weekend.Read

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Frank Field: Courses should be tailored to students who need them

LARGE numbers of young people leave school and enter unemployment. It is as true in Birkenhead as it is in the rest of the country. So what are we going to do about it?Read

Alison McGovern: Ministers must think

WE ARE in one of the worst recoveries ever seen coming out of a recession, and there is little good news to celebrate in the latest GDP figures.Read

Esther McVey: Bin tax is prompting red-hot public fury

AS THE leaflets on Labour’s proposals to charge Wirral’s residents £35 per year for the collection of garden waste are arriving on doormats, my post bag and email inbox has been ‘red hot’ with many many constituents contacting me expressing their total opposition to what has been dubbed a ‘Bin Tax’.Read

Esther McVey: Anglo-German schools get-together a success

AT the same time David Cameron and his family were staying with the German Chancellor, here on Wirral Upton FCJ School were having their very own Anglo-German conference which I was delighted to attend last Sunday.Read

Frank Field: Cruelty of the bedroom tax

I HAVE written before on the bedroom tax, but the more I think about it the more angry I am. Over a thousand constituents will this month find that their rent is not covered in full.Read

Esther McVey: Looking at the community activities of St Luke’s

LAST Saturday, I went along to St Luke’s Church, in Hoylake, to look at some of the community activities they do.Read

Frank Field: Bedroom tax hides wider tragedy

MANY of my constituents will be asked to pay the bedroom tax. Large numbers will be affected and most have a personal story to tell.Read