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Frank Field: Birkenhead Asda stands out like an “economic lighthouse” in time of gloom

LAST Saturday the excitement of Asda opening truly hit me. Gary, who runs the store, invited the Mayor, the local councillors and myself in for a preview.Read

Alison McGovern: My “soft spot” for Clatterbridge hospital site and public meeting on expansion plans for Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology

I SUSPECT that, like me, many people on Wirral have a soft spot for Clatterbridge hospital. This is not just because of the high quality medical and pastoral care provided but, in my own case, because I was born there.Read

Esther McVey: Congratulations to NHS award winners and Liverpool Marathon runners

I WANT to start by congratulating everyone who was nominated and everyone who won a Foundation Award at the Wirral University Teaching Hospital Awards last week at the Floral Pavilion.Read

Alison McGovern: Why Hillsborough reports and documents must be released now

NEXT Monday, October 17, I and other Members of Parliament will, in the House of Commons chamber, debate the publication of documents relating to the Hillsborough disaster.Read

Angela Eagle: Conservatives fail to offer anything new

A YEAR ago, the Tories gathered for their conference as a party of government for the first time since 1996.Read

Frank Field: My belief in technical schools – and why we should have one in Birkenhead

THE Government has announced a second wave of University Technical Colleges (UTCs). Five exist already and 13 more will join those ranks and offer a new kind of education.Read

Frank Field: EMA cuts are now starting to dig in

ONE OF the first cuts the government made was to abolish the Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) as we have known it.Read

Esther McVey: Economy is a key theme of the Conservative Party Conference

THIS year all the party conferences have been held in big cities; Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester rather than the giant seaside towns of previous years.Read

Alison McGovern: Girl Guiding brings about a positive change for young women

BAD news lately as unemployment levels have reached a new high for the number of women out of work.Read

Angela Eagle: Vow to carry on fighting for a fairer, more equal country

AT LABOUR Party Conference last week I spoke about how proud Liverpool’s first female MP “battling” Bessie Braddock would have been to see the event being held in her city for the first time.Read

Frank Field: Party fights to save Birkenhead

I HAVE more news for you on the Boundary Commission’s proposals for Birkenhead.Read

Esther McVey: Campaign which asks if you’re fit to drive

EARLIER this year I was asked to join forces with Brunel University, TV’s Dr Mark Porter (who I’ve known for 20 years) and the Royal Sun Alliance, who were doing research into the dangers of driving with poor eyesight. I agreed after hearing some of the startling results from Brunel University and medical evidence from Dr Porter.Read

Alison McGovern: My concern over young people unemployment statistics

LIKE my constituents, I am deeply concerned by the latest statistics which indicate that young people in the UK are more likely to be unemployed and out of education than in countries such as Slovenia, Estonia, Slovakia and Hungary. Read

Esther McVey: European Sand Yacht Championships put Wirral on the sailing map

WIRRAL Sand Yacht Club, formed in 1989, plays host to the European Sand Yacht Championship this week.Read

Frank Field: We must protest identity of local towns from boundary changes

HOW can we protect the identity of Birkenhead in the new world where Parliamentary seats must be made up of equal numbers of voters (and increased numbers from the last election)?Read

Angela Eagle: People need the Government’s help to find jobs

UNEMPLOYMENT in the UK is now climbing faster than the Eurozone, Japan and America and we are losing three times as many jobs as we are creating.Read

Esther McVey: High hopes for the offshore wind industry and putting Wirral on the map for green jobs

LAST week I brought the Minister for Renewable Energy, Charles Hendry, to Wirral to meet with local businesses in order that the region be considered for part of the £100bn investment that the UK will be putting into the offshore wind industry over the next five to 20 years. Read

Alison McGovern: Merseyside and Wirral fibromyalgia group offers vital support for sufferers

LAST week was dedicated to fibromyalgia, a medical condition you may or may not have heard of. The NHS estimates up to 1.75 million people in Britain suffer symptoms of fibromyalgia, and yet little is known about the cause of the disorder.Read

Angela Eagle: Labour will continue to fight the Tory-Lib Dem NHS proposals

IN 13 years of Labour reform and investment, people saw huge improvements in the NHS, the lowest ever waiting times, and the highest ever patient satisfaction; but in this the first year of this Tory-Lib Dem Government, patients have instead seen the NHS starting to go backwards.Read

Alison McGovern: Festival highlighted value of good food

The Wirral Food Festival, held over the bank holiday weekend, was a real celebration of Wirral – and especially our food.Read