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Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology

Row after Clatterbridge charity told to vacate gift shop

A ROW has erupted over the closure of a gift shop run by another charity at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology. Read

Cammell Laird

Cammell Laird name returns to Birkenhead

THE Cammell Laird name has returned to its historic Birkenhead shipyard home. Read

Bebington Oval

Woman dies after being found on fire at Bebington Oval

A WOMAN died after being discovered in flames at the Oval in Bebington on Monday night. Read

Wilfred Owen

Birkenhead History Society launches Wilfred Owen Trail

WILFRED Owen’s links to Wirral are being celebrated with the launch of a history trail marking the places that shaped the war poet’s formative years. Read

Warrens proposals

PCT hopes to end Warrens row with new application for Thingwall surgery

WIRRAL Primary Care Trust will submit a planning application in January to transform an area of Green Belt in Thingwall into a surgery servicing 33,000 patients. Read

Steve Foulkes

Wirral Labour leader Steve Foulkes gives his views after six months of the Lib-Lab pact

SIX months ago, Wirral’s local elections threatened to change the peninsula’s political map, as the Lib/Lab pact appeared doomed by Conservative gains. Read

Birkenhead MP Frank Field calls for action on immigration

BIRKENHEAD MP Frank Field has called for action on immigration following the release of unemployment figures. Read

Archives

Birkenhead MP Frank Field opens Wirral Council’s new records office at Cheshire Lines

WIRRAL Council opened its new cutting edge records facility at the Cheshire Lines building in Birkenhead on Friday. Read

Birkenhead couple’s anger over claims in Paul O’Grady’s autobiography

A COUPLE from Birkenhead have been left “devastated” to find that TV star Paul O’Grady has attacked their family in his autobiography. Read

Alcohol misuse by young people in Wirral is being targeted by a joint agency approach

WIRRAL Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT), with Merseyside Police, the borough’s children and young people’s department and other key partner agencies, launches the Young People’s Alcohol Intervention Programme on Monday. Read

Eluned

Family of Wallasey road victim call for drink-drive ban

GRIEF engulfs Edward and Ann Cleverley afresh each morning when they wake and remember their daughter is no longer with them. Read

Witness appeal after vicious attack in Birkenhead

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault in a Birkenhead car park in which a man was left unconscious. Read

Simon Brown

Thingwall pianist Simon Brown completes 500-mile charity bike ride across Spain

THINGWALL pianist Simon Brown has just completed a gruelling 500-mile bike ride, crossing Spain from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela, in 11 days. Read

Wirral International Film Festival

Wirral International Film Festival is ready to roll

WIRRAL International Film Festival is less than a week away! Read

Ness Gardens

Ness Gardens awarded European Garden Heritage Network status

NESS Gardens has been awarded prestigious European Garden Heritage Network status. Read

Multi-million pound plans for St Catherine’s Hospital in Birkenhead move a step closer

MULTI-MILLION pound plans to redevelop St Catherine’s Hospital in Birkenhead have come a step closer after being approved by the region’s strategic health authority. Read

Age Concern Wirral has launched the third poster in its PEACE campaign, highlighting abuse of the elderly

AGE Concern Wirral has launched the third poster in its current hard-hitting PEACE campaign. Read

Prenton man admits attempted murder of his mother in hammer attack

A MAN has admitted attempting to murder his mother in a hammer attack. Read

Police act to crack Christmas crime

WITH the festive period approaching and shopping in full swing, police are urging people not to let car thieves ruin their Christmas. Read

Wirral schools join in events to mark anti-bullying week

WIRRAL is marking National Anti-Bullying Week with a series of awareness events. Read

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