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Wirral News for 9 July 2008

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Daniel Breaks

Birkenhead man's murderer vows to kill judge Jul 09 2008

A MURDERER threatened to kill a High Court judge after being found guilty of beating his sister’s Birkenhead boyfriend to death.Read

Wirral pensioner drowned after taking overdose Jul 09 2008

A WIRRAL pensioner drowned after taking sleeping pills and walking into the sea off Tenerife.Read

Liscard Hall is demolished

Wirral's Liscard Hall bulldozed after massive blaze Jul 09 2008

HISTORIC Liscard Hall has been reduced to a pile of rubble after a massive blaze ripped through the building in the early hours of Monday morning.Read

West Kirby Sail project team to answer your questions online Jul 09 2008

THE team behind The Sail project in West Kirby will be online at www.wirralnews.co.uk this Friday to answer YOUR questions.Read

Wirral Metropolitan College lecturer Amanda Newby hits all the right notes on BBC's Last Choir Standing Jul 09 2008

AMANDA Newby, performing arts lecturer at Wirral Metropolitan College, is performing with the Chester-based choir The Handbag of Harmonies in the BBC TV competition Last Choir Standing.Read

Sheena Bennett

Pensby Rainbows leader Sheena aims to inspire others Jul 09 2008

RAINBOWS and Reds - that’s how Sheena Bennett divides her time.Read

Sat nav stolen as man assists fatal accident on Woodchurch Road Jul 09 2008

THIEVES stole a satellite navigation system from the car of a man who had gone to assist paramedics following the fatal traffic incident on Woodchurch Road.Read

Wirral patients get superfast scans thanks to £2million investment by Primary Care Trust Jul 09 2008

WIRRAL patients can have diagnostic tests such as an MRI or CAT scan much faster now thanks to an investment of over £2million by Wirral Primary Care Trust.Read

Debby Henery

Wallasey student Debby’s close shave to boost cancer charity Jul 09 2008

SWAPPING blonde for bald, brave nursing student Debby Henery has done her bit for charity by shaving her head.Read

Port Sunlight’s time capsule plan to mark 200th birthday Jul 09 2008

PORT Sunlight is pulling together for the village’s 200th birthday celebrations - 80 years ahead of time!Read

Wirral Council to continue sponsorship of Tranmere Rovers Jul 09 2008

TRANMERE Rovers is to continue being sponsored by Wirral Council for the next two seasons under a deal approved by the local authority’s cabinet.Read

Lord Leverhulme’s art collection to go on display at Lady Lever gallery in Port Sunlight Jul 09 2008

THE amazing collecting zeal of soap king William Hesketh Lever is examined in a new permanent exhibition at the art gallery he founded.Read

Brownie leaders set to say goodbye Jul 09 2008

TWO Brownie leaders are retiring this summer after dedicating more than 70 years between them to the lst Eastham St Mary’s Brownie Pack.Read

Wirral to help develop national dementia strategy Jul 09 2008

WIRRAL Council and Wirral Primary Care Trust will take part in a national initiative to develop new ways of diagnosing, treating and supporting people who have dementia.Read

Council to discuss school bus drivers’ pay Jul 09 2008

PAY concerns which led to a walk out by school bus drivers will be discussed by Wirral Council tonight (Wednesday).Read

Coastguards to strike during Tall Ships event Jul 09 2008

THERE will be no Coastguard when the Tall Ships sail along the Mersey on July 18 after staff voted three to one in favour of strike action.Read

Wirral school secures £10k grant for nature garden Jul 09 2008

A SCHOOL has secured a grant to create a nature garden out of an area currently overgrown and little used.Read

Ten-year-old cricket ace impresses at mayor of Wirral’s charity match Jul 09 2008

A TEN-year-old cricket ace bowled away the opposition at the mayor of Wirral’s charity cricket match at the weekend.Read

Thirteen Wirral friends Race Across America in aid of cancer charity Jul 09 2008

THIRTEEN intrepid adventurers kicked cancer in the face by racing across America from the Pacific to the Atlantic in one of the toughest feats on earth.Read

More controversy over U-boat’s past as work continues to site German relic at Birkenhead’s new Woodside visitor attraction Jul 09 2008

THE murky past of Wirral’s controversial U-boat has come to the fore again – with fresh suggestions its cargo could have had “sinister connotations”.Read

War heroes to meet King’s Troop at Wirral Show Jul 09 2008

LOCAL heroes who went to war more than 60 years ago in the Royal Horse Artillery are to be met and honoured by the crack troops of today whose comrades are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.Read

Wirral women benefit from Arrowe Park Hospital’s pioneering surgical technique Jul 09 2008

WIRRAL is at the forefront of a pioneering surgical technique that will significantly reduce the discomfort caused by undergoing a hysterectomy.Read

Birkenhead is in UK benefits top ten Jul 09 2008

NEARLY 30pc of Birkenhead residents are in receipt of benefits, putting the town into the top 10 nationwide.Read

Rock Ferry High School pupils help launch charter for young people Jul 09 2008

PUPILS from Rock Ferry High School on Monday helped launch a charter dedicated to supporting Wirral children and young people.Read

Public can have say on plans to transform St Catherine’s Hospital Jul 09 2008

A 12-WEEK public consultation began this week on multi-million pound proposals to transform a Wirral hospital.Read

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