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Wirral News for 16 July 2008

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Wirral braced for council workers’ two-day strike Jul 16 2008

WIRRAL Council services will come to a standstill this week as union members strike for two days over a pay dispute.Read

Wirral schools close as Unison members strike Jul 16 2008

SIXTY Wirral primary schools are closed because of strikes by members of the Unison union on Wednesday and Thursday.Read

heswall dales

Wirral Council urged to protect ‘forgotten’ Heswall Dales Jul 16 2008

WIRRAL Council is being urged to protect “forgotten” Heswall Dales.Read

wirral show

200,000 attend ‘best ever’ Wirral Show Jul 16 2008

RECORD crowds turned out over the weekend for the 32nd Wirral Show - which featured a spectacular display from the world’s largest passenger jet.Read

Neston Parish Council plans approved by new Cheshire unitary authority Jul 16 2008

PARISH council plans for Neston have been rubber stamped by Cheshire’s new unitary authority.Read

Bebington Oval

New tiling blunder hits Bebington Oval pool work Jul 16 2008

WIRRAL Council has admitted to another blunder over the new swimming pool at Bebington Oval.Read

Christopher Warrington

Open verdict in Hoylake fire tragedy Jul 16 2008

A HOYLAKE man died after being engulfed in flames while cleaning a gas cooker with petrol in his garden.Read

motorbike

Police and Wirral Council join forces to tackle dangerous use of motorcycles and quad bikes Jul 16 2008

POLICE and Wirral Council’s Anti-Social Behaviour Team have joined forces to tackle the dangerous use of motorcycles and quad bikes across Wirral.Read

Chief Supt Jon Ward at Townfield Primary

Wirral’s top policeman drums up support for community project at Townfield Primary Jul 16 2008

AN ambitious community project aiming to cut anti-social behaviour by teaching youngsters Japanese taiko drumming was visited by Wirral’s top police officer last week.Read

Wirral Council to spend £138,982 to prevent pupils at schools across the borough accessing 'inappropriate' websites Jul 16 2008

WIRRAL Council is spending £138,982 to prevent pupils at schools across the borough accessing “inappropriate” websites.Read

£300k investment boosts former Cammell Laird’s site

£300k investment boosts Wirral's former Cammell Laird’s site Jul 16 2008

OWNERS of the Cammell Laird site, Peel Holdings says the area has been significantly improved in the last 18 months, thanks to £300,000 investment.Read

Morris Minor convoy is fitting tribute to Greasby’s Burt Taberner

Morris Minor tribute for Greasby’s Burt Taberner Jul 16 2008

GREASBY’S Burt Taberner was given a fitting send-off last Tuesday, as a Morris Minor convoy led by his much-loved 1955 model made its way to Landican Cemetery.Read

Wirral's Arrowe Park Hospital volunteers break through £2m fundraising barrier Jul 16 2008

VOLUNTEERS at Arrowe Park Hospital have hit the £2 million mark through their fundraising efforts.Read

Wirral Council in bid to secure lucrative partnership with Chinese city of Suzhou Jul 16 2008

WIRRAL Council is expected to accept an invitation to visit China in a bid to secure a potentially lucrative partnership with one of its most affluent and historic cities.Read

Wirral’s first webchat is a big success as readers grill West Kirby ‘The Sail’ developers Carpenter Investments Jul 16 2008

WIRRAL NEWS' first ever webchat last week saw readers logging on to grill developers about a controversial hotel development planned for West Kirby.Read

Bomb disposal squad called in as World War 2 shell handed in to Birkenhead police station Jul 16 2008

A BOMB disposal squad was called to Mortimer Street police station in Birkenhead on Sunday evening after a member of the public handed in what was believed to be a WW2 shell.Read

New look and new features for Wirral News website

New look and new features for Wirral News website Jul 16 2008

TAKE a look at www.wirralnews.co.uk - our new and improved website!Read

Police crack down on alcohol fuelled crime in Wirral Jul 16 2008

A CLAMPDOWN on alcohol fuelled violence is underway in Wirral with police out in force this month and 64 people arrested.Read

£100m Wirral housing regeneration programme to start in Rock Ferry and Tranmere Jul 16 2008

MAJOR housing regeneration programmes in Rock Ferry and Tranmere are set to be completed within the next three years.Read

Bromborough dad wins TV’s Weakest Link

Bromborough dad wins TV’s Weakest Link Jul 16 2008

IAN Vaughan stepped up in his blue swede shoes, faced the ire of Anne Robinson -– and walked away with £1,800 to spend on a Teddy Boy suit.Read

Wirral PCT offers free chlamydia test kits as shock new figures are revealed Jul 16 2008

WIRRAL PCT is offering free postal testing kits for chlamydia after shocking figures showed one in eight residents under the age of 24 have the sexually transmitted infection.Read

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