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Wirral News for 20 August 2008

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Arson not ruled out at Birkenhead's Woodside Hotel Aug 20 2008

THE blaze at Woodside Hotel on Wednesday is still being investigated, with Merseyside Fire Service refusing to rule out the possibility of arson.Read

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Pensby green space could be turned into a driveway Aug 20 2008

THE heart of a grass play area will soon be churned up and turned into two driveways.Read

great eastern

New Ferry pub demolition may be scuppered Aug 20 2008

PLANS to demolish the Great Eastern pub in New Ferry may be scuppered.Read

Wirral paramedic’s latest charity fundraiser is a cycling challenge through the Middle East Aug 20 2008

A PARAMEDIC will cycle 300 kilometres through the Middle East in September to raise money for Claire House and Schneider Children’s Medical Centre of Israel.Read

Free tickets available for Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale at Birkenhead Park Aug 20 2008

FREE tickets are available for an open-air performance of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale in Birkenhead Park later this month.Read

Birkenhead Library is closed temporarily for last stage of restoration work Aug 20 2008

BIRKENHEAD Central Library is to temporarily close completely from 5pm on Saturday so that restoration work there can be finished.Read

A levels

Wirral students celebrate their A-level results Aug 20 2008

HARD-WORKING teenagers across Wirral celebrated record-breaking A-level results last week.Read

camille

French student Camille Lafrance gives her view on Wirral Aug 20 2008

French student Camille Lafrance, who spent a fortnight working at the News, gives a foreigner’s eye view of WirralRead

Visitors to Hoylake and West Kirkby Lifeboats open day can see almost completed new station Aug 20 2008

HOYLAKE and West Kirby Lifeboats are holding their annual open day on August Bank Holiday Monday from 10am-6pm.Read

Carers sacked from the Dales, West Kirkby win their tribunal for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination Aug 20 2008

CARERS at the centre of abuse allegations at a Wirral care home have spoken of their relief that their “traumatic ordeal” was finally over.Read

sport

Your opportunity to name Wirral's good sports Aug 20 2008

TIME is running out to nominate Wirral’s dedicated sports people in Merseyside's annual Sports Awards 2008.Read

gourmet

Wirral Gourmet Trail expands Aug 20 2008

WIRRAL’S Gourmet Trail is being expanded to include the area’s new food outlets.Read

Birkenhead wheelchair user breached ASBO by pulling out knife and making threats to stab and shoot Aug 20 2008

A KNIFE-WIELDING man in a wheelchair has narrowly escaped a prison sentence after breaching an anti-social behaviour order.Read

matches

Prisoner pleads guilty to theft of box of matches at Birkenhead Magistrates Aug 20 2008

A 22-YEAR-OLD man appeared before Birkenhead magistrates on Friday, charged with stealing a box of matches.Read

david cameron

David Cameron answers voters’ questions at ‘power hour’ public meeting at Weatherhead School, Wallasey Aug 20 2008

DAVID Cameron took to the stage at Weatherhead School, Wallasey, on Thursday in front of 400 voters.Read

st peter and pauls

Parishoners plan protest march at Westminster Cathedral as part of three-pronged campaign following closure of SS Peter and Paul’s Aug 20 2008

PARISHIONERS are planning a protest march at Westminster Cathedral after bidding a tearful goodbye to SS Peter and Paul’s at the weekend.Read

robert bryson

Readers enjoy Wirral Chefs Shine night at Sheldrakes Restaurant in Lower Heswall Aug 20 2008

LOWER Heswall was the place to be last Tuesday night for the latest round of Wirral Chefs Shine.Read

Birkenhead Central Library closes for restoration work Aug 20 2008

BIRKENHEAD Central Library is to temporarily close completely from 5pm on Saturday so that restoration work there can be finished.Read

Lorraine rogers

Tranmere Rovers chairman Lorraine Rogers to leave club Aug 20 2008

TRANMERE Rovers Football Club chairman Lorraine Rogers has announced the end of her association with the team.Read

Lifeboat crew rescues injured horse rider on Hoylake beach Aug 20 2008

HOYLAKE Lifeboat crew helped in the rescue of a young woman who was injured after falling from her horse on the beach between the RNLI lifeboat station and Red Rocks on Hoylake beach on Sunday.Read

coffee

Charity coffee morning in aid of Wirral's St John's Hospice Aug 20 2008

A CHARITY coffee morning in aid of St John’s Hospice is set to be held at All Saints Church, Hose Side Road, Wallasey, on August 30 from 10.30am-12pm in memory of Jean Mitchell, a reader and Guider at the church.Read

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