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Wirral News for 26 August 2009

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Wirral council offers teens lessons on how to catch a bus Aug 26 2009

WIRRAL Council is offering to spend £300-a-head teaching teenagers how to catch a bus.Read

Critics fail to take shine off Merseyside’s record A-level results Aug 26 2009

WIRRAL council confirmed its A-level students had excelled again, with provisional data suggesting the borough’s pass rate will be above the national average.Read

Revealed: the hidden treasures of Wirral’s libraries Aug 26 2009

SHE was the doyen of romantic fiction who sold millions of copies worldwide of her estimated 723 books – but, if you want to find an out-of-print copy of a Barbara Cartland novel, you will have to look in Birkenhead Central Library.Read

Wirral Arts: Artroom Gallery in Parkgate promises Inspirational Images Aug 26 2009

ARTROOM Gallery’s next exhibition promises Inspirational Images from four highly-regarded artists.Read

Spectacular day at Port Sunlight Royal British Legion Aug 26 2009

A SPECTACULAR event will be put on at the Port Sunlight Royal British Legion next month.Read

Wirral’s first comedy club to open Aug 26 2009

WIRRAL’S first regular comedy club is set to open this bank holiday weekend.Read

Sixty Merseyside schools get funding to reduce school gate congestion Aug 26 2009

WIRRAL schools are to share a £400,000 kitty to slash congestion and encourage more kids to walk to class.Read

First class Curtis Aug 26 2009

CURTIS Sheen, 17, from Wallasey, has gained seven A-levels with six A grades.Read

Venue’s Battle of the Bands contest hots up Aug 26 2009

THE competition at the Nelson’s Tuesday night Battle of the Bands is well and truly hotting up.Read

Wirral sailing club welcomes King of Norway Aug 26 2009

HIDDEN away between an oil terminal and a bypass in Rock Ferry, one of England’s oldest sailing clubs has welcomed a new member – the King of Norway.Read

Inspector gives go-ahead for new Asda supermarket in Wirral Aug 26 2009

PLANS for a major new supermarket in Wirral’s primary shopping centre have moved a step closer after a public inquiry ruled in favour of it.Read

Wirral men urged to get fit by joining NHS football project Aug 26 2009

MEN over 40 are being encouraged to improve their fitness by playing football.Read

Tranmere Rovers’ John Achterberg looks forward to the Masters Grand Final at Liverpool Echo Arena - win tickets here Aug 26 2009

TRANMERE Rovers put five past Everton and three past Liverpool to romp to the title of Masters of Merseyside.Read

Win final tickets! Aug 26 2009

WE’VE got four pairs of tickets for the Masters Grand Finals at the Echo Arena on September 6 to give away!Read

Publisher helps Wirral Archives celebrate “first birthday” Aug 26 2009

CELEBRATING a year after its move to a new location, Wirral Archives Service also received a surprise “birthday” present from a local publisher.Read

The second generation of Shoreline Management Plans needs your views Aug 26 2009

BATTERY chickens could find themselves in even smaller cages if the Government adopts new EU legislation, the RSPCA has warned.Read

Wirra's environment push helping say Oxfam Aug 26 2009

WIRRAL’S push to help the environment has done a lot to raise the profile of green issues and the future health of our planet. All of the progress made so far, however, hangs in the balance, say Oxfam’s campaignersRead

Two face court over alleged £300k cash swap in Tesco car park Aug 26 2009

TWO men were charged with exchanging £300,000 of illegally obtained money in Bidston’s Tesco car park.Read

New Lawns at Thornton Hall Hotel Aug 26 2009

MAJOR refurbishment work at Thornton Hall Hotel has seen the Italian Room Restaurant and Bar transformed into The Lawns.Read

Environmental message at this year’s Wirral Food And Drink Festival Aug 26 2009

THERE’S an environmental message at the heart of this year’s Wirral Food And Drink Festival. The theme of this year’s gourmet extravaganza is wasting less of our precious food resources – and reducing the amount send to landfill.Read

Environmentalist David Bellamy agrees to become patron of Wirral Food and Drink Festival Aug 26 2009

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigner and presenter David Bellamy has become a patron of Wirral Food and Drink Festival.Read

Merseyside NHS dentist access better than England average Aug 26 2009

MOST people in Wirral have better access to NHS dentists than in other parts of the UK.Read

Brewery Betwixt sponsors Wirral Food and Drink festival Aug 26 2009

A WIRRAL brewery has stepped in to sponsor the borough’s food and drink festival – and will launch its latest beer at the event.Read

Crews tackle emergency at top of 80m high wind turbine on Liverpool docks Aug 26 2009

EMERGENCY crews carried out the first-ever high wire rescue – of a Wirral firefighter – from the top of giant wind turbines on Liverpool docks.Read

Union support for Wirral jobless Aug 26 2009

A UNION for the Unemployed is being launched in Birkenhead this week, for the first time since the 1940s.Read

Wildlife-packed week in Wirral Aug 26 2009

IT’S a wildlife-packed week in Wirral, with plenty of activities to tempt even the most confirmed couch potatoes out into the natural world.Read

Hunt for helpers for 2009 Poppy Appeal Aug 26 2009

WIRRAL'S Royal British Legion is looking for volunteers for this year's Poppy Appeal.Read

Wirral Line trains score 100% in new punctuality report Aug 26 2009

A RAIL passenger lobby group has held up Merseyrail as the envy of commuters across the country.Read

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