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Wirral shows true grit after big freeze causes week of chaos Jan 13 2010

WIRRAL emerged from a week of snow chaos, affecting schools, workplaces and transport – but the Met Office is warning of more freezing temperatures tonight.Read

Pyramids shopping centre Birkenhead.

Fury at focus on Wirral Waters over “local shops” such as Birkenhead's Pyramid Centre Jan 13 2010

A REPORT which recommends focusing efforts to improve shopping in Wirral on a scheme which has not yet received planning permission has come under fire.Read

dry ski slope at Bebington Oval

Delight at Wirral’s dry ski slope at the Oval in Bebington re-opens after two-year closure Jan 13 2010

IT’S snow joke – after being closed for two-and-a-half years Wirral’s much-loved dry ski slope has re-opened.Read

Birkenhead man jailed for killing his grandmother by setting fire to her bed while she slept Jan 13 2010

A BIRKENHEAD man who killed his grandmother by setting fire to her bed while she slept has been jailed for life.Read

Cammell Laird wins multi-million pound ship conversion contract Jan 13 2010

BIRKENHEAD shipyard Cammell Laird has secured a multi-million pound order to lengthen a Norwegian cable-laying vessel.Read

Council proposing improvements to Birkenhead Park facilities Jan 13 2010

IMPROVEMENTS to sports facilities and bowling greens in Birkenhead Park are in the pipeline.Read

Figures show Wirral tourism was boosted by Liverpool’s Capital of Culture year in 2008 Jan 13 2010

WIRRAL’S economy was boosted by £26m during Liverpool’s Capital of Culture year in 2008.Read

Wirral’s bid to avoid “Canary Wharf effect” for Wirral Waters project Jan 13 2010

A £120,000 study into how the multi-billion pound Wirral Waters scheme will help regeneration in Birkenhead is expected to be approved by Wirral Council.Read

Site of historic Liscard Hall looks set to be landscaped Jan 13 2010

HISTORIC Liscard Hall looks unlikely to be rebuilt and is expected to be replaced by landscaping.Read

Have your say on masterplan for the long-term development of Wirral Jan 13 2010

PEOPLE living in Wirral are being asked for their views on a masterplan for the long-term development of the borough.Read

Wirral children’s charity boss admits child porn charges but denies other sex offences Jan 13 2010

A CHILDREN’S charity boss admitted making nearly 9,000 child porn images, but denied a string of other sex offences.Read

Credit crunch bites as new house building in Wirral drops 70% Jan 13 2010

BUILDING of new houses in Wirral has collapsed during the economic downturn, council figures reveal.Read

Wallasey mum tells how she gave birth in middle of snow-hit gridlocked Wirral motorway Jan 13 2010

A WALLASEY mum gave birth while trapped in gridlocked snow-bound traffic on the M53.Read

WIRRAL SNOW: Policeman praised for helping stranded 11-year-old get home from school in Wirral snowstorm Jan 13 2010

A POLICE officer has been praised for helping a youngster left stranded in snowy conditions get home from school.Read

WIRRAL SNOW: Girl, 7, crashes through ice on frozen pond in Spital Jan 13 2010

A GROUP of school girls from Wirral Grammar came to the aid of seven-year-old Sophie Jones after she crashed through ice on a frozen pond in Brotherton Park, Spital on Wednesday.Read

WIRRAL SNOW: New Brighton Primary refuses to be beaten by the weather Jan 13 2010

ICY conditions had forced just one school to shut when the News went to press last Tuesday lunchtime.Read

Council to make decision this week on future of New Ferry Butterfly Park in Wirral Jan 13 2010

THE fight to save New Ferry Butterfly Park has been taken to Parliament.Read

D-cups and dummies required for cancer awareness lessons Jan 13 2010

PRENTON High School for Girls is going for bust to promote cancer awareness.Read

Free kits ASDA in Liscard to help you quit smoking Jan 13 2010

FREE “Quit Kits” are available at ASDA in Liscard as part of a government stop smoking campaign.Read

WIN tickets to see Elvis Presley tribute act Michael King at the Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight Jan 13 2010

ONE of the best in the business of being Elvis is returning to Wirral next month – and you could be there.Read

Dancer’s delight Jan 13 2010

VALE Park Community Centre in New Brighton and Wallasey YMCA came to the rescue of a dance student after snow left her unable to practice at school.Read

Eating better to help the planet - and your wallet Jan 13 2010

THE middle of January has to be the most dismal point of the year. Sensible people are trying their best to save their pennies, and the weather’s so bad a healthy walk could give you hypothermia.Read

Conservation volunters restore Wirral nature reserve Jan 13 2010

A TEAM of dedicated volunteers are celebrating the restoration of a length of dry stone wall that’s twice the length of a football pitch, at the RSPB’s Dee Estuary nature reserve in Burton.Read

Increase in wind turbines off Wirral coast Jan 13 2010

THE Crown Estate has confirmed there will be an increase in the wind farms in the coast off Wirral.Read

Birkenhead's Revolver set fair for 2010 Jan 13 2010

BIRKENHEAD’S Revolver has got an action packed 2010 lined up.Read

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