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Wirral News for 21 December 2011

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Sisters Tess and Chloe Hudson with school friends from West Kirby Grammar School

West Kirby Grammar School students rally round to save Christmas for Wirral family after house fire Dec 21 2011

WEST KIRBY students rallied round to save Christmas for a Wirral family whose home and possessions were destroyed in a fire.Read

Friends of Birkenhead Kennels appealing for more support as figures reveal 562 dogs were taken to council-run facility in just eight months Dec 21 2011

MORE than 560 lost and abandoned dogs were taken to Wirral’s council kennels in just seven months.Read

Wirral business, ReciproCity Wirral, set up to direct building waste to charities and communities groups Dec 21 2011

A UNIQUE idea has been launched by a Wirral company to direct any building waste to charities and communities groups.Read

Safety drive at Wirral level crossings Dec 21 2011

RAIL police in Merseyside took part in two days of action to educate drivers and pedestrians about the dangers of level crossings.Read

New Brighton lifeboat training and fundraising appeal raises £55,000 in just eight months Dec 21 2011

LIFEBOAT volunteers are celebrating after smashing a £50,000 fundraising target in just eight months.Read

Public forests move a step closer to being saved Dec 21 2011

THE Independent Forestry Panel, chaired by The Right Reverend James Jones Bishop of Liverpool, has recognised that there should be a “continuing role” for the nation’s woodlands – a view welcomed by Wirral conservationists.Read

Cut waste and enjoy a tasty and eco-friendly Christmas Dec 21 2011

WIRRAL food shoppers will be urged to shop smart and waste less this Christmas and New Year as a Merseyside-wide campaign gets under way this week.Read

New protest looms for Unilever staff Dec 21 2011

WORKERS at Unilever in Port Sunlight are heading towards another day of strike action as a bitter row over pensions rumbles on.Read

Man guilty of trying to sell memorial is jailed Dec 21 2011

A MAN who admitted trying to sell a stolen war memorial from a monument in Wirral has been jailed for nine weeks.Read

Wirral allotment keepers honoured Dec 21 2011

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Byrne Avenue Baths set to re-open in 2012 Dec 21 2011

A MUCH-LOVED Wirral swimming baths which shut down dramatically just over two years ago could be reopened by the end of 2012.Read

Merseytravel operating free Christmas Day bus services to help staff and visitors get to Wirral’s hospitals Dec 21 2011

FREE bus services will run on Christmas Day to help staff and visitors get to Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge hospitals.Read

Campaigners speak of dismay after Bidston lighthouse is sold to private owners Dec 21 2011

CAMPAIGNERS have spoken of their dismay after a key part of a Wirral heritage site was sold.Read

Oxton man assaulted in his own home by two men who forced their way in Dec 21 2011

AN OXTON man was assaulted in his own home by two attackers who forced their way into the property.Read

Mersey tunnel tolls could rise to £1.70 for cars next April Dec 21 2011

TUNNEL tolls could rise to £1.70 next year, under figures released by transport authority Merseytravel.Read

Mayor of Wirral holding ladies lunch at the Portrait House restaurant for charity appeal Dec 21 2011

THE Mayor of Wirral is hosting a special charity appeal ladies lunch in support of local good causes.Read

Wirral gym coach Jeff Rimmer cleared of sexual assaults Dec 21 2011

A WIRRAL gym coach accused of sexually assaulting two children was cleared after a week long trial.Read

WEST Cheshire Sailing Club Christmas Pudding dinghy sailing races on Boxing Day Dec 21 2011

WEST Cheshire Sailing Club holds its traditional “Christmas Pudding” dinghy sailing races on New Brighton Marine Lake on Boxing Day from 11am until 12.30pm (weather permitting).Read

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