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Wirral News for 16 January 2013

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Wirral mum found out son had rare skull condition by looking up symptoms on internet Jan 16 2013

A WIRRAL mum found out her child had a rare skull condition which could have left him brain damaged by looking up his symptoms on the internet.Read

Meningitis claims life of Birkenhead High School Academy student Daisy Metcalfe, 15 Jan 16 2013

A WIRRAL schoolgirl has died from meningitis.Read

Wirral council by-elections take place this week on Thursday January 17 Jan 16 2013

VOTERS will go to the polls in two Wirral council wards this week.Read

Romanian boy fulfils promise to thank Wirral family 22 years after visiting them Jan 16 2013

A WIRRAL family got a welcome surprise when a Romanian boy who they looked after 22 years ago turned up on their doorstep.Read

Wirral storyteller Grandpa Joe through to Britain’s Got Talent auditions Jan 16 2013

A THEATRICAL storytelling act from Wirral has reached the main auditions for this year’s Britain’s Got Talent.Read

Jimmy Savile sexually abused victim in Wirral, report reveals Jan 16 2013

SHAMED Jimmy Savile sexually abused a victim in Wirral, a police report revealed.Read

Residents learn digital skills from Go On Wirral course Jan 16 2013

GO ON Wirral is an initiative which aims to help Wirral residents and businesses get online by recruiting “digital champions” and promoting opportunities to develop computer skills for all.Read

New Brighton law student named one of the best at University of Reading Jan 16 2013

A STUDENT from Wirral was recognised as one of the University of Reading’s top 1% students by its Chancellor Sir John Madejski at the 2012 Chancellor’s Award ceremony.Read

Moreton student honoured at Duke of Edinburgh’s Award ceremony Jan 16 2013

HUNDREDS of young achievers from across the UK had a date in the prestigious setting of St James’s Palace yesterday – including Sophie Hughes from Moreton.Read

Cash-strapped Wirral Council bids to sell off free car parks Jan 16 2013

FIVE of Wirral's free car parks are to be sold off as part of the cash-strapped council’s moves to rid itself of unwanted property and land.Read

Man arrested after woman’s jaw broken in Birkenhead street attack Jan 16 2013

A MAN was arrested after an 18-year-old woman had her jaw broken.Read

X Factor’s Christopher Maloney cheers up Clatterbridge Cancer Centre patients Jan 16 2013

X FACTOR finalist Christopher Maloney was all smiles when he cheered up cancer patients in Wirral.Read

Cancellation-threatened Wirral Egg Run will go ahead after sponsors step in Jan 16 2013

WIRRAL’S cancellation-threatened Egg Run will go ahead this year after a sponsor stepped in to save it.Read

Wirral mum donated kidney to stranger Jan 16 2013

A MUM-of-three from Wirral donated one of her kidneys to a complete stranger just in time for Christmas.Read

Rabbit dumped and left to starve in Tranmere park Jan 16 2013

THE RSPCA is investigating after a rabbit was dumped and left to starve in a Wirral park.Read

Invigor8: Number of Wirral residents doing regular exercise increases Jan 16 2013

ACCORDING to the latest findings of Sport England’s Active People Survey, Wirral has once again shown a significant increase in the number of residents who regularly take part in sporting activities.Read

Work due to start on 33km electricity cable across Wirral Jan 16 2013

WORK is due to begin within months on a high-voltage electricity cable stretching 33km along the length of Wirral.Read

Merseyside fire service’s Paul Murphy on government cuts Jan 16 2013

THE Government announced the grant settlement for fire and rescue services in late December 2012. The outcome for Merseyside was that our fire and rescue service will face a further £10m grant reduction on top of the £9m lost over the last two years.Read

Your Gallery: Jenny Watts, of Gayton Jan 16 2013

AFTER attending Wirral Grammar School for Girls 2004-2011, I am now in my second year of studying BA Fine Art (Hons) at Lancaster University and hope to become established as a successful practising artist.Read

Wirral Arts: Wirral coastline in the frame for a new exhibition Jan 16 2013

THE Wirral coastline is in the frame for a new display being organised in the borough.Read

Health secretary will not intervene in battle to keep vascular surgery at Arrowe Park hospital Jan 16 2013

THE Government has refused to resolve a dispute over the future of Wirral’s vascular services.Read

Flasher arrested in Wirral Jan 16 2013

A FLASHER has been arrested after exposing himself to schoolgirls in Wirral.Read

Council leaders seek ‘flexibility’ from Government over budget cuts Jan 16 2013

THE Government is considering a plea from Wirral Council to be able to borrow more money to “tide it over” while it deals with an array of financial problems.Read

New bid to end Mersey tunnels toll burden Jan 16 2013

THE Government will be asked to take the Mersey tunnels into the national road network to free the region from the burden of paying tolls.Read

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