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Businessman gives cash for two Birkenhead Academies

BIRKENHEAD will have two new academy schools by 2012 after Birkenhead-born businessman David Hughes stumped up £2m of his own cash. Read

Wirral man who nearly died at birth celebrates son's birth

HE was born at 24 weeks and weighed just 800 grams but now, 20 years later, Arrowe Park’s smallest baby has his own son. Read

Thornton Hough feel they are bucking the trend of British villages' demise

A report predicting the demise of community life in British villages was published last week ... but in Thornton Hough residents feel they are bucking the trend. Matt Hurst reports Read

Park Panthers are Wirral’s first women’s rugby team

In the first of a new series on fitness, reporter Carrie Caterrall talks to the founder of Wirral’s first-ever women’s rugby team Read

Wirral marks National Alzheimer’s Awareness week with information and activity events

INFORMATION and activity events are taking place across Wirral this week to mark Alzheimer’s Awareness Week. Read

Wirral News Group’s Flickr group has stunning photographs

HUNDREDS of stunning pictures have been submitted to the Wirral News Group’s new Flickr page. Read

Russian Church takes over vandalised Wirral chapel

THE Russian Orthodox Church is to take over a derelict cemetery chapel in Wirral which had been plagued by vandalism. Read

Nominate your heroes and heroines for Your Champions 2009

NOMINATIONS for the unsung heroes and heroines of our community have been coming in thick and fast this week. Read

Alien fighters audition for Alien Wars at Spaceport

ALMOST 100 wannabe alien fighters descended on Spaceport this week. Read

Wirral International Film festival entries grow

ENTRIES are flying in for this year’s Wirral International Film Festival as the schedule is extended to 10 days and trips to America and France arranged. Read

Chimps escape from their enclosure at Chester Zoo

FIVE thousand people were evacuated from Chester Zoo on Sunday – and hundreds more turned away – when 30 chimpanzees escaped from their enclosure. Read

Race for Life at Birkenhead Park

FIVE thousand women descended on Birkenhead Park on Sunday to take part in the Race for Life. They all shared a common goal – to have fun and raise money to beat cancer. Read

The Race for Life gave me hope following the death of my mother

THE first time I did the Race for Life was June 19, 2005. Read

Wirral Show organisers promise a weekend of non-stop action and family fun

THE organisers of the Wirral Show are promising a weekend of non-stop action and family fun! Read

Wirral Borough Council will remove markings on disabled bays in Parkhill Road, Birkenhead

A DISGRUNTLED resident has accused Wirral Council of “giving in to bullies” over disabled parking. Read

Supermaket suppliers accused of turning the streets of Neston into a car park for HGVs

SUPERMARKET suppliers have been accused of turning Neston into a car park for their wagons. Read

Salsa Libre salsa night hits the Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, on Friday

IF YOU want to salsa you’d best get those dancing feet to the Floral Pavilion Theatre this weekend. Read

Lemon Echo will perform at The Wirral Show on Saturday

LEMON ECHO will join a series of other bands booked in to entertain the crowds at The Wirral Show this Saturday. Read

Samantha Parker at the Race for Life

Women in the pink at Birkenhead Park for Cancer Research's Race for Life

THOUSANDS of women were in the pink for Cancer Research's Race for Life this afternoon. Read

Birkenhead mum jailed for dealing drugs from family home

A MOTHER-of-three was jailed for dealing drugs from her family home. Read

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