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Wallasey’s Stephen Barr escapes jail after hitting twice the speed limit

A SPEEDING driver has escaped jail after hitting twice the legal speed limit on a notorious Wirral accident blackspot.Read

Play rewritten after Wirral South MP Ben Chapman threatens an injunction

THE writers of hit comedy Brick Up the Mersey Tunnels were forced to change the script after a Merseyside MP threatened legal action.Read

Merseyside Police reveal new national crime statistics

NEW national statistics reveal Merseyside has experienced the UK’s biggest drop in crime over the past three years.Read

Golfers raise £6,5000 for Hoylake Cottage Day Care Appeal

GOLFERS at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club teed off to raise £6,500 for the Hoylake Cottage Day Care Appeal.Read

Wirral fundraiser cycles 300 miles from London to Paris to raise £4,000 for Hoylake Cottage Day Care Appeal

FUNDRAISER Helen Latham went that extra mile to boost the Hoylake Cottage Day Care Appeal – 300 of them to be precise!Read

The Wirral News now has its very own Flickr page and we want you to share your photographs with us.

Just set up a Yahoo account online and then create your own Flickr page at www. flickr.com.Read

North West water is dirtiest in England and Wales

NORTH-WEST water firm United Utilities has the dirtiest water in England and Wales.Read

New Brighton’s Miss England 2009 finalist attempts to break world record with velcro rollers

A MISS England 2009 finalist is attempting to break a world record using Velcro rollers.Read

Protesters plead with council to keep school open

PARENTS and St Laurence RC School pupils past and present protested on Friday over proposals that could see the school close from September 2011.Read

Obesity figures behind schools’ health drive

WIRRAL school pupils will be given healthy eating lessons the next time they are measured at school, in response to obesity figures.Read

Company fined after worker paralysed on first day

A BROMBOROUGH property company was ordered to pay fines totalling more than £90,000 after a workman was paralysed on his first day in the job.Read

Charity worker’s further sex charges

A CHILDREN’S charity boss accused of sexual assault and possessing indecent images is now facing 10 further charges.Read

Honorary degree date for actress Pauline Daniels

BIRKENHEAD-BORN actress Pauline Daniels is to receive an honorary degree from Liverpool John Moores University.Read

Wirral libraries’ fate in balance until September, says MP

THE fate of 11 of Wirral’s libraries could hang in the balance until the autumn.Read

Money raised for St John’s Hospice after a custard bath

A WACKY fundraiser sat in a bath full of custard to help collect money for St John’s Hospice.Read

A profile of Wirral artspace, Stables Gallery in Brimstage

SMALL but perfectly formed, Stables Gallery in Brimstage Courtyard contains a surprisingly broad range of artwork, from landscape oils to Bulgarian jewellery and Wirral-produced textiles.Read

Wirral mother's heartbreak as husband's murderer is jailed

THE wife of a former soldier who was brutally murdered by his former brother-in-law – who then also tried to kill her son – has spoken of the attacker’s “pure evil”.Read

Ambitious bid to build UK’s biggest indoor sports training academy in Wirral

THE UK’s largest indoor sport training academy could be set up in Wirral – if planners approve the ambitious scheme.Read

Art between Birkenhead Park and Central Park, New York

YOUNG people from Wirral and New York are working together to create a unique piece of art.Read

The National exhibition of Wildlife Art opens in Wirral on Friday

THE biggest exhibition of wildlife art in the country opens in Wirral on Friday.Read

Jobless figures in Wirral keep rising but help is available

As more people find themselves out of work, competition among job-seekers is fierce. But there is hope, as Wirral News reporter Matt Hurst discoversRead

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