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Birkenhead filmmaker puts movie roles up for sale on eBay

AN INDEPENDENT filmmaker has found an unusual way of casting his next film – auctioning roles on eBay. Read

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Hamilton Square ‘at risk’ according to English Heritage

HAMILTON SQUARE faces an ‘uncertain future’ according to the latest report by to English Heritage. Read

Wirral Council facing £80m budget deficit

RESIDENTS in Wirral face council tax increases and service cuts to cover a budget deficit of almost £80m over the next four years, according to estimates revealed in council documents. Read

Your Champions: Tell us about your unsung heroes

THE search begins this week for the unsung heroes and heroines of our community. Read

Arrowe Park hospital swine flu cases under control

HEALTH professionals say people shouldn’t worry about swine flu spreading in Wirral after two cases were identified in one week. Read

Rickshaw available for hire in Wirral

IF high fuel prices are hitting your pocket, why not rent a rickshaw for a day? Read

Wirral South MP Ben Chapman’s letter of regret from Fees Office

WIRRAL South MP Ben Chapman has received a letter from the Fees Office expressing “personal regret” over the “error” and “incorrect advice” he received regarding expenses claims. Read

Birkenhead MP Frank Field calls for residents to trigger arrests of yobs

RESIDENTS could trigger the arrest of yobs terrorising their neighbourhood even if the police refused to act, under plans set out by a Mersey MP. Read

Isobel Toner and Malcolm Hogarth play with The Tony Davis band at Fort Perch Rock

TWO of the best musicians in the North West will perform at Fort Perch Rock’s jazz afternoon this Sunday. Read

Paul McCartney’s Wirral the Squirrel is all set for big screen debut

SIR Paul McCartney’s book about the adventures of a squirrel called Wirral looks to be heading for the big screen. Read

Latin Quarter club in Birkenhead holds summer beach party

ONE OF Birkenhead’s best loved nightclubs will be hot, hot, hot, this Friday with a special summer beach party. Read

Wirral prisoner of war immortalised by Alec Guinness in Bridge On The River Kwai honoured in new exhibition

His granddaughter, Julie Summers, said she remembered his “delicious sense of humour” and “incredible humanity”, but said he was extremely modest. Read

Tea party celebrations to mark Birkenhead Central Library’s 75th birthday

BIRKENHEAD’S iconic Central Library – now earmarked for closure – is celebrating its 75th anniversary next month, and anyone present when it opened is being invited to a celebratory tea party. Read

Prenton High School pupils helping to maintain community garden at Victoria Park in Tranmere

STUDENTS from Prenton High School are sowing the seeds of change in Victoria Park. Read

New Look shoplifting scammers face compensation claim

A SHOP assistant and a shoplifter who together carried out a sophisticated scam are to be pursued through the civil courts for £18,000. Read

Birkenhead North station riddle

AS BIDSTON Railway Station steams ahead with plans for a million pound Park and Ride facility, Birkenhead North’s future is still unclear. Read

Birkenhead youth football team hit by arson attack

A JUNIOR football club which hoped to raise £2,000 will be hit by a £2,400 bill after vandals torched portable toilets. Read

Vandals chop down trees in Storeton Woods

CALLOUS, but very determined, vandals have been entering Storeton Woods at night and chopping down large trees with an axe. Read

Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology holds Blue Week to raise awareness of male cancers

BLUE is the colour at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology this week! Read

Weatherhead High film fest set to roll

WEATHERHEAD High is gearing up to show more than 80 films made by young people across the peninsula next Thursday, at Wirral Schools’ Film Festival. Read

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