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Pensby’s Hope Centre celebrating first birthday under community management

THE Hope Centre in Pensby is celebrating its first birthday under community management.Read

Family of Bebington girl with locked-in sydrome raise funds to bring her home

THE family of a young Merseyside woman trapped inside her own body after suffering a stroke is raising funds to bring her home from hospital.Read

Wirral Waters planning application is UK's biggest ever

THE Wirral Waters planning application is so huge it had to be delivered by van and cost thousands of pounds just to print.Read

Wirral children in care to get £90,000 funds for leisure activities

ALMOST £90,000 of funding has been secured to help children in care gain access to leisure activities.Read

Birkenhead Town Hall re-opens for Wirral History & Heritage Fair

HISTORIC Birkenhead Town Hall is opening its doors again on Saturday for the 2010 Wirral History & Heritage Fair.Read

Wirral Council votes for 1.67% increase in tax bills

WIRRAL’S Labour and Liberal Democrat-led administration voted through its budget on Monday over Conservative plans for no increase in tax rates.Read

Medical details of Wirral patients to be stored on national database

THE MEDICAL details of everyone in Wirral will soon be stored on a national database.Read

Wirral women invited to celebrate International Women’s Day at Wirral Met

WIRRAL women are being invited to celebrate International Women’s Day in Birkenhead on Friday (March 5).Read

Wirral property auction makes £1.21million sales

A PROPERTY auction at the Village Hotel in Bromborough generated sales of £1.21million.Read

Health and Safety Executive to launch month-long Wirral building site inspection

ALMOST 40 serious injuries occurred on Wirral building sites last year, prompting the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to launch a month long inspection initiative.Read

Chance to learn about bell-ringing at St Saviour’s Church, Oxton

IF you’ve ever heard the church bells ringing and wanted to strike your own tune, the opportunity has arisen at St Saviour’s in Oxton.Read

Wirral potholes update: the latest on your top ten pothole problem areas

LAST month we went pothole potty and asked you to name Wirral’s worst road surfaces.Read

Paralympic medal winner takes on cycle challenge to raise £150,000 for Claire House

A silver medallist visited Claire House Hospice to kickstart a charity cycle ride in America. Rik Waddon, who won silver in the Beijing Paralympics, launched the fundraiser which will see six men cycle from the edge of the Pacific Ocean to the shores of the Atlantic in September. They hope to raise £150,000 for the children’s hospice.The team comprises Roy Jones, Karl Rosedale, Gary Ward, Dave Walker and Andy Preece and also Mike Cox, their back–up man. Mr Jones said: “The challenge is daunting but we are drawing our inspiration from the courage of the children and their families at Claire House.” To donate log on to www.justgiving.co.uk/usacoast2coast2010 Picture: PAUL HEAPS/Code PH240210FCLAIREHOUSE-1Read

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Police appeal for information after serious crash in Birkenhead

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Birkenhead last week. Read

Greyhound trainer Ian Street was given a lifetime ban from keeping animals

Wirral greyhound owner banned from keeping animals for life after pleading guilty of neglect

A GREYHOUND trainer was branded an “inadequate man” by a District Judge and handed a lifetime ban from keeping animals, for neglecting 29 dogs in his care.Read

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Spiderman burglar inflicts thousands of pounds worth of damage to a Birkenhead off-license

A SPIDER-man like burglar has inflicted thousands of pounds worth of damage on a Birkenhead off-license after breaking in through the roof.Read

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Birkenhead-born actress Patricia Routledge says return to Wirral for charity visits was “full of memories”

ACTRESS Patricia Routledge said her return to Wirral last week was “full of memories”.Read

Protect our plots plea as Wirral Allotment Watch scheme is launched

A “Home Watch”-style security scheme is being launched to protect Wirral allotments from theft and vandalism.Read

Wirral Council tax increase just 1.67%

MOST Wirral council tax payers will see their bills rise by less than 50 pence a week under the budget revealed by the borough’s Labour and Liberal Democrat administration last night.Read

Where will your council tax go?

£12m investment in a next generation super fast fibre optic broadband network for Wirral businesses.Read

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