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New Primark store for Birkenhead?

PRIMARK is rumoured to be moving into Birkenhead’s former Woolworths store on Grange Road. Read

Frozen food retailer moves into New Ferry

HERON Frozen Foods is moving in to the shop vacated by Woolworths in New Ferry. Read

Poundland moves in to Liscard

POUNDLAND is moving in to the former Woolworths shop in Liscard. Read

Building work to re-start next week on flagship Birkenhead medical centre

WORK is expected to start again next week on a flagship medical centre in Birkenhead. Read

Wirral pair to cycle 890 miles for Help for Heroes

A PAIR of cyclists are planning to ride round the entire perimeter of Wales for chairty. Read

Wirral children dodge smoking law by buying cigarettes in pubs

YOUNGSTERS are dodging the age ban on smoking by buying cigarettes in pubs, a survey on Merseyside has found. Read

Building work to re-start next weekon flagship Birkenhead medical centre

WORK is expected to start again next week on a flagship medical centre in Birkenhead. Read

Wirral family await return of diver Matthew Maguire held hostage by Nigerian pirates

A WIRRAL family was last night anxiously awaiting the return of a diver held hostage for nine months by Nigerian pirates. Read

Verdict of public inquiry into Wirral library provision should be available by the end of July

THE public inquiry into council attempts to close eleven libraries concluded today, with a verdict expected by the end of July. Read

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Keeping 11 Wirral libraries open would cost £68,000 a month hears inquiry

KEEPING 11 Wirral libraries facing the axe open would cost £68,000 a month, according to the council’s director of regeneration Alan Stennard. Read

Cockayne Syndrome sufferer Amy Garton Hughes, from Wallasey, gets engaged to Texan sweetheart

BATTLING Wallasey teenager Amy Garton Hughes has become engaged to her Texan sweetheart. Read

Wirral beauty spot clean-up call

THE sunshine can bring out the best in Wirral’s coastline and beauty spots, but it can also leave a legacy of filth. Read

Giant kite breaks free at Wirral festival

A RUNAWAY kite knocked over a small child and nearly swept away a pram. Read

Wirral residents are set to receive free tape measures in the post to keep an eye on their waistlines

THOUSANDS of households will receive a free tape measure to keep an eye on their waistlines. Read

Fears over future of Wirral cockle beds

WIRRAL fishermen working on the River Dee say last minute changes to fishing quotas could see the cockle population wiped out within months. Read

Wirral groups win Lottery cash

TWO Wirral art groups are among several in the north west to have shared more than £100,000 in Lottery awards. Read

Wirral voters help put convicted racist in position of power as BNP wins Euro seat

MORE than 4,500 voters in Wirral helped elect a convicted racist, guaranteeing an additional £250,000 funding for the extremist British National Party. Read

Burglar caught on Wirral streets with socks on his hands

A 23-YEAR-OLD man broke into a Wallasey photography shop, but was picked up by police that night while walking around with socks on his hands. Read

Parents launch cycle path campaign after six-year-old hit by cyclist in New Brighton is left with broken leg

COUNCILLORS are calling for a review of Wirral’s seafront cycle lanes after a hit-and-run cyclist left a six-year-old girl in a wheelchair. Read

Wirral teacher misses FA Cup final after being booted out of Wembley

A WIRRAL teacher was kicked out of Wembley after sitting in seats allocated to him by the Football Association. Read

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