Former world champion boxer running up support for cancer charity

FORMER world champion boxer Derry Mathews and his business partner Matthew Shannon are going the extra mile to help a special little boy.Read

Wirral Hospital plans cuts to save £13m a year

ALMOST 30 nursing and support staff are to be cut in a major re-organisation of a Wirral hospital to save almost £40m over the next three years.Read

Liverpool crane plunge survivor meets hero firefighters who saved him

A DAD-OF-FOUR who cheated death after he was flung from a crane cab met the firefighters who saved his life.Read

Liverpool’s serious crime hotspots revealed

Ben Rossington on the statistics which show where you’re most likely to be a victim of criminalsRead

Police appeal for information after theft of rare collectable lighters in Eastham burglary

RARE and valuable Zippo cigarette lighters were stolen in a house burglary in Eastham.Read

Port Sunlight Unilever staff take part in health and fitness programme at work

STAFF at Unilever in Port Sunlight have been making health and fitness part of their working day.Read

Bikers gear up to join this weekend’s Wirral Egg Run

THE countdown is on to his year’s Wirral Egg Run!Read

St Helens family raise money to sue Whiston Hospital over blood mix-up

THE family of a woman who was given the wrong blood by nurses before she died are raising money to sue the hospital concerned.Read

Mum searches for answers about her son Warren Cargill’s death one year on

A MUM today pleaded for answers to find out why her son died fleeing a high-speed car chase.Read

Wirral Royal Marines, sailors and soldiers join troops in huge Arctic training exercise

MARINES and sailors from Wirral were among thousands of troops using the extreme conditions of the Arctic to train for war.Read

Wirral Council urged to back plan for indoor cricket centre in Bromborough

WIRRAL Council is being urged not to throw away a chance to have the only indoor cricket centre in the North West.Read

Wirral chip shop owner jailed for dealing drugs after being caught with photos on own mobile phone

A WIRRAL chip shop owner was jailed after being caught with pictures of himself counting thousands of pounds of drug money taken on his own mobile phone.Read

Get your Miss Wirral entry in!

MISS England model scouts have been out in Wirral hoping to drum up interest in a competition that leads all the way to a shot at Miss World.Read

Little Neston and Bromborough church minister to share his experiences of earthquake-hit Haiti

A WIRRAL church minister is sharing his experiences of earthquake-hit Haiti.Read

Crimewatch viewers give police possible names for sex attacker who assaulted girl, 13, in Moreton

DETECTIVES say there has been an “excellent response” to a television appeal for information about a sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl.Read

The Conservative Party spent more money in Wirral South than Wirral West, according to party accounts

THE Conservative Party spent more money in Wirral South than in any other constituency on the peninsula, according to a report based on party accounts.Read

New Ferry Butterfly Park volunteer nets environmental award

NEW Ferry Butterfly Park’s Paul Loughnane scooped the Unilever Dragonfly Award for his environmental efforts across Wirral.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

RCTS meets at Lever Club

THE next meeting of the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (RCTS) meeting takes place on Monday, March 1 at 7.45 p.m. at the Lever Club, next to Port Sunlight Station.Read

Bebington High Sports College students trained to tackle peer problems

LIFE at secondary school can be tough – and students at Bebington High Sports College are being trained to help each other tackle it.Read

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