Daybreak’s Gethin Jones visits Wirral’s Claire House children’s hospice

DAYBREAK presenter Gethin Jones was visiting a children’s hospice today.Read

Bebington mum-of-four Laura Webb is back home on Merseyside, after her ordeal in a Venezuelan jail, following her drugs conviction

12.30PM UPDATE: Wirral woman relieved to be home after three-year ordeal in Venezuelan jail

WIRRAL woman Laura Makin who was jailed in a Venezuelan drugs bust today said she was “relieved” to be back home. Read

Fears over plan to mothball county’s fire engines

FRONTLINE fire engines across the county face being mothballed, Merseyside’s chief fire officer revealed today.Read

Wirral headteacher’s trip to Nepal to see life-saving work and equipment school has funded

A WIRRAL headteacher travelled to Nepal to see the life-saving work and equipment funded by his school.Read

Final fire station car wash raises £400

THE last ever charity car wash at Birkenhead’s current fire station raised more than £400.Read

PC Simon Ferns leaving Liverpool Crown Court

Wirral policeman Simon Ferns jailed for grooming girl, 15

A POLICE officer who is still “in denial” over grooming a vulnerable teenager for sex was jailed for 15 months.Read

Wirral couple’s motorbike ride around the coast of Britain for Help for Heroes and British Legion

A WIRRAL couple have organised a motorbike ride around the coast of Britain for Help For Heroes and the Royal British Legion.Read

New Wirral Council leader tells of priorities at scandal-hit council

LABOUR leader Phil Davies vowed to put Wirral council back on a sure footing after the party took back full control of the scandal-hit authority.Read

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Luke Jarmay wants Liverpool FC to win FA Cup for murdered brother Alex

LIVERPOOL FC fan Luke Jarmay will make an emotional trip to Wembley tomorrow in memory of his brother Alex who was murdered in London before the Reds’ last cup final.Read

Port Sunlight Diamond Jubilee sundial revives ancient time-telling art

THE ancient art of telling the time using the sun’s rays has been revived in Port Sunlight.Read

Top marks for Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and average for Arrowe Park in annual inpatient survey

CLATTERBRIDGE Cancer Centre scored top marks in a national patient survey.Read

Dream come true for eight-year-old Liverpool mascot in FA Cup semi-final

A BEBINGTON schoolboy had his dreams come true when he was chosen to be a Liverpool mascot in the FA Cup semi-final.Read

Former Birkenhead camera shop owner appointed dignity champ

A PENSIONER who spent his working life behind the lens has now got his sights set on making a difference to elderly residents in his care home.Read

Bromborough man charged after gun incident

POLICE charged a man with threatening another man with a gun in his own home.Read

Plans to relocate Bromborough bowling alley approved

A CLOSURE-threatened bowling alley’s relocation plans were given the green light.Read

Bowlers celebrate after Wirral Council approves Bromborough bowling alley relocation plan

WIRRAL bowlers are celebrating tonight after Wirral Council gave the go-ahead to relocation plans for Bromborough's closure-threatened bowling alley.Read

Alison McGovern: NHS is worth protecting

SINCE the NHS was founded in 1948 by Labour politician Aneurin Bevan it has became a national treasure and one of the Labour Party’s greatest achievements to date.Read

Boys rescued by firefighters after being trapped in woods

TWO teenagers were rescued by firefighters when they became stranded in a wood where a pond had formed.Read

Wirral man writes travel memoir about Swiss Alps

A WIRRAL man has written an inspiring tale about his walk across the Swiss Alps.Read

Wirral businesswoman reveals how her company has grown 25% with help from Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis

A WIRRAL businesswoman revealed how her company has grown 25% since receiving advice from Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis.Read

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