Olympic gold medallist Chris Boardman backs plans to boost tourism in Wirral with the the launch of the Year of Coast and Countryside

THIS year will see the launch of the latest bid to make Wirral a key tourist attraction.Read

Three men jailed for £100,000 burglary, l-r Phillip Ainsworth, Adam Orr, Michael Thomas Jones.

£100,000 Merseyside burglary gang jailed for seven years over two-month spree targeting rural homes

A MERSEYSIDE burglary gang who smashed their way into homes in Merseyside and Cheshire were put behind bars.Read

War of words over future of Bebington’s historic Mayer Hall and Pennant House

A WAR of words has broken out over the future of historic buildings in Bebington Village.Read

Safety drive at Wirral level crossings

RAIL police in Merseyside took part in two days of action to educate drivers and pedestrians about the dangers of level crossings.Read

£40,000 makeover for St David’s United Reformed Church in Eastham

AN EASTHAM church has a warm glow after a £40,000 makeover.Read

Poet competition in memory of Wirral teen enters second year

YOUNG poets are being asked to put pen to paper and enter a competition set up in memory of a Wirral teenager.Read

Wirral college to build classrooms at sports centre

A WIRRAL sports centre famous for being the location for the film “Chariots of Fire” is set to become the new site for sport science study.Read

Leukaemia fight of Bebington school boy Elliot Wild inspires 40,000 Children In Need viewers

THE story of a Wirral schoolboy who lost his fight with leukaemia became one of the most moving moments of this year’s Children In Need.Read

Caring Wirral youngster sets up “rehabilitation unit” at home to nurse former battery farm chickens back tohealth

A YOUNGSTER turned animal rescuer to give battery farm chickens a new lease of life.Read

Wirral Grammar student Laura Condon proves she still has the X Factor with third return to show

A MERSEYSIDE student proved she still has the X Factor after she was invited to return to the talent show for a third time.Read

Flowers left at the scene of a fatal house fire in New Brighton.

Floral tributes left after elderly woman dies in Wirral house blaze

FLORAL tributes were left outside the home of an elderly woman who lost her life in a blaze.Read

Elliot Wild

Leukaemia fight of Bebington school boy & Liverpool FC fan Elliot Wild inspires 40,000 Children In Need viewers

THE story of Merseyside schoolboy Elliot Wild who lost his fight with leukaemia became one of the most moving moments of this year’s Children in Need.Read

Hillsborough families’ horror over tissue samples taken from victims without their knowledge

TISSUE samples were taken from Hillsborough tragedy victims without their families’ knowledge.Read

Two men deny murder of Bebington boxer Brett Flournoy

TWO men have denied murdering two men – including a father-of-two from Bebington – whose bodies were found in a burnt-out van buried in a field.Read

Staff at Upton newsagents threatened with a crowbar during robbery

POLICE are appealing for information after staff at a newsagents in Upton were threatened during an armed robbery.Read

Wirral & Chester RSPCA staff asked to volunteer for redundancy as charity’s financial struggles continue

THE RSPCA’s Animal Centre in Wallasey is making further cuts and asking staff to volunteer for redundancy as its financial struggles continue.Read

Claremont Farm hosting pumpkin shooting event this Saturday

CLAREMONT Farm in Bebington is hosting pumpkin shooting this Saturday (October 29).Read

£94m plan to transfer Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology to Royal Liverpool Hospital site

A £94M PLAN to transfer Merseyside’s cancer services from Wirral to the Royal Liverpool Hospital site was revealed today.Read

Wirral Autistic Society holding Halloween afternoon at garden centre

WIRRAL Autistic Society is holding a Halloween afternoon in its garden centre in Bromborough Pool Village this Saturday.Read

Motorists warned of rush hour delays as as £21m project to clean and replace Wirral water pipes moves to Hoylake and Moreton

A £21M project to clean and replace water pipes in Wirral moved to Hoylake this week.Read

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