We’ll carry on regardless

WIRRAL International Film Festival organisers have hit out at the council for failing to offer any support, as the event enters its second year.Read

Eastham walk-in centre open by 2010, say health bosses

HEALTH bosses say Eastham’s long-awaited new walk-in Centre should be fully operational by the end of the year.Read

£20,000 fee for Harry Potter filming in the Birkenhead Tunnel gives Claire House £20,000 windfall

THE magic of Harry Potter has led to a £20,000 windfall for Claire House.Read

Wirral Council urged to re-think plans to charge shops for displaying signs outside their business

BUSINESS leaders are calling for an urgent re-think on “money-grabbing” council plans to charge for shop signs.Read

Almost £1m to be spent to improve death rate on Wirral’s roads

ALMOST £1m will be spent trying to cut the shocking death rate on Wirral’s roads.Read

Campaign to replace Port Sunlight Hillsborough memorial reaches a major milestone

A CAMPAIGN to replace a memorial to Hillsborough victims in Port Sunlight has reached a major milestone.Read

Plea for lifeboat donations

THE £2m Hoylake Lifeboat Appeal reaches its second anniversary next week – and the charity’s volunteer crew and fundraisers are hoping for a final show of support to help them reach their target.Read

A heartbroken couple returned from holiday to find their pet of five years had been re-homed

A HEARTBROKEN couple returned from holiday to find their pet of five years had been re-homed.Read

Dozens of children returned home in crackdown on anti social behaviour

DOZENS of children were returned home following a crackdown on anti-social behaviour.Read

Royal Oak pub in Liscard fighting early closure order after police revealed a catalogue of disorder inside

A WIRRAL pub is fighting an order to close early after a spate of violence inside its doors was revealed by police.Read

The Lady Lever Art Gallery will hold an open evening in aid of the Hillsborough Memorial Appeal

THE LADY Lever Art Gallery is to hold an open evening in aid of the Hillsborough Memorial Appeal..Read

Dummy takes place in history!

A SMALL – and unusual – piece of wartime history has been handed over to the Imperial War Museum.Read

Youth service providers in Leasowe have joined together in an innovative partnership to improve the opportunities of young people in the area

YOUTH service providers in Leasowe have joined together to improve the opportunities of young people in the area.Read

Bebington violin prodigy's exam success

A YOUNG boy’s passion for the violin has seen him earn a distinction in four music exams in less than two years.Read

Crews tackle emergency at top of 80m high wind turbine on Liverpool docks

EMERGENCY crews carried out the first-ever high wire rescue – of a Wirral firefighter – from the top of giant wind turbines on Liverpool docks.Read

Revealed: the hidden treasures of Wirral’s libraries

SHE was the doyen of romantic fiction who sold millions of copies worldwide of her estimated 723 books – but, if you want to find an out-of-print copy of a Barbara Cartland novel, look in Birkenhead Central Library.Read

Google Street View cars arrive on Wirral amid privacy fears

GOOGLE Street View, the pioneering eye-level mapping project, has arrived on Wirral amid invasion of privacy fears.Read

Inspector gives go-ahead for new supermarket in Wirral

PLANS for a major new supermarket in Wirral’s primary shopping centre have moved a step closer after a public inquiry ruled in favour of it.Read

Wirral sailing club welcomes King of Norway as new member

HIDDEN away between an oil terminal and a bypass in Rock Ferry, one of England’s oldest sailing clubs has welcomed a new member – the King of Norway.Read

Wirral libraries’ consultation ‘was insufficient’

A GOVERNMENT minister has hit out at the way Wirral council consulted residents over the controversial closure of libraries.Read

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