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Man injured after trying to recover vehicle from Thurstaston beach

A MAN was taken to hospital early Tuesday morning after trying to recover his stranded vehicle from Thurstaston beach. Read

Thousands of drivers guilty of speeding on A5117 on Wirral border to have their convictions quashed

THOUSANDS of drivers are having speeding convictions quashed and fines refunded following a blunder by officials. Read

£85,000 grant for Heswall Dales nature reserve

A CAMPAIGN to save the much-loved Heswall Dales nature reserve has been boosted with the announcement of an £85,000 grant. Read

Youth workers’ anger as Wirral Council plans shake-up in services

FURIOUS youth workers say their future is looking bleak as Wirral Council plans to reconfigure its youth service to save £150,000. Read

We’re being silenced by council, claim Wirral leisure workers

LIBRARY and sports centre staff who could lose their jobs in the council’s cultural services shake-up say they are being denied their right to speak out on the controversial proposals. Read

Public would pay more to keep leisure centres and libraries open, says Wirral News poll

WIRRAL residents would be prepared to pay more to keep the leisure centres and libraries currently in operation, according to a Wirral News poll. Read

Calls for referendum on Wirral library closures are defeated at angry meeting

DEMANDS for a referendum on plans to close libraries and leisure centres were defeated at a meeting of all 66 Wirral councillors on Monday. Read

Wallasey sergeant back home after MBE honour

SERGEANT Mick Riley, 33, of Wallasey, has arrived home from Iraq with the MBE he collected from Buckingham Palace before deployment. Read

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Mike McCartney to unveil Green Flag at Wirral Country Park

MIKE McCartney will join the Friends of Wirral Country Park next week to unveil the park's Green Flag. Read

Wirral South MP calls for Wrexham-Bidston rail line electrification

WIRRAL South MP Ben Chapman has called for electrification for the Wrexham to Bidston rail line. Read

UPDATE: Sow and six piglets die in Irby pig sty blaze

Firefighters are battling a blaze at a pigsty on Thurstaston Road in Irby. Read

Wirral West MP Stephen Hesford launches campaign to keep libraries open

AN EMERGENCY campaign to save Wirral libraries has been launched by West Wirral MP Stephen Hesford. Read

Hairdresser Sarah in national final

THE new manager at The Hair Spa, Thornton Hall, has got things off to a flying start. Read

Libraries in Hoylake, Pensby and Irby could be closed

HOYLAKE, Pensby and Irby libraries could close under massive cuts planned by Wirral Council. Read

Birkenhead man bought laptop stolen from Greasby Junior School

A FATHER-OF-TWO bought a laptop stolen from Greasby Junior School to help his children with their homework, because he couldn’t afford a new one. Read

Heswall rangers holding heathland activity days

RANGERS in Heswall are holding a series of practical activity days to help remove scrub and young trees from heathland habitats on Thurstaston Common and Heswall Dales. Read

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PCT hopes to end Warrens row with new application for Thingwall surgery

WIRRAL Primary Care Trust will submit a planning application in January to transform an area of Green Belt in Thingwall into a surgery servicing 33,000 patients. Read

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Thingwall pianist Simon Brown completes 500-mile charity bike ride across Spain

THINGWALL pianist Simon Brown has just completed a gruelling 500-mile bike ride, crossing Spain from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela, in 11 days. Read

Former Pensby man jailed indefinitely for sexually abusing two young girls

A FORMER Wirral man who sexually abused two young girls has been sent to jail indefinitely. Read

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Merseytravel fury over £207m price tag for Bidston-Wrexham rail link

NETWORK Rail has been accused of overpricing the cost of electrifying the Bidston to Wrexham railway line because it doesn’t want the work. Read

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