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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

Buy a stake in Caldy man’s band

LEAVING a steady, secure job to try and become a rock star is probably not the kind of career change most level-headed people would advise you to make. Read

19-year-old accused of fraud and theft while employed at Heswall’s Woolworths

THE grand-daughter of Liver Birds co-creator Carla Lane appeared before court to answer almost £2,000 combined fraud and theft charges while employed at Heswall Woolworths. Read

Carpet tacks have been strewn on the Wirral Way, putting walkers and riders at risk - police are investigating

CARPET tacks have been strewn on the Wirral Way, putting walkers and riders at risk. Read

Wirral Council decides to release land at Warrens site - but on the wrong side

WIRRAL Council’s cabinet has declared an area of land at the former Warrens Nursery site “surplus to requirements” - despite Wirral PCT never asking to use it. Read

Licensing hours row between Sheldrakes restaurant in Heswall and its neighbours

A ROW has erupted between a Lower Heswall restaurant, residents and Wirral Council over allegations of breached planning laws. Read

West Wirral family and paramedics overcome by fumes after carbon monoxide leak

PARAMEDICS rescuing a couple who had been overcome by carbon monoxide were themselves hit by the toxic fumes. Read

West Wirral MP thinks pink for breast cancer fundraiser

WEST Wirral Stephen Hesford MP is joining forces with the Breast Cancer Campaign for its award-winning fundraising event Wear it Pink. on Friday 31 October 2008. Read

Birkenhead charity in appeal for Romanian homeless

WHEELS are in motion to deliver aid from Wirral to the homeless of Romania. Read

Police appeal after robbery at Heswall bank

MERSEYSIDE Police is appealing for information following a robbery at the HSBC bank on Pensby Road, Heswall, in the early hours of Monday, September 1. Read

Olympic legend Dame Kelly Holmes drops in to Willaston Primary School

DAME Kelly Holmes paid a visit to Willaston Primary School in Neston last Tuesday, as part of Sainsbury’s Keep Kids Active scheme. Read

‘Lost’ Thelwell cartoon is auctioned for £5,600

A FAMOUS Norman Thelwell cartoon will remain on Merseyside after fetching £5,600 at an auction last week. Read

Falklands war hero from Greasby is killed in typhoon

A GREASBY man has been killed in typhoon off the coast of China. Read

Parents from Meols, Wirral, took the plunge from the roof of the Royal Liverpool Hospital to buy play equipment for their local park

PARENTS took the plunge at the weekend to bring playtime back to Meols Park. Read

Heswall’s Riverside Players will take to the stage at Port Sunlight’s Gladstone Theatre this month to present Pride and Prejudice

THE Riverside Players are set to move home, albeit temporarily. Read

Former Pensby man found guilty of sex attacks on young girls

A FORMER Wirral man has been convicted of sexually abusing two young girls. Read

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