Cards on the table

KEEPING 11 Wirral libraries facing the axe open would cost £68,000 a month, according to the council’s director of regeneration Alan Stennard. Read

Wirral Council says removing seafront cycle lanes could cause more accidents

A SPOKESMAN for Wirral Council said: “We are currently investigating this accident and will be liaising with Merseyside Police who are looking into it. Read

Giant kite breaks free at Wirral festival

A RUNAWAY kite knocked over a small child and nearly swept away a pram. Read

Burglar caught on Wirral streets with socks on his hands

A 23-YEAR-OLD man broke into a Wallasey photography shop, but was picked up by police that night while walking around with socks on his hands. Read

Wirral councillors ordered back to ‘planning school’ after houses were built too close to a man’s home

COUNCILLORS must go on a course outlining the basics of planning law after a developer was allowed to build a new estate too close to a man’s home. Read

Wirral residents are set to receive free tape measures in the post to keep an eye on their waistlines

THOUSANDS of households will receive a free tape measure to keep an eye on their waistlines. Read

Wirral voters help put convicted racist in position of power as BNP wins Euro seat

MORE than 4,500 voters in Wirral helped elect a convicted racist, guaranteeing an additional £250,000 funding for the extremist British National Party. Read

Parents launch cycle path campaign after six-year-old hit by cyclist in New Brighton is left with broken leg

COUNCILLORS are calling for a review of Wirral’s seafront cycle lanes after a hit-and-run cyclist left a six-year-old girl in a wheelchair. Read

Call to clean up Wirral’s tide of litter as rubbish is left across Wirral beauty spots

THE sunshine can bring out the best in Wirral’s coastline and beauty spots, but it can also leave a legacy of filth. Read

Birkenhead MP says Labour can’t win with Brown at the helm

BIRKENHEAD MP Frank Field has declared Labour cannot win the next General Election with Gordon Brown at the helm. Read

2010 Year of Food plan for Wirral

PLANS for Wirral’s Year of Food in 2010 have been revealed. Read

Tallula’s, New Brighton, starts a fabulous new gay night every Wednesday from 9pm

TALLULA’S Late Lounge has launched a brand-new gay night with a spectacular drag act. Read

Liverpool culture chiefs reveal the programme for the city’s free summer On The Waterfront festival

THE Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, a sound and light show, and a giant cinema screen showing film classics will entertain crowds on the banks of the Mersey this summer. Read

Wirral groups win Lottery cash

TWO Wirral art groups are among several in the north west to have shared more than £100,000 in Lottery awards. Read

Fears over future of Wirral cockle beds

WIRRAL fishermen working on the River Dee say last minute changes to fishing quotas could see the cockle population wiped out within months. Read

Farmers’ market vote

CUSTOMERS at this month’s Wirral Farmers’ Market can vote for their favourite producers. Read

Port Sunlight’s Hillsborough memorial garden attacked by vandals

MINDLESS vandals have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a Wirral memorial to the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster. Read

Annual Neston Ladies Day Walk taking place this Thursday

LADIES will be taking their annual walk through Neston on tomorrow, Thursday June 4. Read

Liverpool and Wirral park designer Edward Kemp wins place in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

THE man who co-designed Birkenhead Park – one of the region’s best-loved parks and gardens – has been added to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Read

Everton FC fan jets in from Sydney to see FA Cup Final

MONEY is no object, continents are no barrier and exhaustion is not a factor for Evertonian Rob Trowler. Read

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