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Cocaine is focus of new anti-drugs campaign in Wirral

IMPORTANT messages about cocaine misuse will feature in a new anti-drugs campaign being spearheaded by Wirral Drug and Alcohol Action Team. Read

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Wirral’s cutest babies pose for our Santa Baby competition

HERE are the cutest most Christmassy Santa Baby pictures from the stacks of entries we received last week. Read

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Ceremony marks Wirral Country Park’s Green Flag award

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

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TUC want nominations for Scrooge Employer of the Year

NOMINATIONS for this year’s Scrooge Employer of the Year award are being invited by Merseyside TUC, with the aim of naming and shaming the region’s worst bosses. Read

Ken Dodd raises the roof as curtain goes up at new Floral Pavilion Theatre

THE Squire of Knotty Ash took to the stage of the new Floral Pavilion on Saturday night for a tattyfilarious show. Read

Extra contraceptive clinic added to Christmas schedule for Wirral

WIRRAL PCT’s Women’s and Sexual Health Services has added an extra contraception clinic to its schedule during the run-up to Christmas. Read

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Lib Dems challenge "do nothing" Tories over culture closures

LIBERAL Democrat leader, Cllr Simon Holbrook has challenged the Conservatives to publish their alternative plans for the borough's threatened libraries and leisure centres. Read

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£2m shaved off Merseyside Pension Fund by Madoff scandal

MERSEYSIDE Pension Fund (MPF) estimates around £2million has been lost in the scandal surrounding hedge fund manager, Bernard Madoff, currently being labelled the biggest fraud in history. Read

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Crimewatch appeal over attempted robbery at Bebington bank

A CRIMEWATCH appeal will be made tonight (Monday) for information about an attempted armed robbery at a Bebington bank. Read

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REVIEW: Ken Dodd's first show at the new Floral Pavilion

Despite the event being a major civic occasion, there must have been a few councillors squirming in their seats at the opening night of New Brighton’s newly rebuilt Floral Pavilion. Read

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Ken Dodd tickled to open new Floral Pavilion

AROUND 400 invited guests gathered in New Brighton’s Floral Pavilion on Saturday to enjoy an opening night to be remembered. Read

Union launches national campaign to save libraries

A UNION has launched a national campaign to save the UK's libraries - weeks after Wirral Council announced proposals to shut 14 libraries on the borough. Read

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Birkenhead care worker cleared of assault

A POLISH care worker employed at a Birkenhead care home has been cleared of racially assaulting a German Jewish stroke victim. 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

Birkenhead care worker accused of assault says victim was already injured

A POLISH care worker accused of racially assaulting a German stroke victim says the man was already injured when he entered his bedroom. Read

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Hundreds of protesters demonstrate over library and leisure closures

AROUND 300 furious protesters demonstrated outside a Wirral Council meeting last night. Read

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Birkenhead Royal British Legion to hold public meeting

BIRKENHEAD’S closure-threatened Royal British Legion is holding a public meeting on Tuesday, December 16. Read

Gas pipeline plan rejected by Cheshire County Council

PLANS for a 40-mile pipeline stretching from Wirral into Cheshire have been rejected by Cheshire County Council. Read

Care worker accused of "racist attack" at Birkenhead care home

A POLISH care worker is accused of a racist assault on a German stroke victim at a Birkenhead care home. Read

Steve Foulkes

Wirral libraries 'can only saved by 4% levy'

WIRRAL’S libraries and leisure services can only be saved by the imposition of a 4% “cultural levy”, over and above council tax, says Wirral council leader Steve Foulkes. Read

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