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Wirral News review of 2011: Riots, royalty and the cat who received a bravery award

RIOTS, royalty and the cat who received a bravery award – that was 2011.Read

Family of late musician Ross MacManus pay tribute to the much-loved son of Birkenhead

THE family of late musician Ross MacManus has paid tribute to a man who “never forgot his Birkenhead roots”.Read

Man in court charged with assaulting Wallasey pub landlord on New Year’s Day

A MAN has appeared in court after a Wirral pub landlord was assaulted in the early hours of New Year’s Day.Read

Wirral baby first to be born in Merseyside in 2012

A WIRRAL baby was the first to be born in Merseyside in 2012.Read

Viking expert and rowing club to reveal volunteer training plans for project to sail longship reconstruction to Wirral

AN update on a project to bring the largest ever reconstruction of a Viking longship to Wirral will be given at a lecture next week.Read

New Brighton cinema seeks to expand choices with ambitious plans for education programme

WIRRAL schoolchildren will be the first in the UK to benefit from an unusual education package at the borough’s newest cinema.Read

Wirral Council’s interim head of social services Howard Cooper retires

WIRRAL’S head of social services has stepped down.Read

Development ‘to create 550 jobs’ in Birkenhead

MORE than 500 jobs could be created in a major new development planned for Birkenhead.Read

Police continue to search for man following raid on empty house in Woodchurch after five-hour siege

POLICE are trying to track down a man who sparked a five-hour siege on the Woodchurch estate.Read

Landmark Wirral church could re-open “24/7”

A LANDMARK Wirral church closed, despite the upset caused to parishioners, could be open “24/7” as a beacon for worship, according to its new priest.Read

Trains halted after train falls on track at Wallasey Village station

TRAINS had to be halted on the New Brighton line last Wednesday after a tree fell on the track at Wallasey Village Station.Read

Wirral’s £250,000 bill for privatisation that never was

WIRRAL Council “wasted” almost a quarter of a million pounds on consultants for a privatisation plan which never happened, according to details released under the Freedom of Information Act.Read

Olympic artwork set for Wirral Waters is delayed

THE launch of a £500,000 work of art set to mark the countdown to the Olympics has been delayed until at least March.Read

Olympic gold medallist Chris Boardman backs plans to boost tourism in Wirral with the the launch of the Year of Coast and Countryside

THIS year will see the launch of the latest bid to make Wirral a key tourist attraction.Read

A year of unseasonal weather takes its toll on Wirral wildlife

WIRRAL wildlife has had to cope with a year of unusual weather that saw “two springs and no summer” but many species have fared well, the National Trust has said.Read

Council website translated into Chinese to attract investors

WIRRAL Council’s investment website is to be translated into Chinese – in a bid to capitalise on potential investors from the Far East.Read

Oh yes I will! Couple get engaged during Aladdin pantomime at the Floral Pavilion Theatre

A PANTOMIME performance ended perfectly for a Wallasey woman after her fiancé proposed during the show.Read

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Parliamentary bill to stop internet ‘trolls’ inspired by Wirral train tragedy girl Georgia Varley

A NEW bill will be brought before Parliament this year after a Facebook page dedicated to train tragedy girl Georgia Varley was attacked by internet “trolls”.Read

Canon Olivier Meney from St Peter & Paul,s Church,New Brighton,Wirral.

Wirral’s Dome of Home Ss Peter and Paul church could reopen around the clock

LANDMARK Wirral church Ss Peter and Paul which reopened after a campaign by parishioners could become a 24-hour “beacon” for worship, according its new priest.Read

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Wirral winner comes forward to claim £150,000 National Lottery prize

A WIRRAL winner has come forward to collect a lottery prize of nearly £150,000, it was revealed today.Read

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