West Wirral News for 22 July 2009

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Protesters plead with council to keep school open Jul 22 2009

PARENTS and St Laurence RC School pupils past and present protested on Friday over proposals that could see the school close from September 2011.Read

St Luke’s Church in Wallasey gets a makeover Jul 22 2009

St LUKE’S Church in Wallasey has been given a makeover by a community group.Read

Thousands walk through Queensway Tunnel to celebrate 75th anniversary and raise money for charity Jul 22 2009

THOUSANDS of people marked the 75th anniversary of the Queensway Tunnel by walking beneath the River Mersey.Read

North West water is dirtiest in England and Wales Jul 22 2009

NORTH-WEST water firm United Utilities has the dirtiest water in England and Wales.Read

Birkenhead tunnel walk has special resonance for Valerie Jul 22 2009

THE Tunnel Walk held a special resonance for Valerie Mann, whose mother walked the underwater route 75 years ago while pregnant with her.Read

Sunrise over the Mersey by Piimpmaster ste. Wirral News Group now has its very own Flickr page and we want you to share your photographs with us. Just set up a Yahoo account online and then create your own Flickr page at www. flickr.com.Once you’ve created your page, search in groups for the Wirral News and start sharing your shots. We'll host the best of them in our online gallery at www.wirralnews.co.uk as well as in the Wirral News every week. Your published pictures will always have your Flickr name on and will not be sold. Jul 22 2009

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Nominate your Wirral heroes and heroines for Your Champions 2009 Jul 22 2009

DON’T forget to send us your nominations for the unsung heroes and heroines of our community.Read

Wirral fundraiser cycles 300 miles from London to Paris to raise £4,000 for Hoylake Cottage Day Care Appeal Jul 22 2009

FUNDRAISER Helen Latham went that extra mile to boost the Hoylake Cottage Day Care Appeal – 300 of them to be precise!Read

Golfers raise £6,5000 for Hoylake Cottage Day Care Appeal Jul 22 2009

GOLFERS at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club teed off to raise £6,500 for the Hoylake Cottage Day Care Appeal.Read

Play rewritten after Wirral South MP Ben Chapman threatens an injunction Jul 22 2009

THE writers of hit Liverpool comedy Brick Up the Mersey Tunnels were forced to change the script after a Merseyside MP threatened legal action.Read

Charity worker’s further charges Jul 22 2009

A CHILDREN’S charity boss accused of sexual assault and possessing indecent images is now facing 10 further charges.Read

Honorary degree date for actress Jul 22 2009

BIRKENHEAD-BORN actress Pauline Daniels is to receive an honorary degree from Liverpool John Moores University.Read

A BROMBOROUGH property company was ordered to pay fines totalling more than £90,000 after a workman was paralysed on his first day in the job. Jul 22 2009

Harold Roach, 36, broke his spine after plunging 10 feet when a rotten joist gave way beneath his feet.Read

Carrie Catterall experiences Alien Wars at Spaceport Jul 22 2009

I DIDN’T believe them when the Alien Wars creators told me I would be really scared.Read

Alien Wars is open at Wirral’s Spaceport Jul 22 2009

THE Alien Wars reality experience opened last week at Wirral’s Spaceport.Read

Facebook tributes to victims Jul 22 2009

WITHIN hours of the deaths of the four friends, tributes started flooding onto social networking site Facebook.Read

Neston community in mourning as four friends die in horror car crash Jul 22 2009

TRIBUTES have been paid to four friends who lost their lives at a notorious Wirral black-spot.Read

Wirral libraries’ fate in balance until September, says MP Jul 22 2009

THE fate of 11 of Wirral’s libraries could hang in the balance until the autumn.Read

A profile of Wirral artspace, Stables Gallery in Brimstage Jul 22 2009

SMALL but perfectly formed, Stables Gallery in Brimstage Courtyard contains a surprisingly broad range of artwork, from landscape oils to Bulgarian jewellery and Wirral-produced textiles.Read

Truly a vintage beyond compare Jul 22 2009

FOR many people, owning one of the most exclusive hotels in the area and developing another would be a full-time job, but Wirral-based entrepreneur Craig Baker has another passion – wine.Read

Obesity figures to prompt health drive Jul 22 2009

WIRRAL school pupils will be given healthy eating lessons the next time they are measured at school, in response to obesity figures.Read

Wirral’s historic buildings put under the microscope Jul 22 2009

THE FUTURE of Wirral’s historic buildings has been put under the microscope yet again this week.Read

Appeal for new owner for historic former convent building in Rock Ferry Jul 22 2009

THE credit crunch is hampering efforts to find a new owner for a former Rock Ferry convent with links to the US Civil War.Read

New Brighton’s Miss England 2009 finalist attempts to break world record with velcro rollers Jul 22 2009

A MISS England 2009 finalist is attempting to break a world record using Velcro rollers.Read

Wallasey Town Hall next in line for council’s Strategic Asset Review Jul 22 2009

WALLASEY Town Hall is one of the council buildings whose future is being looked at in the latest stage of the authority’s Strategic Asset Review.Read

Wirral woman killed in Wallasey fire Jul 22 2009

INVESTIGATIONS are continuing this week into a fire which swept through a flat killing a woman.Read

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