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Free sports sessions for the over-60s

EVERY Liverpool resident over 60 is being offered free swimming, gym membership, badminton, squash and tennis. Read

Liverpool's famous waterfront at night

Millions of Wirral and Cheshire taxpayers’ cash at risk in Icelandic banks meltdown

MILLIONS of pounds of Wirral and Cheshire taxpayers cash is at risk following the collapse of banks in Iceland. Read

Merseyside police car

Row over police shake-up plan in Wirral

A POLITICAL row has broken out over plans to close two police stations in Birkenhead and replace them with an advanced new area command centre. Read

stock exchange

Wirral and Cheshire council millions at risk in Icelandic banks

MILLIONS of pounds of Wirral and Cheshire taxpayers cash is at risk following the collapse of banks in Iceland, it was revealed. Read

Rent Dodger sign

New landlords flock to rent dodger "name and shame" estate agent

A MERSEYSIDE estate agent who began putting signs outside the homes of “rent dodgers” has attracted new landlords, it was revealed last night. Read

Wirral news

Libraries under threat in council budget review

LIBRARIES across Wirral could be closed down as part of a massive review of the council’s overspent cultural services department. Read

School exams

Parents urged to back plan for Birkenhead academy

PLANS to open a new £30m academy in Birkenhead will be put to Wirral Council’s ruling cabinet this week, following the recommendation of a Government report. Read

Vauxhall workers celebrating that new Astra will be built at Ellesmere Port

Vauxhall Ellesmere Port shutdown as car sales slump

A DRAMATIC drop in car sales across Europe means Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant will cease production for 18 days this month. Read

Plans to create school Acadamy

FORMAL consultation is under way into plans for an Academy in Ellesmere Port. Read

Rent Dodger sign

Defaulting tenants to be shamed as rent ‘dodgers’

SIGNS naming and shaming those who have fallen behind with their rent will be put up outside dozens of homes across Merseyside in the next few weeks as landlords feel the bite of the credit crunch. Read

Protesters at Liverpool Town Hall last night

Council job loss plans may trigger Wirral strike action ballot

COUNCIL workers in Wirral could be balloted for industrial action over possible plans for compulsory redundancies. Read

Wirral news

Six arrested in stabbing inquiry

FIVE men were arrested, then released on police bail after a man was found stabbed in the back in Wirral. Read

Residents won’t give up incinerator battle

RESIDENTS battling to stop a massive incinerator being built near their homes have said the campaign will continue, despite Government approval for the scheme. Read

Volunteers needed to tend soil

GARDENING volunteers are needed in Wirral to help transform an area of disused land into a community garden. Read

Tributes to cycling accident victim who ‘lived life to the full’

TRIBUTES have been paid to a mother of three who died after being involved in a collision with a car while out cycling with her husband. Read

Show attracts 1,000 women in business

THE first businesswomen’s exhibition of its kind took place at Chester Racecourse last night – described by its organiser Esther McVey as “where style meets business – fashion meets finance”. Read

New boss for ‘shadow’ authority

CHESHIRE West and Chester Council’s first chief executive, Steve Robinson, has started his new job. Read

Hospital walk-in centre secured

A NEW walk-in centre for Clatterbridge Hospital has been secured, local MP Ben Chapman said last night. Read

Fashion in aid of Mayor’s charity

AN EVENING of fashion in aid of the Mayor's charity was held at Ellesmere Port’s Civic Hall last night. Read

Council hails China visit hailed a coup for Wirral

WIRRAL Council’s leader has agreed with the mayor of one of China’s largest centres of commerce to develop “full economic co-operation”. Read

Author Profile

Liam Murphy is the specialist Wirral and Cheshire reporter, a patch he has covered for many years, and a trained video journalist. A resident of Wirral, Liam has his finger on the pulse of the area and as a trained video journalist he can often be spotted at local events, filming the action. Tel: 0151 288 7636

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