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Celebrating city’s walls with arts

A MUSICAL milk float, interactive video projection, a swarm of insect lanterns and a “world of wool” are among the artworks and performance pieces featuring in Chester’s Up The Wall arts event. Read

CCTV cameras installed at school toilet blocks

A DOZEN schools across Wirral have installed CCTV in toilets, it was revealed last night. Read

Man cleared of speeding as ‘gun’ used not checked

SPEEDING charges against a motorist in Wirral failed after the court was told the handheld “speed gun” used to catch him had not been properly checked. Read

Blaze-hit Wirral landmark will be flattened in days, but developers vow to build worthy replacement

DEMOLITION of a landmark Wirral building is expected to be completed within days, its owners have confirmed. Read

‘Living hell’ residents lose out in bid to ban new bars

A BID by irate residents to ban more bars from setting up in Hoylake was last night quashed by councillors. Read

Drugs ‘tsar’ to be based in city

THE new “cannabis tsar” will be based in Merseyside, it was announced yesterday. Read

Free parking extended to help traders

CHESTER City Council has agreed to extend its successful “Free after Three” parking scheme until next year – and include an extra car park. Read

Next step for £20m academy scheme

THE go-ahead has been given to carry on with plans for an academy in Ellesmere Port. Read

A court enforcement officer checking passengers going through arrivals at at Liverpool John Lennon Airport

John Lennon Airport flights were delayed by faulty computer

THE travel plans of thousands of air passengers – including those travelling from Liverpool – were thrown into chaos last night when a computer fault at the UK’s main air traffic control centre led to serious flight disruptions. Read

Kenny and Marina Dalglish pictured at Formby Golf Club

Tiny Yellow Submarine for Marina Dalglish Appeal

KENNY DALGLISH and his wife Marina were last night presented with acclaimed micro-sculpturist Willard Wigan’s unique Yellow Submarine sculpture, for the Marina Dalglish Appeal. Read

Wirral news

Spitfire at heart of war display

AN EXHIBITION featuring a Spitfire which crashed in Wirral, along with defused World War II bombs, will open this weekend. Read

Chester Cathedral

Champagne Bishop toasts ‘Back to Church Sunday’ campaign

THE Bishop of Chester criticised the “crass celebrity world” as he launched Back to Church Sunday which takes place this weekend. Read

Memory book for war evacuees

TO CELEBRATE Liverpool’s status as European Capital of Culture 2008, Denbighshire’s Heritage Service is holding an Evacuees tea party at Nantclwyd y Dre, Ruthin, this Sunday, at 3pm. Read

Wirral news

Number of vulnerable adults abused doubles

THE number of vulnerable adults being abused in Wirral has almost doubled in the last year, according to figures just released. Read

Residents have say on city charges

CHESHIRE residents have the opportunity to give their views on proposed congestion-charging in nearby Greater Manchester. Read

Merseyside councils make thousands selling residents' personal data

MERSEYSIDE councils have made tens of thousands of pounds selling personal details of residents to credit agencies and marketing organisations – but this could soon be curbed by the Government. Read

Going to the dogs for a fun day out

PRIZES will be award- ed to pooches with personality at Neston’s annual dog show. Read

Drink to Macmillan nurses – ‘my rock’

A CARE worker who was diagnosed with breast cancer and endured months of treatment and surgery has described how she was helped by Macmillan cancer care specialists. Read

Innocent – but still on DNA database

ALMOST one in 10 people on Merseyside has their genetic profile stored on the national DNA database, according to information released to the Daily Post under the Freedom of Information Act. Read

Les Byrom in hospital after conference address

A FORMER Tory councillor from Sefton who defected to Labour collapsed and was rushed to hospital after addressing the Labour conference yesterday. 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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