Updated 6:58pm 24 May 2012

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Wirral culture charges may be doubled

PRICE rises of up to 100% are in the pipeline for cultural services in Wirral as the borough wrestles with controversial plans to close libraries, it has emerged.Read

Chester Crown Court

Child abuser jailed for six years

A BUSINESSMAN who pleaded guilty to abusing children as young as seven in the Wirral and Neston area has been jailed at Chester Crown Court.Read

Chester Jets team captain Calvin Davis with youngsters Alex Schorah (left) and Alex Lloyd

Chester Jets basketball player makes a big impression

AT A height of 6ft 8ins, the Chester Jets team captain Calvin Davis aimed to make a big impression on youngsters when he visited pupils at a Wallasey school.Read

Chester Zoo's ambitious £225 million plan that will see it transformed into the largest conservation, animal and leisure attraction of its kind in Europe

Chester Zoo to become ‘Eden of North’

CHESTER Zoo will today unveil an ambitious £225m scheme to create an “Eden project for the North”.Read

Bidston Moss flyover

£85m milestone as Bidston Moss Viaduct work looms closer

A COMPANY founded in Liverpool more than a century ago has been chosen to carry out the £85m upgrade of one of the region’s key transport links.Read

Award-winning crime author joins exclusive writers club

AN AUTHOR of two popular series of crime novels and dozens of short stories has been invited to join an exclusive writing club.Read

Aldi to be built in West Kirby if garage moves too

PLANS for a new supermarket in West Kirby – expected to be approved by councillors next week – will only proceed if the town’s petrol station can be relocated.Read

Wheelie bins waiting for collection in Liverpool

£100 fines for putting your rubbish in the wrong bins

RESIDENTS in Wirral who put the wrong rubbish in their bins or drop cigarette butts on the streets will face fines from next month.Read

Lib-Dems bid to heal split on library closure decision

LIBERAL Democrats in Wirral have held a meeting in a bid to heal divisions within the party over the planned cuts to council buildings and services.Read

LIPA link could throw a lifeline to at-risk theatre

SIR Paul McCartney’s fame school, LIPA, could provide a lifeline for one of Wirral’s closure-threatened theatres.Read

Wirral Trust school ready for new partnerships

ONE of Wirral’s leading schools has said its new Trust status means it will work closely with one of the largest private companies in the borough.Read

Rugby club facing order to remove car park

A WIRRAL rugby club could face a massive bill to remove a car park and restore the land to its original state.Read

Aldi

Aldi 'not needed in West Kirby'

PLANS for a new supermarket in West Kirby are expected to be approved next week.Read

Calday Grange Grammar School

Calday to be Wirral's first Trust School

ONE of Wirral’s leading schools has said its new Trust status means it will work closely with one of the largest private companies in the borough.Read

Jack Hayhoe and mum Mandy Image 2

Help save little Jack’s life – and give blood

A TODDLER from Wirral with a rare blood disorder will be at the forefront of a campaign for donors which could save his own life.Read

Wirral news

Helicopter plans for The Grange in Thornton Hough

AN EXCLUSIVE country club in west Wirral could be given permission for helicopters to land and take off from its grounds each day.Read

Wirral rugby club to tear up car park

A WIRRAL rugby club faces a massive bill to remove a car park and restore the land to its original state.Read

Unsung community helpers awarded

UNSUNG volunteers and community activists are to be celebrated next month when they will be presented with the Wirral Award.Read

Three sites in running for new £22m leisure complex

A SHORTLIST of potential sites for a new £22m leisure centre in Ellesmere Port has been narrowed down to just three.Read

Birkenhead High's academy plan approved 'in principle' by Wirral Council

MOVES by a prestigious private school in Wirral to become an academy have been approved “in principle” by Wirral Council.Read