EDINBURGH's overwhelming rejection of a city centre levy has given new heart to Mersey Tunnel 'scrap the tolls' campaigners. Rejection of legislation to introduce charges to enter the Scottish capital - by the massive margin of 133,678 to 45,965 - prompted
DECISION DAY on controversial proposals to link Wirral with parts of Liverpool in a Parliamentary boundaries shake-up could be delayed until mid-June. The report of QC Colin Reese - appointed by the Boundary Commission to investigate opposition to the
VITAL local authority cash reserves would be raided to fund Tory and Liberal Democrat budget proposals to rein in cutbacks, council leader Cllr Steve Foulkes has warned. On the eve of last night's crucial budget council meeting Cllr Foulkes went onto
HOPES for the creation of a new £1.8m station to serve expanding housing development between Moreton and Meols have hit the buffers. Councillors claim the new station - to be known as Town Meadow Lane - has been in the pipeline for 20 years and that cash
A WITNESS called police after he saw a 30-year-old man strike a three-year-old boy, knocking him screaming to the ground, Wirral magistrates were told. The accused from Moreton was later detained lying in grass at the side of the road with the boy. He
CONFLICT over the proposed closure of two Wallasey Victoria Central Hospital wards has developed into a full-blown political clash. The town's Labour MP Angela Eagle and Tory Parliamentary hopeful Leah Fraser share the conviction that plans to close wards
LORD of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen was one of a host of British actors to pay tribute to a group of young Wirral filmmakers at a glitzy West End awards show. The 18 children - all aged between nine and 11. from Wallasey School and Vyner Road School
A NEW multi-million pound waste transfer and waste recycling complex will rise from the ashes of Bidston incinerator - the battleground for a fierce toxic pollution clash in the early 1990s. People-power forced the abandonment of a massively controversial
HEROIC lifeboat crews from local RNLI stations across Wirral saved the lives of 42 people over the last year. New Brighton lifeboat station saved most lives, launching 37 times and rescuing 32 people. West Kirby had 11 launches and rescued 7 people, while
EVEN if you are a cat lover, you have to admire the adaptable nature of dogs. Few animals can turn their paws to quite as many jobs as our canine companions, be they pulling sleds, searching out explosives or acting as our own eyes and ears. Local 'hearing
CHILDREN took to the streets in a battle to stop the local authority axing their village primary school. And it looks certain the council faces similar action as it moves to shut other Wirral schools because of a crisis caused by the prospect of 4,000
DIDN'T he do well? As a legion of cosmetically enhanced thespians were preparing to sashay down the red carpet at The Oscars, big-chinned Brucie was being honoured in a BAFTA tribute show (BBC1, Sunday). If nothing else, the seven-decade career of Bruce
