FIVE people have been arrested in Wirral today on suspicion of fraud. Merseyside Police executed a number of warrants at addresses in Birkenhead, Prenton and Wallasey in relation to a collision in Wallasey last March. The five people arrested
THE first of 124 electric vehicle charging connections to be sited across Merseyside has been unveiled at Seacombe Ferry terminal. Merseytravel's publicly-available recharge connections will become a familiar sight at locations across the region
NEW Brighton maintained their challenge for the Liverpool Competition Premier Division title with a massive 177 runs victory at Southport and Birkdale. Martyn Evans led the way with a 117 knock which included 19 fours. David While 54, Andrew Clarke
WHILE school may be out for the summer, many Wirral parents will be worrying about how they will afford a new pair of shoes for their children come this September. As economic hardships continue to grip the country, many families across the peninsula
TIXALL 'B' have won this year's Birkenhead and Wirral's Cartwright Cup. In the final played last Monday evening, July 21, they beat Albany. They had to overcome a 24-point handicap against their second division opponents but they had turned
TRANMERE Rovers' boss Rob Edwards has made his seventh signing of the summer after Danny Woodards agreed a six-month contract with the club. The versatile defender has spent the past two weeks on trial at Prenton Park, playing in the pre-season
PASSENGERS using the Mersey ferries on Wednesday will be offered free blood pressure checks as part of an awareness campaign by the Stroke Association. At 7.30am on Wednesday, representatives from the charity will offer the tests to commuters boarding
WIRRAL'S parks and green spaces have again been recognised as among the UK's best. The annual Green Flag Awards have also added two new names to the list – increasing the peninsula’s Green Flags total to 17. Central Park, Wallasey and Victoria
THREE fishermen were rescued by a New Brighton lifeboat crew after their boat’s engine failed near Leasowe shore on Sunday night. The Atlantic 85 lifeboat B-870 John & Louisa Fisher was launched at around 11pm, following reports that a small
A senior councillor has been cleared following allegations that he attempted to instigate a smear campaign against the leader of Wirral Conservative group. Independent investigator Patricia Thynne – commissioned to probe the claim - ruled that
ADVENTUROUS youngsters had a chance to stroll through America's most famous park from the confines of a Birkenhead shopping centre. As part of the Junior Rangers scheme at Pyramids, children communicated online through a specially designed "mission
Asda has sparked a likely supermarket petrol price war by cutting its fuel prices. From tomorrow the company is reducing the price of its petrol and its diesel by up to 2p a litre. Asda customers will pay no more than 126.7p a litre for petrol
THE memorial to Port Sunlight factory workers who gave their lives during the First World War features in a national heritage exhibition in London. The Grade-II listed war memorial features in We Will Remember Them: London's Great War Memorials
IT was lights, camera and action outside Hamilton Square in Birkenhead today as filming took place for the new series of Jimmy McGovern's daytime drama series, Moving On. The series features comprise stand-alone episodes, which are all linked by
THE first players have teed off at New Brighton’s newest attraction. As the world’s greatest golf tournament took place in nearby Hoylake, one Wirral entrepreneur was expanding his already successful empire as he welcomed the next budding Tiger
CAMPAIGNERS against Mersey Tunnel tolls have questioned the “grossly unfair” decision to allow residents in nearby Halton to cross the new Mersey Gateway bridge – or the current Silver Jubilee bridge – while Wirral residents still face being “ripped
