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  • HOT OFF THE STAGE: 'Blood Brothers' at Storyhouse, Chester

    THIRTY years ago I reviewed Willy Russell's new musical Blood Brothers. I knew then it was different. After all, the playwright who had given the world John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert was an accomplished musician, too. So a home-grown

  • RUGBY: Another loss for Parks

    OXTON Parkonians 1st XV were on the losing side again last weekend, this time at the hands of Ellesmere Port. Port began the day as unbeaten league leaders and carried on their early season form by beating the visitors on an afternoon where conditions

  • New B&M store set to open in Wirral next month

    A NEW B&M store is set to open in Wirral next month and will create 50 jobs. The new store based at the Rock Retail Park, Birkenhead in the former Staples / Office Outlet unit will join other retailers such as Matalan, The Food Warehouse and

  • RUGBY: Saints extend unbeaten home run

    Anselmians 32 New Brighton 23 TALK at the pre-match lunch centred on New Brighton's poor start to the season; their sole victory being against Manchester Medics the previous week. They had conceded more points than anyone in the division and

  • Fancy running London Marathon for Maggie's Merseyside?

    FANCY running the London Marathon next year? Wirral based cancer charity Maggie's Merseyside has golden bond places available for anyone who want to run for the organisation. Based in Clatterbridge Cancer Care Centre, Maggie's Merseyside provides

  • Hoylake lifeboat volunteers rescue crew of stranded boat

    TWO people were rescued by Hoylake RNLI's hovercraft crew after their speedboat broke down near Runcorn Bridge. The hovercraft was launched on Sunday afternoon following a report that the speedboat had run aground and become stranded due to the

  • Glow with the flow for Wirral Hospice St John's

    A GLOW with the flow fundraising walk for Wirral Hospice St John's takes place this Friday. The five-mile circular route takes walkers from West Kirby Leisure Centre to Hoylake Community Centre, ending at Tanskey's on West Kirby nearby promenade