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  • Tranmere Rovers sign defender Mark Ellis on two-year contract

    TRANMERE Rovers manager Micky Mellon has made his first signing of the summer - bringing central defender Mark Ellis to Prenton Park on a two-year contract. The 29-year-old's career began at Bolton Wanderers before moving to Torquay United, initially

  • BIRKENHEAD SUNDAY LEAGUE: Birch Tree's superb treble

    THE curtains have finally came down after a very long season in The Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Football League, partly due to the weather. One of the League's most successful clubs is Birch Tree FC, who secured the division one title with an

  • RUGBY: Saints power into North One West

    Anselmians 65 Aspatria 14 ON another glorious spring afternoon Malone Field was "en fete" for the North One West playoff against Cumbrian side, Aspatria. Saints' biggest crowd of the season had gathered in the anticipation of Anselmians' winning

  • Dozens of homes could soon be built in two Wirral areas

    Plans have been approved for homes and a new clubhouse to be built on an Eastham rugby club’s pitches, while blueprints have been submitted to the council for 35 new houses in Heswall. The Eastham plans, which were approved by the council last

  • Cammell Laird launches bid to construct Heathrow's new runway

    CAMMELL Laird has launched its campaign to win a share of the £16bn contract to support the expansion of Heathrow Airport. The Birkenhead shipyard is among 65 potential sites in the running to participate in off-site construction of the proposed

  • Police appeal to find 53-year-old man

    POLICE are hunting a 53-year-old man they wish to speak to in connection with theft, robbery and fraud offences.John Higginson, from Wirral, is wanted in connection with two allegations of theft, one count of robbery and three counts of fraud.Extensive

  • Anger at 'lazy' drivers who park at Birkenhead bus stop

    'LAZY' drivers must stop parking at this main road bus stop before they cause an accident, it’s been claimed.A Wirral resident has said cars parking at the bus stop on Borough Road in Birkenhead is a 'daily occurrence.'A spokeswoman for

  • Wallasey man admits biting security guard during assault

    A MAN has admitted biting a security guard during an assault at a town store. Michael Bay, 34, pleaded guilty to several assaults, including one at the Tesco store in Wrexham, when he appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court. Bay from Percy Road

  • Countdown continues to Wirral Bikeathon

    THERE is less than a month to go until this year's Wirral Bikeathon in aid of Leukaemia research. The event, now in its 20th year, takes place in Arrowe Country Park in Upton on Sunday June 10, starting at 9.30am. Cyclists can follow a 15 or