THIS is what the top-earning executives and directors at your local Merseyside council took home last year. Figures revealed by the Tax Payers’ Alliance (TPA) Town Hall Rich List show a total of 57 employees across the region had remuneration packages
NINE people have been arrested in dawn raids across Merseyside in North Wales as part of a crackdown into serious and organised crime.Merseyside Police carried out raids at 12 properties in Wirral, Liverpool and Wrexham on Thursday as part of an operation
A KITTEN was rescued by firefighters at a home in Rock Ferry.Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service were called at around 8pm on Tuesday, May 22 following reports of a kitten stuck behind a gas fire at a home in Old Chester Road.One fire engine attended the
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a road traffic collision from which a woman died. The 38-year-old man from Bidston has been released under investigation as enquiries continue into the incident
These are the big improvements coming soon to a Wirral park or countryside near you. They come after Wirral council announced it would invest £300,000 in “vital upgrades” to parks and public spaces across the borough. The works range from improved
MIDFIELDER Ollie Banks is returning to Tranmere Rovers after signing a two-year contract, subject to a medical. Born in Rotherham, the 25-year-old had a loan spell at Prenton Park during the 2017-18 season. He came through the Academy system
PLANS to give officers more legal protection so that they can chase suspects on scrambler bikes has been welcomed by Merseyside police commissioner Jane Kennedy.Ms Kennedy had previously called for changes in the law to give officers more protection when
SANGRIA, the tree kangaroo, has made her bouncing debut at Chester Zoo, The Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo has arrived as part of a global conservation breeding programme for the species. Conservationists plan to introduce the 15-year-old to a
A FORMER school worker and cricket club captain who was locked up after having sex with a teenage girl has been set free by Appeal Court judges. Lee Francis Dixon, 31, was jailed for two years at Chester Crown Court on February 15. He admitted
TWO men have been charged after a fight in a Neston pub. Just before 10pm on Sunday, May 19 officers from Ellesmere Port were called to reports of a disturbance outside a pub on Parkgate Road. Two men were arrested on suspicion of several offences
Globe columnist reflects on Tranmere's triumphant return to league football THE scene was glorious and seemingly played out in slow motion. Connor Jennings' ever so slightly deflected cross hung in the air for seemingly an eternity before James
TRANMERE Rovers' striker Connor Jennings has signed a new contract which sees him at Prenton Park until the end of the 2019-20 season. The 26-year-old arrived at the club in summer 2016 from Wrexham where he had been captain. He had previously
THESES are the eight important plans that could change the face of Wirral, with every one of them potentially being rubber stamped by the council's planning committee next week. The plans include a 130-apartment block, built seven storeys high
