Wirral news, sport, local information from the Wirral Globe

REVEALED: Top-secret Wirral Council letter to library inquiry chairman Sue Charteris

10:11am Thursday 11th March 2010

Wirral Council had sought to keep their letter to local inquiry inspector Sue Charteris under wraps. But a Freedom of Information request to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has now brought the document into the public domain.

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Read the full letter to Wirral library inquiry inspector Sue Charteris here

10:15am Thursday 11th March 2010

The full version of Wirral Council's letter in response to inquiry report...

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More images of Wirral go online in updated version of Street View

3:38pm Thursday 11th March 2010

WIRRAL residents can see more photographs of the borough online from today because an updated version of Google's Street View has been launched.

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Cash boost for Wirral charity

10:14am Thursday 11th March 2010

CROSSROADS Care Cheshire West & Wirral has received £9,942 from The Big Lottery Fund's Awards for All grants programme.

Wirral soldier stays focused as six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan nears its end

11:25am Thursday 11th March 2010

A SOLDIER from Birkenhead is nearing the end of a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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Wirral pupils raise cash for Clatterbridge children's centre

10:51am Thursday 11th March 2010

PUPILS from a Wirral school have raised more than £1000 for Clatterbridge Hospital's Child Development Centre.

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Thirst for knowledge: Wirral Council deluged by Freedom of Information requests

4:04pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

A massive increase in Freedom of Information forms means that the Wirral authority is struggling to cope under current staffing levels and may have to employ more officers to keep up with demand.

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More photographs of Wirral to go online in updated version of Street View this week

12:50pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

WIRRAL residents will be able to see more photographs of the borough online from tomorrow when an updated version of Google's Street View is launched.

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Tranmere Rovers beaten at home by high-flying Leeds

10:00am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Hopes were high of another big-name scalp after Rovers' victory over Southampton on Saturday, but the visitors proved too strong this time around.

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Auction at Wirral restaurant raises thousands for Help For Heroes

9:23am Wednesday 10th March 2010

AN auction evening at a Wirral restaurant has raised £9,000 for soldiers' charity Help For Heroes.

• Neil Chamberlain's Just Giving page

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