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  • Jail for dealers who sold crack to policemen

    TWO men who supplied crack cocaine and heroin to under-cover police officers have been jailed. David Price, of Dovedale Avenue, Eastham, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, and Michael Craven, of Livingstone Gardens, Birkenhead, to four years.

  • Beatles are back in Birkenhead

    WIRRAL'S hidden theatre is to re-live an incredible decade of Beatles music before it is shared with our American cousins for one night only. 'The Beatles Musical Celebration' promises to take the audience at Pacific Road, Birkenhead, from the 'Cavern

  • Barn owl plea

    WIRRAL Council is appealing for people to help save an endangered species. Today only an estimated 30 pairs of barn owls remain in the area and, in conjunction with the Barn Owl Group, the council is urging the public to sponsor special nesting boxes

  • BUSINESS AS USUAL

    DIVERSIONS, narrow chicanes and road closures cost an award-winning driving range £50,000 in losses, it was claimed this week. Sutton Fields Centre say they suffered a big drop in visitors following Railtrack's work to replace a bridge over the A56 at

  • LINE DANCERS

    LINE dancers in the Halton area are being invited to take part in a world line dance record. The attempt will take place at Aintree Racecourse on Sunday 2nd September and is being organised by the British Heart Foundation. 6,500 people are needed for

  • BACK TO THE 70s

    AN exciting funky show featuring 70's classic hits opens at the Liverpool Empire next week. Set in New York in 1976, Oh! what a night has already played to more than 50,000 people in Manchester. A young wannabe pop star, lured by the bright lights of

  • WATSON DOES IT AGAIN

    Barrow 1 Runcorn 2 TWO goals from player/manager Liam Watson secured Runcorn's second win of the season at Holker Street and more importantly ensured that the Linnets climbed a place in the league table. With Gary Lunt and John Benson making their first

  • CRASH VICTIM STILL POORLY

    A RUNCORN father is still in intensive care - three weeks after a horrific accident on Runcorn Expressway. Gary Blackburn, 32, of Palacefields, Runcorn was pinned against a road barrier after being thrown off his bike. Firefighters had to use special

  • CRASH WITNESS PLEA

    A WITNESS appeal was made this week following a minor road collision on the A56 Chester Road in Preston Brook. The accident, near the BT Cellnet complex, involved a marked police vehicle and another car. it happened on Wednesday, January 10 at 19.20.