WEST Kirby pub The Hilbre has picked up a prestigious industry award for its top quality customer service. The popular hostelry on South Parade, run by licensee Terri Leahy, has won a Punch Taverns Shine award for the Best Customer Experience category
ISSUES of anti-social behaviour and ways of tackling the problems will be discussed at a special conference planned for March. Home Office minister Paul Goggins will address the conference and speak to local people about their experiences of anti-social
MOST people say they would do anything for a charity and when it comes to the crunch go through with their particular challenge. So how does the thought of walking along a 15-foot path of broken glass grab you? The Jellybean Appeal is looking for brave
A RESCUE package for Wirral's beleaguered historic warships could be on the horizon following the intervention of a potential benefactor. And a revival plan could trigger the introduction of a more extensive complex with added attractions. The prestigious
THE PUBLIC inquiry into the £80m Neptune regeneration scheme for New Brighton has heard a local businessman tell of his foreboding if the project foundered. Gary Laycock, whose family have invested more than £1m in the resort, told inquiry inspector Jill
TRAVEL bosses have given assurances that six weeks of major railway engineering work will not clash with the Open Golf Championship in Hoylake. Thousands of commuters face weeks of disruption when work, due to start sometime in spring, shuts three key
THE OPEN golf championship offers a once-in-a-lifetime to promote Wirral on an international scale, according to the peninsula's tourism and marketing chief Emma Degg. The tournament - just five months away - is expected to deliver a major boost to the
A CLEAR-UP operation to remove rubbish and graffiti in Tranmere and Rock Ferry has been hailed a major success by its organisers. Wirral's Mayor Cllr Chris Meaden lent a hand to Tranmere Together Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder's two-week campaign
by Justin Dunn HIGHWAY experts in Wirral have started work on the largest overhaul of road signage the borough has ever seen. More than 300 road signs are being upgraded or replaced as part of a £70,000 initiative. Signs with directions, warnings and
FIGURES released this week reveal an alarming number of kitchen fires caused by unattended chip pans in Wirral over the last 12 months. The Merseyside fire and rescue service statistics, released as part of National Chip Pan Week, show that there have
by Justin Dunn A WIRRAL cancer survivor taking part in this year's Race For Life has described how she turned the experience of succumbing to the disease into a positive force in her life. Debbie Kancy had a high-powered job with an international conglomerate
POLITICIANS have retreated under public pressure and plan to bring back a free ERIC service as part of their budget proposals. Last year's unpopular move to charge £15 for the removal of bulky household items led to a public outcry and the creation of
