MORE than one in five children finishing primary school in Wirral are obese, new figures reveal. Public health groups urged the Government to take further action to prevent youngsters consuming junk food and sugary drinks, as the level of severe
WIRRAL Coroner's Office appealing to trace the next of kin of a 71-year-old woman who died at home. Doreen Gibbs, of Bedford Road, Rock Ferry died on October 12. Her death is not being treated as suspicious. Anyone with information is asked
A NEW state-of-the-art facility for students studying nursing has been officially opened. The Birkenhead based campus on Hamilton Street was opened by the Lord Bishop of Chester, the Rt Rev Dr Peter Forster on October 5. Renamed after the first
CLAIRE'S is the latest high-street business considering store closures across the UK. The accessories giant, which has stores in Birkenhead's Pyramids Shopping Centre and Cheshire Oaks in Ellesmere Port, is thought to be discussing a Company Voluntary
AN incident that saw a dog owner let their pet poo on a park bench before leaving it and walking away has been branded as 'disgusting.' The incident happened last week at Port Sunlight River Park in Wirral, with the team in charge of the park posting
MERSEYSIDE'S LMA Choir are through to the X Factor live shows. The 15 singers, three of which are from Wirral, won groups mentor Robbie Williams over during the judges houses stage of the singing contest. On Saturday's show, comedian David
MORE families are needed to adopt children in Merseyside. To mark National Adoption Week, Adoption in Merseyside (AiM) is urging people to think about whether they could provide a loving and stable home for children in need. AiM hopes to recruit
POLICE are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in Birkenhead. Emergency services were called at around 1.20am on Sunday, October 14 following reports of an assault close to Sherlocks Wine Bar on Conway Street. Detectives believe
POLICE are appealing to trace a 28-year-old man after an off-duty police officer was injured in Upton. Officers believe that Peter Richard Rutter, from Leasowe, has information about an incident in McColls on Manor Drive at around 9.55pm on Wednesday
WIRRAL Coroner's Office is appealing to trace the next of kin of an 83-year-old man who died at his home in Spital. Gerald Billington, also known as Gerry, of Inley Road, died on Tuesday, October 9. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding
The number of police officers in England and Wales has fallen by more than 20,000 in just EIGHT years. We now have the lowest recorded number of police officers since the early 1980s – so how has this affected Merseyside? Police Chief Commissioner
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting a baby in spring 2019, Kensington Palace has announced. The newly-wed couple arrived in Sydney on Monday ahead of a 16-day tour which will take in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga. In a statement
A WIRRAL cyclist will pedal 1,000 miles to raise money for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia - and needs your support. Dave Barden, from Oxton will fly from Manchester to Manado, Indonesia on October 24. He will travel through
