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  • HUGE dinosaurs are heading to Chester Zoo in 2019

    CONSERVATIONISTS have revealed major plans for Chester Zoo this year. This year, bosses at Chester Zoo are promising a bigger and better visitor experience with habitat upgrades, new animals and exhibitions for all the family. A major plan

  • Why MORE money is now going to be spent in Wirral

    WIRRAL'S students, businesses and workers are set to benefit from a new form of economic policy that will see more money spent in the borough, it’s hoped. The council’s plan to start community wealth building -nicknamed ‘Corbynomics’ – was revealed

  • Suspended sentence for man who hit woman in taxi row

    A WOMAN was knocked unconscious and left with a broken nose and a black eye during a dispute over a taxi booking. The victim, Samantha Wilkinson, and her friend believed the taxi was the one she had booked but a row developed as Zach Gibson and

  • BBC series inspire opening of 'zero-waste' shop in Hoylake

    A WIRRAL entrepreneur inspired by the impact plastic is having on our planet has opened a 'zero-waste' shop. Sharon Hall came up with the idea for Restore: Zero-waste shopping in Albert Road, Hoylake after watching BBC's Blue Planet II and Drowning

  • New head chef set to bring 'seasonality' to The Lawns table

    THE new head chef at Thornton Hall Hotel's award-winning restaurant The Lawns is promising to showcase 'seasonality' on the menu. Richard Collingwood has had more than 16 years experience in hospitality, having worked at a number of Michelin-starred

  • CROWN GREEN BOWLS: Flyers victory for Andrews

    THOUGH there had been rain in the night the green was in excellent condition for the Flyers Tournament on Sunday. Over the years Tixall's Mick Andrews has been the most successful player in these tournaments and in his first appearance since the

  • Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Football round-up

    TELEGRAPH FC posted a superb 4-1 win at Victoria Colts in The David Keith Tacy Cup, thanks to a brace from Jay Little with Tony Langrell and Liam Jameson also on the mark to clinch a place in the third round. It took a penalty shootout for Lancelyn

  • WEST CHESHIRE LEAGUE: Victory for West Kirby

    A TWINKLE of light flickered at the end of the tunnel after West Kirby, recorded their first league win of the season. Still propping up the rest of the West Cheshire League's Division One, the long-suffering Marine Park outfit had Matty Madden

  • Get running and go green for Clatterbridge Cancer charity

    A GREEN-themed fun run will take place in the grounds of Clatterbridge Cancer centre next month. Taking place on Sunday, February 10, it will be the finale of the centre's annual Let's Go Green week, when supporters across the region hold their

  • Wirral library to open its doors for homeless

    A WIRRAL library is set to open its doors to provide shelter for the homeless. Working in conjunction with Wirral Ark and other community and church groups, Wirral Council will open Birkenhead Central library for one night a week to provide shelter