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The proposal for a car wash with cabin and drying area on the site in Telegraph Road will be considered by Wirral planners next Thursday.

CHILDREN at Lyme Community Primary School in Newton-le-Willows got into fancy dress as part of a charity challenge.

YOUTHS urinating in the street, gangs begging for cash to buy booze and aggressive behaviour towards passers-by are among a litany of complaints that have led Wirral Council to launch a crackdown in New Ferry.

Residents in Saxilby, near Lincoln, have spoken of their shock after police raided the former home of Woolwich murderer Michael Adebolajo.

AN innovative project is encouraging Halton residents to improve their health by taking positive action instead of swallowing pills and potions.

Station manager Sean Henshaw said: "By the time crews arrived there were flames coming from every single window and roof space.

Showcasing award-winning talent from across the country, An Evening Of Burlesque will be staged at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton on Saturday, June 8. The Globe has two pairs of tickets to give away.

Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News A model of the S.S. James Oglethorpe was on display Wednesday during a Georgia Historical Society marker dedication at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.

Six fire engines - two from Widnes, two from Runcorn, one from Warrington and one from Speke - are at the scene on Everite Road.

A WIRRAL man has been reunited with paramedics to thank them for their 'amazing' help after he had a heart attack.

A NATIONAL fitness chain has become the first company to confirm its plans to locate on the proposed multi-million pound St Thomas Square redevelopment.

Mrs Brettle, who was last year's vice chairman, was elected at this evening's annual full council meeting.

WIRRAL people battling cancer will be offered a free drop-in service thanks to a funding boost by the Big Lottery.

Wirral West MP Esther McVey and Frank Field, who represents Birkenhead, voted in favour of an amendment to extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples.

VIRTUOSO guitarists The Katona twins will perform at a Wirral church next month to help raise funds for a planned refurbishment project.

Left to right: Willie Walsh from County Mayo, Gabriel Nolan from Dublin, Joseph Lyons Snr, Joseph Lyons Jnr, Declan Sweeney, Jason Haworth, James Kent, James Blake at the end of their trek A GROUP of Wirral cyclists travelled from Hartlepool to West Kirby to raised thousands of pounds for research into a rare degenerative illness.

A MAN accused of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine has told a court a person he was unwilling to "grass" on must have used his phone to arrange alleged drug deals.

Alicia Keys braced herself for an invisible golden shower as she kicked off the UK leg of her 'Set The World On Fire' world tour at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England last week.

A WIGAN man who disturbed hotel residents by trying to sleep rough in the corridor has admitted to being drunk and disorderly.

IT'S more than a century since mass killer Frederick Deeming murdered his wife and four children before burying them under the kitchen floor of their Rainhill home, Dinham Villa.