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Off Pitch Choir singing to save lives at Hoylake RNLI
15+ hour ago (316+ words) Hoylake RNLI is inviting the public to enjoy an evening of music and entertainment at its lifeboat station on Saturday, 27 June, as the volunteer lifesavers host a special performance by Caldy Rugby Club's Off Pitch Choir. Doors will open at…...
Hartley's Village in battle over community land
16+ hour, 40+ min ago (803+ words) People living in a model village built in the shadow of one of Liverpool's most historic factories face a battle after "illegal' fencing was installed and plant equipment was dumped at the back of their homes almost overnight. For more…...
Walker Art Gallery reopens its contemporary galleries with a host of new acquisitions
15+ hour, 36+ min ago (358+ words) Walker Art Gallery has reopened its contemporary galleries, bringing a group of recent acquisitions into public view for the first time. Around it hang other works, all new to the Walker's collection and on display here for the first time....
Man jailed for eight years for sexual assault in Liverpool
14+ hour, 54+ min ago (471+ words) A man from Bootle has been jailed for eight years after he subjected a victim to sexual and physical abuse. Karl Seiga, aged 36, of Langdale Road in Bootle, has been sentenced for sexual assault by penetration and malicious communications Siega…...
Liscard man who posed as taxi driver to kidnap and sexually abuse woman jailed
16+ hour, 59+ min ago (475+ words) A man who posed as a taxi driver, kidnapped a woman and forced her to remove her clothing as he filmed her has been jailed. Damian Watson, 36, of School Close, in Liscard, was driving his white Mercedes van when he…...
Armed officers make arrest following Woodchurch stabbing
22+ hour, 24+ min ago (227+ words) A man has been arrested after a report of a stabbing in Woodchurch on Thursday, 25 June. Just after 3. 40pm, Merseyside Police received a report that a man had assaulted a man in his 60s outside a shop on Hoole Road. A man…...
Man sentenced after collision involving pedestrians in Huyton
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (295+ words) A man has been jailed after the car he was driving collided with several people and left a man with a serious injury outside a pub in Huyton. On Wednesday, 24 June, 30-year-old Liam Naylor, of Fairclough Road in Huyton, was…...
Advice for staying safe in the sun
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (337+ words) With the warm weather set to continue, residents across Wirral are being encouraged to enjoy the sunshine while taking a few simple steps to stay safe and well. " Longer, brighter days are a great opportunity to get outdoors " whether that's…...
Claire House's Liverpool expansion plans to get final decision
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (444+ words) A final decision is to be made on expansion plans for a much-loved children's hospice. Claire House Hospice acquired the former Carmelite Monastery site in West Derby six years ago and has since carried out minor internal refurbishment to areas…...
Flag raised to mark Armed Forces Week in Wirral
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (338+ words) Wirral has marked Armed Forces Week (22-28 June) by raising the Armed Forces flag at Wallasey Town Hall. The Mayor of Wirral, Councillor Mary Jordan, and Matthew Bennett, Chief Executive of Wirral Council, joined representatives from the Royal Navy Association Wallasey,…...