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Gillian Stratton

Crosby ballerina Evie wins a coveted senior school place at London’s prestigious Royal Ballet School

A TALENTED young ballet dancer from Crosby has secured a place at the prestigious Royal Ballet senior school.Read

Ian Hamilton Fazey and Colin Harvey outisde Waterloo Town Hall

A bid to convert Waterloo Town Hall into a museum and heritage centre is being launched by a community group

A BID to convert Waterloo Town Hall into a museum and heritage centre for South Sefton is being launched by a community group.Read

Crosby mum is learning to cope with tinnitus with the help of Walton Hospital’s Audiology Team

SILENCE may be golden for some, but not for 42-year-old Amanda Williams.Read

Sainsbury's meeting

Sainsbury’s set to open Crosby store in 2011

SAINSBURY’S officials have set out their vision of creating ‘a new Crosby Village.’Read

Brenda and John Morris and Edna and Hal Whitaker

Two couples celebrate a century of love and marriage by renewing their vows at a Crosby church

AS VALENTINE’S Day approaches, two couples with 100 years of marriage between them have shared their secrets to a happy marriage.Read

Moulin Rouge theme to charity extravaganza at Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa

A MOULIN Rouge-themed charity ball will be held at Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa.Read

Crosby father and daughter chronicle what it was like working at Liverpool Docks during the 60s in new book ‘Heave a Bit, Driver: Seven Miles of Laughter’

A FATHER and daughter from Crosby have written a book chronicling the characters and humour of working at Liverpool Docks in the 1960s.Read

Sacred Heart High in Crosby remembers former pupil and Waterloo headteacher, Una Malcolm, with a special award dedicated to her

A SPECIAL award dedicated to the memory of a Waterloo headteacher has been presented to a pupil at Sacred Heart High School.Read

Crosby teen wins flying scholarship to train in Portugal

A TEENAGER has won a scholarship to train in microlight flying in Portugal.Read

Award-winning Crosby writer, Frank Cottrell Boyce blasts schools for replacing libraries with book-free ‘learning resource centres’

SCHOOLS are becoming an anti-reading zones according to award-winning children’s writer Frank Cottrell Boyce.Read

Hollyoaks stars help launch a new service in Sefton to improve people’s sexual health

HOLLYOAKS stars Jennifer Metcalf and Glen Wallace have helped to launch a new service promising a purge on high levels of poor sexual health in Sefton.Read

Crosby’s Vinters wine merchant is closing and telling potential burglars to ‘find somewhere else to rob’ after two break-ins in the past month

A SMALL business owner has decided to close his shop to protect it from burglars.Read

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Blundellsands award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce criticises schools

SCHOOLS are becoming an anti-reading zones according to award-winning children’s writer Frank Cottrell Boyce.Read

Sainsbury's

Sainsbury’s are planning to build a supermarket in Crosby Village four times bigger than the current store

SAINSBURY’S bosses are planning to build a supermarket in Crosby Village four times bigger than the current store.Read

Auction of a Merseybeat era baby grand piano belonging to a Blundellsands couple ends on a high note for charity

A BABY grand piano played by many of the famous names from the Merseybeat days has been sold for charity.Read

Retiring CHET principal Geoff Prest looks back on his time at the Little Crosby centre

A FAMILIAR face at Crosby Hall Educational Trust Centre (CHET) in Little Crosby is retiring.Read

Oscars-style ceremony at The Plaza cinema in Crosby to celebrate success of In Another Place

AN ‘OSCARS’ ceremony at the Plaza cinema celebrated the success of the Christmas production In Another Place.Read

Karen Brogan

Crosby resident part of bid to stop Ministry of Defence denying nuclear test veterans’ compensation claims

MINISTRY of Defence lawyers have begun a legal bid to derail High Court compensation claims by 1,000 nuclear test veterans.Read

Sainsbury's

Crosby Village traders feel they have been left in limbo since Sainsbury’s took over their leases

TRADERS in Crosby Village feel they have been left in limbo since Sainsbury’s took over their leases.Read

Mark Cheminais

Brave Crosby youngster wins his fight against brain tumour

LITTLE Mark Cheminais has beaten all the odds.Read

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Senior reporter for Trinity Mirror Merseyside Weeklies. She is responsible for covering news and features, while also producing video content for the online titles. 0151 282 8115

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