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Thornton Link Road plans brought to life with fly-thru

A COMPUTER-GENERATED journey along the proposed Thornton to Switch Island link road has been unveiled today by Sefton Council.Read

Crosby coastguards who had dealt with a suspected bomb rescued woman whose car somersaulted in the

COASTGUARDS rescued a woman whose car somersaulted 360 degrees in the air by Seaforth Flyover.Read

Blundellsands councillor Bob Roberts set to retire after 15 years

A COUNCILLOR who once designed palaces in the Middle East is retiring at the age of 82.Read

Series of events lined up to raise cash for Jospice in Thornton

A FINAL call is being given to mothers to take part in the Mum’s Mile this weekend.Read

Marine FC's boots for Africa campaign really kicks off

MARINE FC’S Boots For Africa campaign has raked in more than 300 pairs of unwanted footie boots.Read

Crosby businesses can get support at networking evening

BUSINESSES in Crosby are invited to a free networking event at Waterloo Rugby Club.Read

Gangster’s moll Nicola Whittaker spent £400k on posh house, gems and boobs, court told

PROSECUTORS want almost half a million pounds from a gangster’s moll who lived a champagne lifestyle with a cage-fighting drugs baron.Read

Crosby coastguards issue warning after boys hit difficulties in mud on the River Alt

A WARNING has been issued by coastguards after four cyclists were stopped from crossing the River Alt at Hightown.Read

Litherland High School sings to a different song

MUSIC instead of a school bell and walls that come alive are just some of the design features of South Sefton’s new £24m state-of-the-art school.Read

First look at new state-of-the-art Litherland High School

MUSIC instead of a school bell and walls that come alive are just some of the design features of Sefton’s new £24m state-of-the-art school.Read

Who’s in South Sefton Magistrates’ Court this week

At South Sefton Magistrates’ Court on February 26Read

Proposals to turn Waterloo Town Hall into heritage centre could cost £5m

A DREAM to turn Waterloo Town Hall into an arts and heritage hub could cost up to £5m.Read

Liverpool’s homeless games to take place in September

AN “OLYMPIC Games” for homeless people will be held in Liverpool this year.Read

Winning Crosby Camera Club images

CROSBY Camera Club’s winners for February are on display at Crosby Central Library.Read

Cutting business waste, enjoying Spring and your stories wanted

l THE construction industry throws away £1.5 billion of new, unused material each year, creating extra landfill and wasting valuable raw materials.Now Merseyside builders’ merchant Huws Gray and environmental website BuilderScrap have collaborated to bring a Reuse Road Show to the area, in the hope of cutting down on waste.BuilderScrap is a free to use website which allows builders to pass this surplus on to other builders, community groups and charities, and people with self build or maintenance projects. Find out more at the events, which take place at Huws Graybranches throughout the month.On Friday they’ll be in Moreton, next Monday in Wallasey, on Wednesday March 17 in Heswall, Friday March 19 in Ellesmere Port and Monday March 29 in Aintree. For details see http://builderscrap.com.Read

Dropping everything to search for water voles

HOW do you fancy going on the smelly search at the RSPB Marshside nature reserve?Read

How gardeners can help cut Crosby’s carbon footprint

CROSBY’S green-fingered environmentalists are being urged to switch to peat-free compost as part of efforts to cut our carbon footprint.Read

Whizzkids birthdays

WHIZZKIDS who are celebrating birthdays this week are:Read

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Netherton stab victim’s brother pleads “put your knives down”

THE GRIEVING brother of a man who was stabbed to death today pleaded “put the knives down”.Read

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Netherton stab victim’s brother pleads “put your knives down”

THE GRIEVING brother of a man who was stabbed to death today pleaded “put the knives down”.Read

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