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Metropolitan Borough of Wirral

The women are sitting around two tables on the right-hand side of the hall. In the background is the stage where The Beatles once played. On the left, a game of boules is being set up.

'My trip to the WI where The Beatles once played'

Kay Crewdson heads to the Wirral in search of the place where a bit of musical history was made.

A wide shot of Wirral Council's building. It is grand but the brick work is weathered. There is a flag pole out on the front of the site flying the Union flag.

Council debt increases by £233m in six months

A summary of Wirral Council's finances shows a rise in borrowing and a drop in investments.

Kevin Flanagan, with short grey hair and dark framed glasses, wears a navy suit jacket, blue shirt and navy tie.

School defend £200k bill for suing parents

Kevin Flanagan, head of Pensby High School in Heswall, Wirral, sued two parents over harassment.

A traffic light with a small ANPR camera attached

Traffic camera planned outside more Wirral schools

Traffic cameras could be installed more locations in Wirral in a bid to stop dangerous driving.

Benjamin Stephenson is wearing beige trousers and a blue jacket over a white shirt. He is sat at the base of his sculpture which is a cylinder showing layers of brown compacted soil and clay.

Sculpture made using ancient technique wins prize

The rammed earth work by Benjamin Stephenson is named winner of the Liverpool Sculpture Prize.

Mersey Ferry in River Mersey in front of shipping yard cranes

Mersey Ferries suspended for second day

The suspension is due to a "re-occurring issue", a Mersey Ferries spokesperson said.

Image shows a mobile phone being put inside a clear plastic box in a classroom.

School smartphone bans - are they effective?

A Wirral conference hears bans are helping but that some parents say they are creating problems.

A church is on the side of a road with signs either side saying 'St Albans Road'. Cars are parked in a car park to the right.

Woman, 94, seriously hurt after being hit by car

The driver of the car, 89, stopped at the scene and is helping police with their inquiries.

Hilbre Manor EMI Residential Home, a large house with white-rimmed windows and doors surrounded by trees

HMRC liquidates care home company over debts

Brighter Bloom Healthcare Group owes more than 472,000 to HMRC.