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Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Trial date set for Kirkby boy who allegedly 'possessed Al-Qaeda manual and made threats to kill'

The 16-year-old boy is alleged to have downloaded the same terrorist document as Southport killer Axel Rudakubana

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Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

People are sick to death of sewer stink hanging over Merseyside town

A Merseyside MP said the Environment Agency is considering 'robust enforcement action' against Windmill Services

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Liverpool FC ticket touting plot 'happened under the nose' of club

The claims were made during the sentencing of several touts and former club employees at Liverpool Crown Court

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Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Inside the offices of 'Amazon' of ticket touting world on sixth form college campus

The 'international scale' business developed from a small scale plot borne of collusion between touts and LFC staff

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

He bragged that he was 'Billy big balls' but now he's in prison

The tout colluded with staff in Liverpool FC's ticket office while selling passes for games at 'significantly inflated prices'

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Spanish probe into teen’s death ongoing after two weeks

Harry Begg was killed on December 1

West Kirby

Job losses and cuts in council services loom due to budget hole

Redundancies, a review of bin collections and the transfer of leisure centres are among a raft of options being looked at by Wirral Council as it looks to plug a £32 million hole in its budget. The post Job losses and cuts in council services loom due to budget hole appeared first on West Kirby....

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Warning issued as battery fires rise across Merseyside

Since January 2024 there have been 155 fires at the MRWA/SUEZ Rail Transfer Loading Station in Kirkby

West Kirby

Generations of lifesavers receive festive thanks from bereaved family

Dave Whiteley is preparing for his last Christmas on call as Hoylake lifeboat station’s operations manager. The post Generations of lifesavers receive festive thanks from bereaved family appeared first on West Kirby....

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Schoolgirls show true spirit of Christmas by raising cash for toy appeal

Friends Alyssa and Sienna are thinking about those less fortunate this festive season

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Council closes toy shop just before Christmas: what you need to know

David Taylor has had a stall in Kirkby Market for 37 years

West Kirby

Sleeping Beauty competitions terms and conditions.

Terms and conditions for Sleeping Beauty competition. The post Sleeping Beauty competitions terms and conditions. appeared first on West Kirby....

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

'Jurgensixnineteen' shipped cocaine from Netherlands stashed in gas canisters

Andrew Doran admitted drugs importation charges at court on Friday

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Hundreds line the streets as Christmas characters take over

The crusade celebrated its fifth year with its biggest event yet

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

He left his neighbour with his 'nose and chin hanging off' but said he 'deserved it'

Philip Darby attacked his victim with a meat cleaver following a long running feud which had been rumbling for more than seven years

West Kirby

Natural England approves Hoylake beach management plan

A six year saga over the management of Hoylake beach could be reaching an end after agreement was given for a plan that will allow for the clearance of some vegetation. The post Natural England approves Hoylake beach management plan appeared first on West Kirby....

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Kirkby Christmas Crusade 2025 time, dates, routes and characters

The crusade is back with three distinct routes

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Everything you need to know: Council closes toy shop weeks before Christmas

David Taylor has had the stall for nearly four decades

West Kirby

Leaf site set to developed for retail and housing

A planning application has been submitted to convert the former Leaf restaurant in West Kirby into a retail unit, and to build five properties in the car park and grounds. The post Leaf site set to developed for retail and housing appeared first on West Kirby....

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Council closes down Kirkby toy shop two weeks before Christmas

David Taylor has had a stall in Kirkby Market for the last 37 years