Wirral
Britishnoun
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a peninsula in NW England between the estuaries of the Rivers Mersey and Dee
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a unitary authority in NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 313 800 (2003 est). Area: 158 sq km (61 sq miles)
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Wirral Free Uniforms for Schools, which has 12 hubs across Wirral and has been going for 14 years, said uniforms are still rising in price despite government guidelines.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Petra Davies, from charity Wirral FUSS, said demand for uniforms has "never been higher"
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The decision to use the site had been " planned, controlled and carefully managed", a group of North West NHS bodies that also includes Merseyside Police and Wirral Council, said in a joint statement.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
Built to house medical students and NHS key workers, the site at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral was last used as an isolation facility at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
Notice outside a station of the Wirral Railway Co.:—
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 15, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
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