Wallasey

American

[wol-uh-see] / ˈwɒl ə si /

noun

a city in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary, opposite Liverpool.

Wallasey British

/ ˈwɒləsɪ /

noun

a town in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside; near the mouth of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. Pop: 58 710 (2001)

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Nelson Shardey, from Wallasey in Wirral, has lived in Britain since arriving as a student from Ghana in 1977, but in 2019 he was told he had no right to live in the UK.

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Speaking after a ceremony at Wallasey Town Hall on Thursday Nelson said he was "very proud".

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He said no-one had ever queried his right to live or work in the UK and after marrying a British woman he moved to Wallasey to run his own business, a newsagent called Nelson's News.

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Officers said a member of the public attended Wallasey Police Station at 14:40 GMT with what was thought could be unexploded ordnance.

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Ms Ballas, originally from Wallasey, Wirral, has been head judge on the BBC show since 2017.

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