Local News
Football legends gather for charity fundraiser
On Saturday, 18 May, a host of former professional footballers will join Wirral Radio FC players in a charity match to raise funds for The Martin Gallier Project and Wirral…
Plans for major tower development in Pumpfields district
A major new tower block could be built on the outskirts of Liverpool city centre as part of the ongoing development around the Pumpfields district. Proposals have been lodged with…
University of Chester scoops four honours in Whatuni Student Choice Awards
The University of Chester has won four accolades in the UK’s only higher education awards decided exclusively by students. After achieving the joint highest number of nominations in the 2024…
'We hope that there are changes': Family's plea after mum's hidden drugs death
An inquest heard how Anastasia Theofilou suffered a fatal reaction to a sudden absorption of cocaine
Man arrested following murder in Huyton
Since publication, Merseyside Police has confirmed that the death of a man in Huyton is not being treated as suspicious. The death is now being treated as non-suspicious and officers…
Sunday Snippets, 28 April 2024
Welcome to “Sunday Snippets” a weekly feature from Birkenhead News. It is a round-up of the important local news stories you may have missed over the last seven days. Click…
Disappointment for Tranmere in final game of season
Tranmere visited Accrington Stanley on Saturday afternoon in their final game of the League 2 season. Ahead of the match, Nigel Adkins said, “We want to put a team out…
Wirral Police weekly news round-up, 27 April 2024
This is the Birkenhead News round-up of police and crime news in and around Wirral during the previous seven days. Upton woman charged with Spital murder A woman has been…
£5m plot to smuggle drugs from Amsterdam foiled by fake delivery driver
The National Crime Agency intercepted boxes packed full of drugs at airport and placed bug inside
Wirral boy charged with multiple robbery offences
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with multiple robbery offences in Wirral. Between Sunday, 7 May, and Monday, 15 May, last year, Merseyside Police received multiple reports of bike robberies…
Former Emmerdale Star Richard Shelton is Frank Sinatra at the Floral Pavilion
Following a sell-out run at the Jermyn Street Theatre in London’s West End with his solo show Sinatra: RAW, Richard Shelton brings a brand-new show to the UK this Spring.…
Ban for rogue landlord who put ‘profit ahead of safety’
A rogue letting agency that put “profit ahead of safety” at multiple properties in Liverpool has been banned from operating for four years. It was revealed earlier this month how…
Adkins speaks ahead of final game of season
Tranmere Rovers manager Nigel Adkins has emphasised that his side will be going out to win in their season finale at Accrington Stanley on Saturday. “We’ve ended the season in…
Wirral MP condemns government’s handling of Carer’s Allowance
Margaret Greenwood MP is urging people in receipt of Carer’s Allowance to check that they are still eligible to receive the benefit. The Wirral West MP’s warning comes at a…
Canning Dock transformation receives green light
The £15m redevelopment of Canning Quaysides and Dry Docks, which is supported by a £10m contribution from The Government’s £4.8bn round one ‘Levelling Up’ fund, will see the south dry…
Drugs and £200k seized as man arrested in Old Swan
A man has been arrested and seized cash and drugs following an incident in Old Swan on Thursday, 25 April. At around midday, officers stopped a car on Acanthus Road…
Motorcyclists raise over £1,000 for RNLI in memory of fellow bikers
There was a special meet up of motorbikes and lifeboats at Hoylake Lifeboat Station on Sunday, 21 April, as the riders of a local motorcycle group, BXB/Bretton Motorcycles, presented an…
Join family book hunt in Wirral this bank holiday
Residential developer Bellway is continuing its commitment to improving access to books for children in Wirral by supporting a local book hunt taking place over the Bank Holiday weekend. Run…
Decade animal ban for Wirral man caught on CCTV ‘violently kicking’ bulldog
A man who was caught on CCTV inflicting blunt force trauma on a female bulldog has been disqualified from keeping animals for ten years. Mathew Murray was seen abusing the…
MISSING: 16-year-old Wirral boy
Police are appealing for help in finding a missing 16-year-old boy from Bebington. Shay Schott, 16, was reported missing on Tuesday, 23 April. He is white, of slim build, with shaved…