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MISSING: 17-year-old boy last seen in Egremont
Police are appealing for help to find missing Wirral boy, Jack Dale. Jack was last seen at 11am on Friday, 10 July, in the Egremont area. He is described as…
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How Liverpool’s children’s services turned fortunes around
Social care chiefs have said they will not give up until services for Liverpool’s children are outstanding after a dramatic turnaround in fortunes. In March 2023, the city council’s care…
Mixed feelings among traders as historic market set for new home
Birkenhead Market is set to be moved to a new site
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Tranmere reveals new home kit
Tranmere Rovers has unveiled the club’s new 2026/27 home kit. Designed to represent the identity, pride, and spirit of Wirral, this season’s home shirt features a bespoke topography pattern woven…
Royal Albert Dock to celebrate 180 years
This July, Royal Albert Dock Liverpool will officially celebrate a monumental milestone: 180 years since it was opened by Prince Albert on 30 July 1846. To mark nearly two centuries as the…
Three-day Patricia Routledge auction of personal effects set for end of July
Stride & Son Auctioneers and Valuers of Chichester in West Sussex has announced that it will be offering ‘The Dame Patricia Routledge Collection’ in their three-day auction on 29, 30…
£300m investment into city region tunnels, potholes, and roads
Road upgrades and pothole fixes across the Liverpool City Region are to benefit from a massive £300m funding boost. Subject to approval by the area’s Combined Authority (CA) leaders next…
Man sought following sexual assault at Liverpool Central station
British Transport Police (BTP) officers have released an image of a man they’d like to speak to after a sexual assault at Liverpool Central railway station. At around 9.30pm on…
City region council workers could stage walkout
Workers at four Merseyside councils could be among thousands to stage strike action after rejecting a pay deal. Members of Unite the Union working in local authorities across the country…
New Birkenhead Market plans submitted for approval
Plans for how the new Birkenhead Market could look have been submitted for approval. The market is set to move to the former TJ Hughes store on Borough Pavement. After…
New school plans in for ‘dilapidated’ Old Swan site
Plans have been revealed for a new school on a former fruit and vegetable market site to finally get pupils out of a “dilapidated” Liverpool building. Having been declared surplus…
Safety fears over temporary removal of Fender Lane cycle route
Merseyside cyclists could be forced to ‘risk their lives’, a campaigner has warned, as Wirral Council looks into temporarily removing a cycle lane just a few years after it was…
£1m Moorfields upgrade enters final stage
A new coffee shop, entrance, and lighting could all be completed at one of Liverpool’s busiest railway stations by the end of this month. Work has been ongoing at Moorfields…
Birkenhead nursery begins journey towards UNICEF children’s rights award
Victoria Park Day Nursery and Pre-school in Birkenhead is one of 12 settings chosen by Partou to start working towards Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) accreditation as the next step…
Mayor announces new regional Homelessness Task Force
A new homelessness task force is to be created in the Liverpool City Region to accelerate action to prevent and reduce rough sleeping. Earlier this year, the government awarded the…
Birkenhead Market plans show how TJ Hughes will be transformed
The historic market is set move to its new home
Huyton criminal who 'charged at man with hammer' escapes from prison
Andrew Thompson is a wanted man
"I expected to feel sad, and just feel really, really sad. I did not expect it to be like a physical assault"
Cath Holland's husband, Andy, who died after nearly 25 years of marriage, reflects on overwhelming grief and rebuilding her life
Birkenhead shortlisted for first-ever UK Town of Culture
Birkenhead has been shortlisted for a new £3m national award. The Wirral town has been named in the 15-town shortlist for the inaugural UK Town of Culture. The Government is…
Birkenhead beats hundreds to be shortlisted for UK Town of Culture
The shortlist has been whittled down from over 400 applicants