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Flooding closes city primary school

A Liverpool primary school had to shut to pupils after a water pipe burst inside the building. Youngsters at Fazakerley Primary School have been given an extra day off after…

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Crimewatch Live appeal to find killer of Diane Sindall in Birkenhead in 1986

Detectives investigating the murder of Diane Sindall in Birkenhead nearly 40 years ago are taking part in a Crimewatch Live appeal to find her killer. Diane’s family has also, for…

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Diane Sindall's family 'reliving' her murder as Birkenhead woman's real killer remains free

The family of Wirral murder victim Diane Sindall remembered her as a "beautiful heart and soul" as police hunt her killer

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Lairds unlucky in narrow defeat at Sandbach

Good fortune was not on the side of Cammell Laird 1907 FC as they travelled to play-off hopefuls Sandbach United, despite excellent performances from Lewis Willingham and Ellis Bolton who…

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Sunday Snippets, 8 March 2026

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…

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Tranmere suffer eleventh defeat in twelve games

Tranmere Rovers slipped to a fifth consecutive defeat as Oldham Athletic claimed a 3-1 victory at Prenton Park, leaving Rovers just seven points above the League Two relegation zone after…

Liverpool Echo - Birkenhead

Wirral's hidden and historic playhouse that leaves actors with the sniffles

The Carlton Little Theatre in Birkenhead needs help to stop it players catching colds

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Merseyside Police weekly news round-up, 7 March 2026

This is the Birkenhead News round-up of police and crime news during the previous seven days. For regular crime and police-related updates Visit Merseyside Crimewatch and tap ‘Join’ Family pay tribute to…

Liverpool Echo - Birkenhead

Future of Birkenhead venue 'founded on the belief music can change the world'

The Birkenhead music venue has taken another exciting step forward

Liverpool Echo - Birkenhead

Moment masked machete thugs steal e-bike in Birkenhead town centre

Four teenagers appeared in court on Friday

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Traders to relocate ahead of Birkenhead Market demolition

Wirral Council has applied for planning permission to demolish the Birkenhead Market building. The application is a standard step which needs to be completed as part of plans to relocate…

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‘Dangerous and manipulative’ paedophile jailed

A former firefighter has been sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment plus six years on extended licence for sexual offences against children. Scott Cameron, 41, was initially arrested in February 2024.…

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Birkenhead men sentenced for bicycle robberies

Four males have been sentenced after pleading guilty to several electric bicycle robberies in Birkenhead. The court heard that on 7 July 2024, a gang of four males armed with…

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Memorial business boss denies accusations after council urges people to go to police

The boss of a Wirral memorial business strongly denies accusations that he has taken hundreds of pounds off customers and not followed through with the work they had paid for.…

Liverpool Echo - Birkenhead

Birkenhead set for parking crackdown on 'dangerous' £26m high street

In Birkenhead, one woman said she was "threatened" by a driver for "being in his way"

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Family pay tribute to Eastham collision victim

Merseyside Police has confirmed that a man in his 70s has died following a serious collision in Wirral on Monday, 2 March. At around 11.35pm, police received a report of…

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Cameras to be installed on Grange Road to crack down on illegal parking in pedestrian zone

Birkenhead’s Grange Road is set to see new cameras installed to crack down on people parking there. The move is to tackle issues seen since Wirral Council spent £26m improving…

Liverpool Echo - Birkenhead

'Walls covered in bloody handprints' after Rock Ferry pub dispute

For Christopher, the killing was one of several traumatic experiences that shaped a childhood marked by hardship

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Liverpool man jailed for more than three years for Class A drug supply

A Liverpool man has been jailed for more than three years for Class A drug supply following an investigation by Merseyside Police’s County Lines team, Project Medusa.  Nathan Slemen, 48,…

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Reform remarks criticised as ‘absolutely disgusting’ by disabled teenager

An autistic teenager has slammed a prominent Wirral Reform figure for his use of ableist language in a private group chat, saying ‘private chats show your true feelings’. Wirral Reform’s…