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Love Music Trust announces major youth music competitions for Wirral and Cheshire
Young musicians across the region are being offered new opportunities to perform and compete, as the Love Music Trust launches two large‑scale events taking place in February and March 2026.…
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Anselmians stay top after Blackburn win
Saints remain top after 14 rounds following a tough trip to sixth-placed Blackburn RUFC. Blackburn, coming into the match on a four-game winning run, are a well-established club and were…
Fresh hope for Tuebrook pool to reopen at last
The reopening of a long-delayed Liverpool leisure centre pool could finally be within reach after the scale of repairs needed at the site was uncovered. Since before the Covid-19 pandemic,…
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They've done nothing wrong - but 26 people face being kicked out of Britain
Everything you need to know as 26 care workers face having their lives ruined
School children ‘chased by men with shovels’ in West Kirby
In the West Kirby area on Tuesday 20 January, students from Hilbre High School were reportedly approached by a group of men with shovels and tools who chased them towards…
Wirral fares well as national road condition ratings published
Wirral Council is one of only 21 out of 154 local highway authorities in England and Wales to receive the highest rating for meeting best practice standards in highways maintenance.…
Combined authority to set annual budget
Retaining the £2 bus fare, concessionary travel, and investment in AI will form the backbone of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s budget for the next 12 months. When members…
£1 million gym upgrade at Active Wirral Leisure Centres now complete
Customers and Invigor8 members at Wirral Council gyms are finding their fit with brand new, state-of-the-art gym equipment and revolution cycles across leisure centres. A state-of-the-art range of new gym…
More allotment sites being created across Wirral
The number of allotment plots in Wirral is edging closer to 2,000 with more than 220 new plots having been created since 2020 and nearly 90 more close to completion.…
Three arrested after £50,000 found in house in Bootle
Three men have been arrested following a search warrant in Bootle where over £50,000 and Class A and B drugs were found inside a house and a campervan. At around…
Temporary palliative care service to open amid Woolton hospice closure
A new temporary palliative care ward is to be established at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital six months after the confirmation of the closure of one of only two permanent…
Charlie Landsborough set to receive Wirral’s highest honour
One of the UK’s top country music acts is set to receive the highest honour from the Merseyside area he grew up in. The award can only be given to…
Grassroots Anfield football club helping kids needs support
“We started a football club to give local kids in Liverpool opportunities they wouldn’t have otherwise – but after ten years, we need support more than ever.“ Townsey FC helps 200 kids stay active and stay off the streets…
Wirral’s first 100% gluten-free café opens
There was a real buzz in Liscard on Saturday, 17 January as Wirral’s newest food spot, Lemmingtons, officially opened its doors on Seaview Road — and the turnout was nothing…
Man sought following knife-point robbery in Liverpool
Detectives have issued CCTV image of a man who could assist with their enquiries following a robbery in Liverpool city centre. It was reported that between 2am and 3am on…
Wallasey and District Sunday Football League round-up, 18 January 2026
Group fixtures in the Passey/Triggs Trophy took centre stage as no league fixtures were played and saw some excellent games in very wet conditions. Group D fixtures saw Finnigan FC…
'Terrified' workers fear their lives being torn apart over 'payslip error'
More than two dozen workers could be forced to leave the country after the Home Office revoked the licence of a Merseyside charity
Liverpool Council responds to growing ketamine crisis
Continuing levels of ketamine use across Liverpool are “concerning” as the drug causes “disproportionate levels of harm” to users in the city, according to health chiefs. In September last year,…
People could soon be able to (legally!) ‘blow a trumpet’ on Wirral coast
People could soon be able to beat a carpet or play a trumpet in an area of Wirral as the council looks to remove rules now seen as outdated. The rules…
Liverpool parking charges increase confirmed
The costs of parking your car in Liverpool city centre will go up later this year after the city council signed off on new plans. As part of an annual…