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West Cheshire Football League round-up, 18 April 2026
Monday 13/4/26 | Two more points were dropped by Newton in their bid to hunt down leaders Helsby, in the Go2Day West Cheshire League’s Division One title chase but understandably,…
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Anfield man jailed for conspiracy to supply cocaine and cannabis
A man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after a number of messages and images from inside his home revealed a conspiracy to supply large amounts of cocaine…
'We all know a lot of people who have given up and I want to change that'
The three people in charge of delivering £60m in their areas want to kickstart “a revolution" and give people hope
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Sunday Snippets, 19 April 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…
Home defeat to Bristol piles pressure on Tranmere
Tranmere Rovers’ relegation concerns deepened after a narrow home defeat to in-form Bristol Rovers at Prenton Park, extending their winless run to 12 matches and leaving them just a point…
Late pressure not enough for Lairds Reserves
West Cheshire League Second Division leaders, Neston Nomads, travelled to second-placed Cammell Laird 1907 FC Reserves and fielded six former Lairds first team players in a full-blooded encounter that saw…
MISSING: 58-year-old Tranmere man
Police are appealing for help to find missing Wirral man, Gary Davies. Gary Davies, 58, was last seen at around 8.15am on Saturday, 18 April, and enquiries are ongoing to…
Merseyside Police weekly news round-up, 18 April 2026
This is the Birkenhead News round-up of police and crime news during the previous 14 days. For regular crime and police-related updates Visit Merseyside Crimewatch and tap ‘Join’ Terror arrest in Claughton…
Council ‘on standby’ to clear Hoylake beach access points
A Wirral beach at the centre of a town’s nearly seven-year “civil war” could be partially cleared in the next two weeks. Wirral Council said they hope to begin work…
Courts shut down Old Swan shop
An Old Swan convenience store continued to sell illegal cigarettes and failed a test purchase after a massive operation in which illicit concealments were found and goods seized. Officers from…
Terror arrest in Claughton after warrant executed
Greater Manchester Police executed a warrant at a property on St David Road in Claughton on Thursday, 16 April. A 47-year-old man was arrested at the address on suspicion of…
Liverpool charity’s links to anti-poverty group already under investigation
An investigation into a Dovecot charity has highlighted links to an anti-poverty organisation which has been subject of a two-year probe of its own. The Charity Commission, the regulator of…
Birkenhead performer leads as Elsa in Frozen musical
Centenary Theatre Company, one of the UK’s oldest amateur theatre groups (est. 1901), makes history this May as the first amateur company in the North West to secure the licence…
Teenagers 'acting suspicious' outside Birkenhead McDonald's arrested
Suspected ketamine was seized by police
Liverpool Council appoints sustainability project manager
Liverpool City Council has appointed Maisie Taylor as Accelerator City Sustainability Project Manager within the Council’s Culture team, further establishing the city as a leader in culture‑led climate action. In…
Two arrested as drugs, cash, and weapons seized in Birkenhead
Police have arrested two males and seized drugs and cash following an incident in Birkenhead on Thursday, 16 April. At around 8pm, patrols in Birkenhead sighted electric pedal cycles in…
People say what they think should happen to Dominick House
An eyesore building looming over a Wirral town centre should be turned “into something that gets kids off the streets” after years of lying empty. While people cannot agree on…
Liverpool’s underground music and arts festival Outer Waves announces final lineup
Liverpool’s underground music and arts festival, Outer Waves, has revealed the complete final lineup for its 2026 edition, returning to Liverpool’s North Docks at Invisible Wind Factory and Make CIC,…
Birkenhead man marks new stage in life by opening guitar tech business
A Birkenhead guitar technician has opened a new business in the town after turning a long-standing passion into a growing enterprise. Ross Scott, who runs The Wirral Guitar Tech, launched…
SAFE: 51-year-old Newton man
Note: As is standard with all missing persons appeals on the Birkenhead News website, once confirmed by police to be safe and well, their personal details are redacted for privacy…