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Peak Cluster slammed at council meeting
The firm behind a £5bn pipeline plan stretching through Wirral has been told to “take your pipe and stuff it wherever you like”. Peak Cluster, which is pushing a major…
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West Cheshire Football League round-up, 7 March 2026
Form side, FC Kirkby, cranked up the pressure on current Go2Day West Cheshire League Division One pacesetters Helsby, and moved to within five points of the leaders, following Saturday’s 3-1…
Wallasey and District Sunday Football League round-up, 8 March 2026
A solitary goal by Nathan Piercy was enough for Finnigan FC to oust Cheshire Vikings West from the Capitol Cup second round in a very even encounter and they will…
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Man jailed for controlling and coercive behaviour and attempted rape in Wirral
A man has been jailed for 14 years after being found guilty of controlling and coercive behaviour and attempted rape in Wirral. Damien Lang, 41 years, of Heyes Drive in…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
Future of Birkenhead venue 'founded on the belief music can change the world'
The Birkenhead music venue has taken another exciting step forward
Moment masked machete thugs steal e-bike in Birkenhead town centre
Four teenagers appeared in court on Friday
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…
‘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.…
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…
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.…
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"
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…