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Two arrested following violent robbery at Otterspool Promenade
Two males have been arrested following a robbery in Liverpool which left a boy with serious injuries. At around 4pm Sunday 26 November, police received a report of a robbery…


Police release new photo of woman, 48, after disappearance
Police describe Nicola as being around 5ft 2in and of a medium build


Neighbours warned of ‘deathtrap’ junction where elderly woman tragically died
Furious neighbours claim the death of a 92-year-old woman could have been avoided. Emergency services were called to reports that a pedestrian had been involved in a crash with a…


Multi-million pound Ropewalks road revamp complete
A multi-million pound project to revamp key areas in one of Liverpool’s night time hotspots has been completed. A major makeover of the city’s historic Ropewalks District across four streets…


Two arrests following collision in Moreton
Two men have been arrested following a road traffic collision in Moreton in the early hours of Sunday morning, 3 December. At around 1.45am, officers were on patrol and sighted…


Merseyside campaigners are calling for climate justice during COP28
Justice, Faith, and Environmental groups from Merseyside have joined campaigners around the world in calling for action to help those affected by the climate crisis. The local groups include Greenpeace,…


Lairds Reserves shine at Ellesmere Port
With Cammell Laird 1907 FC’s first team fixture being postponed due to the weather, the only club game saw the reserves travel away to play Ellesmere Port U23s. The fixture…


Man jailed for dangerous driving that left woman seriously injured
A man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison following a road collision in Sefton where a woman was seriously injured. At around 7.45am on 9 December last…


First designs released of new Wirral market
Leaked emails suggest plans to move the market to House of Fraser were cancelled months ago


First designs revealed for Birkenhead Market in former Argos store
Wirral Council has revealed the first designs as it looks to move Birkenhead Market into a former Argos. The former Argos within the Pyramids Shopping Centre sits behind the town’s…


Magenta Living director wins prestigious award
Magenta Living has announced that Ann Monk, its Executive Director of Finance has won the prestigious Finance Director of the Year award (Charity and Not for Profit) at a recent…


Birkenhead Sunday Association Football League round-up, 2 December 2023
Strikes from Peter Charles, Connor Doyle, and a treble from Mike Williams ensured a passage to the last eight of the Cheshire County Football Association Sunday Challenge Cup for Rock…


Two major updates on 20mph rollout coming this week
Wirral will see two major updates this week with potentially more 20mph limits rolled out across the borough. On 4 December, a petition signed by 7,200 people calling for it…


Chester and Wirral Football League round up, 2 December 2023
The recent cold weather decimated the CWFL fixture list, but two games survived in the Premiership as Hoole Rangers Captain and leading goal scorer Josh Leach netted a fine hat-trick…


MISSING: Woman last seen in Oxton
Merseyside Police is appealing for help in finding a missing woman from Birkenhead. Nicola Meaney, aged 48, was last seen in Oxton on Thursday, 30 November, and since her disappearance…


Leaked emails expose £28m market mess with plans pulled months ago
One email suggested Wirral Council "halt all work on the new market proposals" two days after it bought two shopping centres


98% of nearly £20m waterfront levelling up bid still unspent
Most of the funding spent so far has gone towards re-developing the U-Boat Story museum


Man shot in leg at Everton Park
Police have launched an investigation following reports a man was shot in the leg in the early hours of Sunday, 3 December. Merseyside Police was made aware just before 12.20am,…


'Sense has prevailed finally' as night buses spell the end of a 'no man's land' after midnight
Night buses between Liverpool and Wirral will return next week


West Cheshire Football League round-up, 2 December 2023
Inspired by a Darren Brannigan double, Go2Day West Cheshire League Division One leaders, Maghull, put basement outfit, Ellesmere Port Town to the sword, and following Saturday’s 7-2 victory, went five…
