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Local businesses invited to free Wirral and Chester Business Fair

Businesses, entrepreneurs and anyone thinking about starting their own venture are invited to attend the free Wirral and Chester Business Fair when it returns to New Brighton later this month.…

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Cherry Tree owners eye Liscard’s Dominick House

Plans to deal with an eyesore building in Liscard town centre are set to be decided upon by councillors. Dominick House has been vacant for eight years and more recently…

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Three shops closed following operation in Ellesmere Port

Three shops are set to be shut down and thousands of pounds worth of counterfeit cigarettes and vapes have been seized, following a partnership operation in Ellesmere Port. On Thursday,…

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Man jailed after shooting in Toxteth

A man who fired a gun in a residential street in Toxteth last year has been jailed. At around 12.15am on Sunday, 5 October 2025, 19-year-old Jama Yusuf fired seven…

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The Wirral estate ‘being left to ruin’

A Merseyside estate is “being left to ruin,” according to those living there. From petty antisocial behaviour to gang violence, Wirral’s Woodchurch Estate faces a number of challenges, but some…

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Royal seal of approval for reborn Spellow Community Hub and Library

Her Majesty The Queen has visited Spellow Community Hub and Library in Walton to learn more about how the community came together following the riots two years ago. The vandalism…

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Made Smarter expands team to support Wirral manufacturers

Made Smarter has bolstered its North West team with four new specialists to help manufacturers across the Wirral invest in technology and skills. Mike Richards-Brown and Tabs Khojani will help…

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Liverpool City Region businesses to come together for major regional showcase

Businesses, entrepreneurs and organisations from across the Liverpool City Region will come together this September for a regional showcase celebrating business growth, collaboration and the support helping companies across the…

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Free tickets go online for landmark Paul O’Grady exhibition

Free tickets are now available online for a major retrospective exhibition in Birkenhead. You Gotta Get a Gimmick: Paul O’Grady Story will open at Williamson Art Gallery on 11 December,…

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Liverpool’s new £20 million robotic AI lab to accelerate fight against deadly infections

A new high-security robotic AI laboratory designed to accelerate the discovery of next-generation drugs and vaccines for high-risk and deadly infectious diseases has launched in Liverpool. A first of its…

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Merchant Navy Day marked in Wirral

The Red Ensign was raised at Wallasey Town Hall on 3 September as Wirral marked Merchant Navy Day and paid tribute to the men and women who serve in the…

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Taxi driver arrested following fatal collision in Liverpool

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Liverpool on Wednesday, 2 September. Just before 5.40pm, Merseyside Police received a report of a collision involving a…

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27 Merseyside employers 'named and shamed' for failing to pay staff minimum wage

27 employers in the Liverpool, Wirral, Southport and St Helens areas of Merseyside failed to pay staff the minimum wage

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Council takes enforcement action over unauthorised Irby green belt works

An “unprecedented scenario” is raising concerns in Wirral. An unauthorised “encampment” on part of the borough’s green belt is facing enforcement action from Wirral Council after a breach of planning…

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Top jobs at Wirral Council set to be axed

A number of top jobs at Wirral Council are set to be axed. Councillors have heard plans to streamline a number of positions which, it is said, will support projected…

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Batteries Included! Classic Merseyside train overpowers third rail limitation

A milestone in electric railway preservation was achieved on Monday, 1 September, by the Class 507 Preservation Society (C507PS) – the first conversion of a preserved electric multiple unit to…

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Final chance to sign up for Women’s 10K Race in Liverpool this weekend

Liverpool women have just days left to register for this year’s BTR Women’s 10K, which takes place in Sefton Park this coming weekend. Organised by BTR Liverpool, the event also…

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NHS programme transforming skin cancer diagnosis in Cheshire and Merseyside shortlisted for national awards

A major programme that is transforming skin cancer diagnosis across Cheshire and Merseyside has been shortlisted in two categories at the HSJ Awards, which recognise outstanding contributions to healthcare. Cheshire…

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Kitchen firm opens new Bromborough showroom with £1,000 donation to Wirral charities

Wren officially opened its new Bromborough showroom at The Croft Retail and Leisure Park on Friday, 28 August, creating 16 new jobs for the area. The opening was marked by…

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Grassroots Regeneration Conference returns to Birkenhead

Social enterprise Make CIC will bring FLIPIM, its flagship Grassroots Regeneration Conference, back to Birkenhead for its second consecutive year on Thursday, 24 September. Supported by headline sponsors Magenta Living,…