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Warning issued after three people die due to lithium battery fires
Luke Albiston-O'Donnell, eight, is the third person in Merseyside to die as a result of an e-bike fire past year
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Half of city kids suffering with ‘obvious dental decay’
Nearly half of five year olds across Liverpool have reported “visually obvious dental decay” in a remarkable spike in the city’s dental crisis. Figures released as officials receive an update…
Councillors say they were forced to leave borough over homophobic abuse
Two Wirral Councillors have said they were forced to move out of the borough to live in Wales because of homophobic abuse after a political row erupted over their living…
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Wirral Country Park rangers named ‘Best of the Best’
Council Rangers based at Wirral Country Park have been recognised as the ‘Best of the Best’ by the people behind the prestigious Green Flag awards. They were named ‘Team of…
Liverpool masterplan could bring about thousands of crucial new homes
A new plan to allow Liverpool Council to flex its muscles over the redevelopment of under-used land could deliver 11,000 new build homes over a decade. By 2043, it is…
Aigburth railway station step-free access proposals to go forward
A major investment to improve accessibility at a south Liverpool train station has passed a crucial hurdle. It was confirmed last month that millions of pounds would be drawn down…
Anfield man charged with rape
Detectives investigating a reported rape in Liverpool have charged a man. Merseyside Police received a report that in the early hours of Sunday, 1 December, a woman had been raped…
Boy, 8, died in blaze after telling brother 'your bike's making a noise'
Luke Albiston-O'Donnell had been sleeping downstairs after breaking his leg
Drink and drug driving arrests made during seasonal crackdown
Merseyside Police arrested 10 people on Wednesday, 4 December, on suspicion of drink and drug driving the national seasonal crackdown Operation Limit continues. The campaign runs throughout December and is…
Wallasey D-Day veteran, 100, becomes oldest visitor to HMS Prince of Wales
D-Day veteran John Dennett from Wallasey, who served as a Royal Navy anti-aircraft gunner during the Normandy landings, has become the oldest person to board HMS Prince of Wales during…
Arrests made after drugs found in toaster
Police have arrested two people on suspicion of Class A drugs offences after suspected heroin was discovered hidden in a toaster. Matrix officers entered a property in the Huyton area…
New Chester school rubber-stamped
Plans for a “long-awaited” primary school to serve a massive new housing development in Chester have been given the green light. Cheshire West and Chester Council’s planning committee rubber-stamped proposals…
Four hour length of stay restriction proposed for part of Whitby Park car park
Cheshire West and Chester Council is proposing to introduce a four-hour length of stay restriction in part of the Whitby Park car park, Ellesmere Port, following feedback during a consultation…
Nearly £2m allocated to transform shopping street in New Ferry
Nearly £2m will be given to redevelop a town’s high street seven years after it was destroyed in an explosion. New Ferry town centre is currently undergoing redevelopment as part…
Final phases of Wirral’s 20mph roads signed off
20mph limits across 22 areas and outside 11 schools will be rolled out after nearly 600 roads were put forward for consideration. Wirral Council said the new limits were in…
Netherton woman arrested after drugs found hidden in box of dog food
Officers have arrested a woman following the discovery of suspected drugs in Sefton. Officers were on patrol on Tuesday, 3 December, when they stop-checked a black Vauxhall Greenland on Dunningsbridge…
£3m could be awarded to seven plans for town
A new market with food vendors could be coming to the waterfront opposite Liverpool
Arrest following flat fire and car vandalism in Birkenhead
A man has been arrested following a fire inside a flat in Birkenhead on Wednesday, 4 December. At around 5.30am, Merseyside Police received a report that a flat was on…
Top 100 accountancy firm moves to new Birkenhead site
The Accountancy Partnership has been named on the prestigious list of ‘Top 50+50 Accountancy Firms’ for the second year in a row. Managing Director of the Birkenhead-based firm, Lee Murphy,…
Man seen smashing car lights with a baseball bat after flat fire
A suspect was arrested close to the scene and is being questioned