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‘Fear, anxiety, and stress’ brewing over unauthorised Irby encampment
“Fear, anxiety, and stress” is brewing among residents of a Merseyside village as an unauthorised encampment on green belt land enters its third month. Caravans and machinery moved onto a…
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Anselmians claim impressive win at Rochdale
Saturday saw Saints make the trip to Rochdale Rugby Club, perched on the edge of the Pennines, for their second game of the season. A fine, bright, warm day and…
Liverpool Council to strengthen HMO powers
Greater controls are to be introduced to manage the growth and concentration of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) across Liverpool. The city council’s cabinet will be asked to approve new…
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West Cheshire Football League round-up, 3 October 2026
Pride of place in the first round of the Go2Day West Cheshire League’s Team DDB Memorial Challenge Cup first round belonged to Division Two outfit Great Sutton, who lowered the…
Debate continues after Hoylake Beach decision
Hoylake Beach has been granted a new special status which local councillors claim will lead to it being cleared of vegetation. Others, however, say the new status will not change…
New restaurant revealed at Liverpool’s historic Stanley Dock
To celebrate World Architecture Day on 5 October, the owners of Stanley Dock in Liverpool have today revealed the name of a new restaurant set to open this winter in the historic Victorian pumphouse, following a £1.5 million…
Lairds held by Garstang in 0-0 stalemate
Cammell Laird 1907 were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Garstang on Saturday to end their streak of six successive home wins at the start of the season. A…
MISSING: 23-year-old Egremont man
Police are appealing for help to find missing Egremont man, Stephen Kenworthy. Stephen was last seen at his home in Egremont at around 8pm on Sunday, 4 October. He is…
Magenta Living breaks ground on Oxton’s first homes for social rent in ten years
Magenta Living, Wirral’s largest housing provider, has started work on The Parchments, thirty new homes for social housing in Oxton Village. Working closely with Wirral Council’s planners, the development’s quality…
Police launch investigation following unexpected death in Oxton
On Saturday, 3 October, a man in his 20s was sadly found deceased in Oxton. Shortly after 3.55pm on Saturday, North West Ambulance Service reported they had attended a property…
West Kirby resident criticises housing association over knotweed
A Wirral woman said that she is “anxious” for the future of her “forever home” as an “unsightly” problem continues to worsen. Lesley Gavin, 63, from West Kirby, says a…
Birkenhead dad ditches UK and makes £1k a week working ten hours
Lee Bodell sold his home with partner Aimee Bedford before travelling around Europe with their two younger daughters
Sunday Snippets, 4 October 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…
Late collapse costs Tranmere in defeat at Chesterfield
Tranmere Rovers suffered a 4-2 defeat away to Chesterfield after the hosts scored three times in the final stages to turn a hard-fought contest into a convincing victory. Assists: Assists:…
Wirral Police weekly news round-up, 3 October 2026
This is the Birkenhead News round-up of police and crime news during the previous 7 days. For regular crime and police-related updates Visit Merseyside Crimewatch and tap ‘Join’ Thirty drivers stopped as…
Birkenhead business trading for over 60 years gets a new home
Starting as a modest stamp shop in 1963, today the business looks quite different - but many customers have stayed the same
Liverpool crime group guilty of Australia and New Zealand drug smuggling attempts
Members of a Liverpool organised crime group have been jailed for trying to smuggle drugs to Australia and New Zealand, following a National Crime Agency investigation. Lee Brittles, 47, and…
What Burnham’s proposed housing changes could mean for Liverpool
Andy Burnham’s plan to give councils greater power over private rented homes “have the potential to make a real difference for people across Liverpool”. The Prime Minister used his Labour…
Liverpool shop that sold alcohol to kids makes audacious bid for licence
A Liverpool city centre shop stripped of its alcohol licence after staff sold wine and cocktails to teenagers on three separate occasions has made a bid to have it restored.…
Seacombe man arrested after officer injured during stop of dangerously ridden motorbike
A man has been arrested after a police officer was injured during the stop of a dangerous electric motorbike rider in Wallasey. On Thursday 1 October, officers on foot patrol…