Petition to ban gillnet fishing as more sharks wash up on beach

People in Wirral are petitioning to ban a type of fishing as more and more sharks…

Botanist’s dismay as ‘beautiful’ flowers ‘ripped up’ at Hoylake Beach

A botanist has claimed people are ripping up “beautiful” flowers on a beach at the centre…

Brackenwood Golf Course vandalised

A closed Wirral golf course has been seriously vandalised for the second time this month. Brackenwood…

Wirral has new council leader

Tensions erupted as Wirral elected its new council leader in a major vote tonight. Labour councillor…

MP Lee Anderson wades in on Hoylake Beach

Controversial deputy Conservative chairman Lee Anderson has visited Wirral and waded into a huge row over…

Bid to make Hoylake Beach ‘village green’

Campaigners have put in a bid to make Hoylake Beach a “village green” in their campaign…

Charity hopes to revamp Calday Grange community swimming pool

A charity hopes to take its community swimming pool “to the next level.” The Calday Grange…

£25m Wirral Waters project given greenlight and new homes for sale

A £25m new research hub has been given the greenlight and 15 new homes are up…

Flytipping in woodland slammed as ‘disgusting’

Flytipping in a bluebell woodland in rural Wirral has been slammed as “disgusting” by people in…

Rare venomous fish caught off New Brighton coast

A “very rare” venomous deepwater fish has been caught near one of the UK’s worst sewage-polluted…

Developer wins planning appeal for luxury West Kirby apartments

Wirral Council has been accused of “unreasonable behaviour” and forced to pay legal costs to a…

Outgoing Mayor praises “splendid madness” of Eurovision as new Mayor takes over

Wirral’s outgoing civic Mayor praised the “splendid madness” of Eurovision as the new Mayor takes over.…

Hundreds of voters with no ID turned away at recent Wirral elections

Hundreds of voters were turned away from polling stations across Wirral as controversial new voter ID…

Wirral Council budget cut by 25% since 2010

Wirral Council’s budget has been cut by nearly a quarter since 2010. Analysis by the Special…

Bar where trackies were banned wins fight to stay open

A Birkenhead bar where tracksuits are banned has won its fight to stay open after attempts…