Wirral’s Labour-led council has developed a masterplan to stop development on precious greenbelt sites. The blueprint will…
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West Kirby RNLI called out after reported cries for help
A multi-agency search was mounted after multiple reports of sounds of a single whistle and cries…
Prenton man jailed for historic sex offences
Merseyside Police has welcomed the sentencing of Stephen Lewis who was jailed on Friday 16 April for historic…
Police attend address in Wallasey following sighting of suspected firearm
Police were in attendance in Wallasey this afternoon (Monday 19 April) following reports of a man…
Man dies after falling from M53 bridge
Merseyside Police has confirmed that emergency services attended an incident at Junction 3 of the M53…
NHS Facebook campaign helps 40-plus men prevent Type 2 diabetes
The NHS is using Facebook to reach millions of men aged 40 and over who are…
Curious cat who fell 40ft into River Mersey at Birkenhead is rescued by RSPCA and fire service
A cat that had fallen 40ft into the River Mersey had to be rescued by the…
Inspectors impressed with COVID procedures at Arrowe Park Hospital
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report following a focused inspection of acute services…
Wirral Met’s golden ticket to a career in fine-dining
The Art School and Wirral Met College are collaborating to provide four young people with a…
COVID-19: Wirral infection rate at 1% of January figures
Latest figures show that Wirral’s COVID-19 infection rate has dropped to 9.0 per 100,000 from 19.4…
Sunday Snippets 18 April 2021
Welcome to “Sunday Snippets” a weekly feature from birkenhead.news. It is a round-up of our most…
Salford hold Tranmere to a draw at Prenton Park
Tranmere hosted Salford City at Prenton Park for a 12:30 kick-off this afternoon. Tranmere will have…
Wirral Police news round-up for week-ending 17 April 2021
This is the birkenhead.news weekly round-up of Merseyside Police activity in Wirral during the previous seven…
Voting deadlines loom for May elections
On Thursday 6 May residents in Wirral will go to the polls to have their say…