Council preparations ahead of rollout of potential vaccine & mass testing

Council teams are readying Wirral’s leisure and library facilities in anticipation of central Government’s Covid-19 response…

COVID-19: Vaccines, return to tiered lockdown, Christmas, and the route back to normality

Vaccines are at the centre of the government’s plan to ensure life can return to as…

Man rescued from Leasowe shore in multi-service rescue

Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team along with Hoylake Hovercraft were mobilised following multiple 999 calls at about…

ONS Statistics show 76% support for current COVID-19 restrictions

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has conducted a nationwide survey asking how easy people thought…

Overall COVID-19 rates down, but up in these 9 areas of Wirral

The latest COVID-19 figures show an overall decline in infection rate, but an increase in nine…

‘Operation Shepherd’: Merseyside Police launch festive initiative

Merseyside Police has launched a force-wide operation to tackle crime during the festive season. ‘Operation Shepherd’…

Merseyside Police appeal for information following knifepoint robbery in New Ferry

Detectives in Wirral are appealing for witnesses to the knifepoint robbery of a bike from a…

Merseyside Police to target illegal e-scooter riders

In the run-up to Christmas, Merseyside Police is targeting the illegal use of electric scooters and…

COVID-19: Next two weeks ‘absolutely crucial’ for ending Lockdown 2.0

A government scientific adviser has said that the next two weeks will be “absolutely crucial” if…

Wirral to pilot ‘Rapid Turnaround’ COVID-19 testing programme

Wirral will be among the first areas to benefit from the announced expansion of COVID-19 testing…

Wirral supports ‘Take A Minute’ video campaign across Cheshire and Merseyside

Community voices from across the Merseyside and Cheshire area have come together to ask the public…

Wirral’s COVID-19 rate continues to fall, latest figures show

The latest figures published by Public Health England show that Wirral’s COVID-19 infection rate fallen again,…

Norman Tunna, World War II hero of Birkenhead Docks

Norman Tunna worked as a shunter for the Great Western Railway in Birkenhead and was awarded…

Birkenhead man’s challenge to raise money for soldiers’ charity

Andrew Bushell is taking part in the Virtual Frontline Walk 2020 to raise money for ABF…

Where to watch Wirral Remembrance Sunday services

Remembrance Sunday services are not taking place this year, due to COVID-19 restrictions being in place.…