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Bromborough bakery firm Baker & Baker buys Scottish free-from maker Lazy Day Foods

Bromborough-based bakery firm Baker & Baker has bought Scottish free-from bakery Lazy Day Foods.Lazy Day Foods makes gluten-free, dairy-free and nut-free cakes and treats at a factory in Harthill, North Lanarkshire, where it employs about 190 people.It makes around 75 permanent and seasonal products and supplies big supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Waitrose, according to trade magazine Food Manufacture.The deal gives Baker & Baker five manufacturing sites in the UK, inclu...
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Queensway Tunnel to close overnight for four nights next week

The Queensway Tunnel between Birkenhead and Liverpool will close overnight for four nights next week for essential maintenance work.Merseytravel says the tunnel will be shut at these times:The closures are listed in Merseytravel's weekly travel update for 1 to 7 November.The Kingsway Tunnel in Wallasey is not included in the planned closures, so drivers heading across the river late at night will need to use that route instead.Merseytravel says the information is correct for now but the closures...
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Wirral councillors unanimously back call for Government to rethink planning changes

Wirral councillors have unanimously agreed to tell the Government they are worried about new national rules that will see more planning applications decided by council officers instead of councillors.The vote came at an extraordinary meeting of Wirral Council on Wednesday, 28 October, called by 13 councillors to discuss the Government's National Scheme of Delegation for planning decisions.Conservative councillor Simon Mountney moved the motion, seconded by Cllr Jeff Green. A Liberal Democrat ame...
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Wirral gets maximum £3m from new fund to bring derelict buildings back into use

Wirral has been given £3 million from a new Government fund to bring long-empty and derelict buildings back into use.The amount is huge - it is the largest amount any council can receive from the Derelict Buildings Fund, which was announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on Wednesday, 28 October.The £125 million fund will give £120 million directly to 60 councils in England, with allocations ranging from £1 million to £3 million. The other £5 million is for speciali...
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Hoylake beach is now officially a village green

Hoylake beach has been registered as a town or village green, more than three years after residents applied for the status. Wirral Council's Planning Committee voted unanimously to approve the application at a meeting on Thursday, 1 October, the draft minutes now published on the council's website confirm.The registration gives people a lasting legal right to use the land for sports and pastimes.The application was submitted on 18 May 2023 by Jaqueline Hall MBE, with Hoylake Help, and was backed...
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Remembrance Sunday 2026 on Wirral: road closures and what you need to know

Wirral will mark Remembrance Sunday on 8 November, with roads closed across the borough so parades and services can take place safely.This guide sets out where the closures are and other dates for the week ahead. We will add service times as they are confirmed.Wirral Council's public notice says the closures could be in place from 7am until 5pm on Sunday, 8 November. They will be lifted once the events are over and the signs and barriers can be safely removed.People on foot will still be able to...
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Bebington's St John Plessington students win CAFOD award for community and environmental work

Students at St John Plessington Catholic College in Bebington have won a national award for their work helping people in need and protecting the environment.The school has been given CAFOD's LiveSimply Award for projects carried out over the past two school years.The award, from the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, recognises Catholic schools and communities that take practical action to care for people and the planet.The students' projects included:Anne, a Year 10 student, said: “It’s...
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Free Big Story Bash brings authors and comic workshops to the Floral Pavilion

A free family day of storytelling, comic-making and author talks is coming to New Brighton's Floral Pavilion next Saturday.Wirral Libraries and the Floral Pavilion are hosting The Big Story Bash on Saturday, 7 November, from 10.30am to 4.30pm.It is being held to mark the end of the National Year of Reading.Guests include:There will also be illustrator sessions, comic-making workshops, character meet-and-greets and face painting.KnottedHawk Productions will perform its new rhyming story show Ques...
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Tributes to 'Seacombe legend' Davy Ha Ha as community raises money for his funeral

Tributes have been paid to a well-known Wirral character known as Davy Ha Ha, as people come together to pay for his funeral.Davy, described as "Seacombe's Legend", is believed to have died earlier this week.He was a regular for more than eight years at the Sunday Breakfast Club for homeless and struggling people at the Charles Thompson Mission in Birkenhead.Donna Scully, one of the club's organisers, said in a social media tribute that he was "very loud" and could be volatile, "but always funny...
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Wallasey's Penkett Day Nursery meets 'strong standard' for inclusion, Ofsted says

A Wallasey nursery has been judged to meet a strong standard for inclusion by Ofsted. Penkett Day Nursery, on Penkett Road, was inspected on 24 September. The report was published on 23 October.The nursery registered with Ofsted in April 2025 and has 60 places for children aged one to four.Inspectors found leaders and staff work closely with families from the start to understand children's needs and put support in place quickly.Flexible sessions help children settle, especially those with specia...
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Prenton couple's giant Halloween display raises £534 for Cash for Kids

A Prenton couple have turned their home into a Halloween spectacle that has already raised £500 for children's charity Cash for Kids.Dean Simpson and his partner's display on Grosvenor Road includes giant skeletons, animatronics, creepy characters and a glowing graveyard.Their JustGiving page has now reached its £500 target, and is now up to 534, and they are hoping to raise more before Halloween on Saturday.Dean told the Wirral Globe that at least 100 people a night, mostly families, have been...
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Mayor of Wirral urges veterans hit by Armed Forces LGBT ban to claim support before deadline

The Mayor of Wirral is urging Armed Forces veterans affected by the historic ban on LGBT people serving in the military to come forward for support before applications close.Cllr Mary Jordan is backing a national campaign to reach veterans affected by the Ministry of Defence's ban, which was in place between 1967 and 2000.The deadline to apply for the Government's support schemes is Saturday, 12 December.The council says many service personnel were forced to hide their sexual orientation, and so...
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Wirral has seen one of the biggest improvements in hospital admissions due to falls for those aged 65 and over

The number of hospital admissions related to falls in the Wirral has decreased by 23.6% in the last year, which is the second largest decrease in England. Two other North West areas featured in the top 20 list.The data relates to fall-related hospital admissions for those age 65 and over. The two other areas in the North West in the top 20 were: Westmorland and Furness, down 14.6%, the 16th largest reduction in England and Blackpool – down 12.8%, ranking 18th.These conclusions comes from mobilit...
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Police object to new off-licence on Birkenhead's Grange Road West

Police have objected to plans for a convenience store on Birkenhead's Grange Road West to sell alcohol, saying it would add to problems in an area already covered by special licensing rules.Councillors will decide the application, along with a second bid from a shop a few doors away on the same street, at a Licensing Act Sub-Committee meeting on Thursday, 5 November.Balasivamoorthy Krishnamoorthy has applied for a premises licence for Grange Road West Convenience Store (Premier), at 82-84 Grange...
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Wirral Youth Justice Service wins North West award as reoffending falls by almost 17%

Wirral's Youth Justice Service has won a regional award, after youth reoffending in the borough fell by almost 17% in two years.The service was recognised at the North West IMPACT Awards for its Child First approach, which treats young people who offend as children rather than offenders.The award also recognised its innovative practice and its part in wider reform of the system, Wirral Council says.The service's latest annual report showed youth reoffending in Wirral has fallen by almost 17% ove...
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Creepy critters and a Halloween craft fair in West Kirby and Hoylake this Saturday

Families in West Kirby and Hoylake have a couple of Halloween events to choose from this Saturday (31 October).Hickory's Smokehouse in West Kirby is hosting Creepy Critters from 4pm to 7pm.The restaurant says visitors can get up close to "spine-tingling special guests", from snakes to mini beasts, and hold them, stroke them and take selfies.Earlier in the day, Hoylake Parade Community Centre on Hoyle Road is holding a free Halloween autumn craft fair from 10:30am to 3:30pm. The event is being ru...
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Rick Stein coming to West Kirby for an evening at Calday Grange Grammar School

TV chef Rick Stein is coming to West Kirby next week to talk about his career and his new book.An Evening with Rick Stein, organised by The West Kirby Bookshop, takes place at Calday Grange Grammar School on Tuesday, 3 November, from 7 to 8:30pm.The event celebrates the publication of Rick Stein's Cookery Course, which brings together 150 recipes from his 60 years of cooking. The chef will talk about the book and his career, take questions from the audience and sign copies.The bookshop has confi...
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Two more cast members join Floral Pavilion's Aladdin panto

Two more actors have joined the cast of this year's Floral Pavilion pantomime, Aladdin, in New Brighton.Local actor John-Paul Birss will play the Emperor, and Rosie Royle makes her principal debut as the Spirit of the Ring, the theatre and UK Productions announced at the panto's launch event.Birss's theatre credits include the 25th anniversary cast of Mamma Mia! at the Novello Theatre in the West End. On screen, he has appeared in Netflix's House of Guinness and Peaky Blinders, and is in the for...
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Over 41,000 homes in Bromborough & Ellesmere Port may qualify for a £100 energy payment, according to new data

Over 41,000 in Bromborough and across to Ellesmere Port could qualify for a £100 energy payment.The new Household energy Payment was announced on 28 October as part of the Government's Autumn budget. The payment is due to be paid from January 2027 to help households with the rising cost of energy bills.Recent figures show around 41,310 properties across the Ellesmere Port and Bromborough constituency were in Council tax Bands A to D at the end of March 2026. This makes them potentially eligible...
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Mayor of Wirral to launch homelessness group Step To Shelter at Liscard event

A homelessness support group that began by handing out tents to rough sleepers is to be officially launched by the Mayor of Wirral.Step To Shelter Merseyside CIC was set up in 2025. It will hold its official launch night at the Masonic Hall on Manor Road, Liscard, on Saturday, 10 April 2027, from 6pm to 11pm.The Mayor of Wirral, Cllr Mary Jordan, will attend.The group says it has supported more than 2,500 families across Merseyside facing homelessness and housing problems.Money from ticket sales...
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