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Guinea Gap's main pool stays closed for safety works

The main pool at Guinea Gap Leisure Centre in Wallasey remains closed while essential health and safety work is carried out. The leisure centre, based on Riverview Road, has been closed since mid 2026.A November update from Wirral Council confirms the pool is still temporarily unavailable.The Training Pool is open and operating on a temporary timetable.Swimmers who would normally use Guinea Gap can use the pools at Europa Pools, Leasowe Leisure Centre, The Oval and West Kirby Concourse with an e...
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Woodchurch man admits being in charge of dog that injured woman

A Woodchurch man has admitted being in charge of a dog that was dangerously out of control and injured a woman.Alex Lyle, 42, of New Hey Road, Woodchurch, pleaded guilty at Wirral Magistrates' Court on Monday 9 November.The court heard he was in charge of Manny, a Staffordshire bull terrier crossed with a Labrador, in the field next to Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch, on 3 August 2026, when the dog injured Kristina Layfield.Lyle was granted unconditional bail.Last week we reported that a Birkenhead...
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12 affordable homes to be built on former Tranmere car park site

12 affordable family homes are to be built on a vacant brownfield site in Tranmere, after work has began on a new housing development.Magenta Living and construction firm Seddon have started work on the Whitfield Street development, marking their third development partnership project.The scheme is set to provide 12 three-bedroom homes. Whitfield House previously sat on the site, a sheltered housing accommodation scheme that was cancelled in 2008. The land was later leased to the NHS to be used a...
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Eastham Ferry Hotel unveils Christmas lights and festive events programme

Eastham Ferry Hotel has revealed its Christmas decorations, following a festive lights switch-on attended by hundreds of people.The historic waterfront venue hosted the event on Saturday, November 7, with free food, live entertainment and festive drinks before the Christmas lights were switched on.The hotel was restored and saved from ruin two years ago following its closure in November 2022. A £800,000 refurbishment followed, restoring the hotel to its former glory.Now by the waterfront, it sit...
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Consultation opens on plans for up to 140 homes in Gayton

A public consultation has opened on plans for up to 140 new homes in Gayton.Bellway Homes wants to build on land off Boathouse Lane and is asking locals for their views on it, before submitting an outlined planning application to Wirral Council.The plans include starter homes and shared ownership homes, larger homes for families and smaller homes for people wanting to downsize in the area.Bellway says 35% of the homes would be affordable. If 140 are built, that means 49 homes will be affordable....
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Ofsted praises 'delightfully well' behaved pupils at Catholic primary school in Bidston

Ofsted inspectors have praised Holy Cross Catholic Primary School in Bidston for pupils' behaviour and its inclusive culture.The school, which has 185 pupils, was inspected on 22 and 23 September 2026.Inspectors said pupils behave "delightfully well" and "rise to staff's high expectations", and described the school as an "oasis of calm" that pupils are proud to attend.The report found safeguarding was effective, with an "open and positive culture of safeguarding".It highlighted the school's "ten...
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Consultation on up to 275 homes on land off Lever Causeway

Residents are being asked to have their say on potential plans to build up to 275 homes on land off Lever Causeway, between Prenton Golf Club and Mount Road.Housing developer Taylor Wimpey has outlined its proposal, which includes green spaces, a children's play area and new planting, with 35% of the homes designated as affordable, totalling 96 if approved.The consultation runs until 22 November.Taylor Wimpey says the site counts as grey belt land, and that the scheme would form a natural extens...
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Greek restaurant Christakis is coming to Oxton Village in January

Family-run Greek restaurant Christakis is to open a new venue in Oxton Village in January 2027.It will take over the former Manny's Market premises on Rose Mount.Christakis traces its roots back to 1999, when Christakis Georgiou and his wife Francesca took over the former Reno's restaurant in York Street, Liverpool.The business became known for traditional Greek Cypriot food and party nights, and later expanded to Aigburth and Bebington. The Bebington site opened in June 2026, and currently has...
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Combined Authority backs Bromborough to Otterspool Mersey tidal barrage corridor

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has endorsed the preferred corridor for the Mersey Tidal Power Project.At its meeting on Friday 6 November, the Combined Authority backed Alignment B, a stretch of the River Mersey between Bromborough on the Wirral and Otterspool in Liverpool, as the preferred development corridor.Alignment A was removed from further consideration.Leaders also endorsed a Regulated Asset Base (RAB) funding model as the most credible financing approach currently availab...
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Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial lit for Remembrance after 14-year restoration

The Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial on Grange Hill was lit up with new bespoke lighting after a long community-led restoration project.Friends of Grange Hill, working with Wirral Council, marked the switch-on at a ceremony attended by the Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside, Peter Oliver OBE, the Mayor of Wirral, Councillor Mary Jordan, volunteers and local residents.The Grade II* listed granite memorial, designed by Charles Sargeant Jagger, was unveiled in 1922. It stands on the highest point in...
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Arrowe Park first in North West to offer enhanced pre-eclampsia screening

Wirral University Teaching Hospital says it is the first trust in the North West to introduce enhanced pre-eclampsia screening as part of routine early pregnancy care.The pathway aims to identify women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia sooner so preventative treatment can be offered earlier.Pre-eclampsia is a serious condition involving high blood pressure in pregnancy. High blood pressure disorders, including pre-eclampsia, affect around one in 10 people in their first pregnancy and are a leading...
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New £1.3m mydentist practice opens on Rock Ferry's New Chester Road

A newly refurbished mydentist practice has opened on New Chester Road in Rock Ferry after a £1.3 million investment.Dentists and staff from the former Cavendish Road practice have moved into the New Chester Road site, bringing the two Rock Ferry practices together.mydentist says the move improves facilities for more than 14,500 patients it already treats in Rock Ferry, Claughton and Birkenhead, with longer opening hours, free parking and step-free access.The merged practice now has more than 40...
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Luxury Christmas wreath workshops return to New Brighton

Festive wreath-making workshops are returning to New Brighton for a fourth year.House of Fairytale Design, run by florists Lindsay and Karen, hosts the sessions in a garden studio on Caithness Drive overlooking the promenade.Workshops run on selected Saturdays and Sundays through November and December. Listed dates include 14, 15, 22 and 28 November and 13 December, with some dates already fully booked.Each session costs £49 and includes materials, guidance, refreshments and nibbles. Participant...
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Victorian-style post box unveiled in New Brighton's Vale Park

A Victorian-style post box has been unveiled in Vale Park, New Brighton.The replica box was created with a 3D printer by Vale Park Volunteers 2026 and features crocheted toppers that will change with the seasons.Julie, the group's secretary and a keen knitter, makes the toppers. The first marked Halloween; the latest marks Remembrance.She said: "This is a small project, but it gives people a taste of what is to come in the park. We knew it would bring a lot of enjoyment to visitors and the respo...
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Gloves Up For Autism charity boxing night returns to New Brighton

A charity boxing night raising funds for children with autism is returning to New Brighton.Gloves Up For Autism takes place at Riptide on Victoria Road on Saturday 14 November, with an England versus Wales card of 10 fights.Last year's event raised nearly £7,000 for specialist sensory equipment for schools. Organisers hope to match or beat that total.Chris Duff, who organises the night and has a daughter with autism, said: "Our last event was incredible and we're really proud of how much we rais...
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Three Wirral dancers win places at Liverpool Theatre School

Three Wirral dancers have won places on specialist professional training programmes at Liverpool Theatre School.Lucy Giffen, 16, from Spital, who attended Wirral Grammar School for Girls, is training for a Level 5 Diploma in Professional Dance.Ava Ryan, 18, and Grace Sands, 17, are both from Upton and former Birkenhead High School Academy students, and are training for a Level 6 Diploma in Professional Dance.Places are limited and attract applicants from across the UK. Graduates have gone on to...
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Reminder: Ask Us Wirral is here to stay until 2028

Struggling with benefits, debt or housing costs? Ask Us Wirral offers free, independent advice across the borough – and it's just been funded through to 2028. Details are in our last story: https://www.wirraltoday.co.uk/ask-us-wirral-advice-service-funded-to-continue-until-march-2028/. Struggling with benefits, debt or housing costs? Ask Us Wirral offers free, independent advice across the borough – and it's just been funded through to 2028. Details are in our last story: https://www.wirraltoda...
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Hillside Baby Bank issues appeal for baby products this winter

Table of Contents 👶 Still collecting: Hillside Baby Bank in Birkenhead at Co-op Academy Hillside needs clean baby clothes, nappies, highchairs and toys for under-twos before it opens on 4 December at 10:30 am. Drop-off points are listed below: Co-op Academy Hillside - Ridgeview Rd, Birkenhead, Prenton CH43 9HG. Co-op Academy Woodslee - Croft Ave, Bromborough, Wirral CH62 2BP.Co-op Academy Portland - Laird St, Birkenhead CH41 0AB.Co-op food stores Wirral - Ask the Baby Bank for details.Hoole Roa...
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Four Free Winter Walks on the Wirral for fresh air

The temperatures are dropping, Christmas is near and Wirral is getting ready for its Christmas season packed with events. But when you just want something free and simple, walking is the great. Here are Four free winter walks on Wirral for when you need fresh air:1 Bidston Hill & windmill paths.2 West Kirby to Hilbre (always check the tides).3 New Brighton promenade.4 Thurstaston Common & coast.Which one's your favourite? Wrap up warm, and let us know in the comments.👇 The temperatures are drop...
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Remembrance week on Wirral

Whenever you pause this week, at a local memorial, in school, or at home, take a moment for those who served. Our full list of Sunday services and road closures is below.👇Birkenhead10:55am at The Cenotaph in Hamilton Square for the Civic Service. The Mayor of Wirral, Councillor Mary Jordan, will lead the Civic ServiceBebingtonThe Act of Remembrance commences at 10:40am at the war memorial, followed by a church service at St Andrew’s Church at 11:10am.BidstonAt St Oswald's Church - 10:15 am, then...
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