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Flood alerts in force along Wirral coast as high tides expected this afternoon

Flood alerts are in full force along much of Wirral's coastline today (Tuesday, 27 October), with the Environment Agency expecting this afternoon's high tide to reach flood alert level.This morning, the Environmental Agency updated the flood warning to say flooding was expected from 11:15 am.A flood warning, which is one step up down from an alert, is also in place for New Brighton, where the area most at risk is the Marine Point Leisure and Retail Park. There is also a warning for properties ar...
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Police appeal to trace family of Birkenhead man Paul Joseph Carden

Police are asking for help to find the family of a Birkenhead man who died last week.Paul Joseph Carden was 55 and lived in Grange Place, Birkenhead.Merseyside Police has shared the appeal on behalf of the coroner's office, which needs to trace his next of kin.The force said: "Please share and help the Coroner's Office find the next of kin for Birkenhead man Paul Joseph Carden, who sadly passed away last week."Police have said there are no suspicious circumstances, according to the Wirral Globe....
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Wirral councillors to discuss government planning reforms at special meeting

Wirral councillors will hold an extraordinary council meeting tomorrow (Wednesday, 28 October) to debate government changes to who decides planning applications.The meeting will be held at Wallasey Town Hall at 6pm tomorrow, and was called by 13 councillors.Councillors want to discuss the government's National Scheme of Delegation for planning decisions, due to take effect on 31 October.The scheme sets out which kinds of planning application must be decided by council planning officers, and limi...
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Consultation opens on proposal to close Millfields CE Primary School in Eastham

Parents, staff and residents have until 7 December to give their views on a proposal to close Millfields Church of England Primary School in Eastham.Wirral Council opened the six-week consultation yesterday (Monday, 26 October), after its Children, Young People and Education Committee agreed to it on 14 October.Here is something to note that the council wants you to know: No decision has be made to close the school yet.It says the school had 21 pupils in September, against room for more than 210...
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Mersey Ferries to be suspended until early November

Mersey Ferries services will stay suspended until early November, the operator has confirmed.Ferries have not run since 10 October due to a mechanical problem with the engine of the Snowdrop, the only boat that was working on the route.A statement on the Mersey Ferries website says: "Unfortunately, Mersey Ferries services are currently suspended."It adds: "Current services are expected to resume in early November."Commuters who use the morning and evening services can take a replacement bus betw...
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Wirral health visiting and school nursing service to keep contract for five more years

The NHS trust that runs health visiting and school nursing in Wirral will carry on doing so for another five years.Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has kept the contract for the 0-19+ Service Wirral, which is paid for by Wirral Council, following a competitive tender, the trust said.The service supports more than 71,600 children and young people across the borough.It includes:Councillors agreed last November to recommission the service on a five-year contract worth up to £36...
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Volunteers bring 400kg of Victorian iron steps down Leasowe Lighthouse after rotten floorboards found during survey

Ten Victorian cast-iron steps weighing 400kg in total have been carried down from near the top of Leasowe Lighthouse after a survey found the floorboards beneath them were rotting.A team from Birkenhead waste disposal company Rogan'z brought the steps, each weighing about 40kg, down the lighthouse on Friday morning (23 October), according to the Wirral Globe.The steps are spare ones made in 1989 at Buckley Foundry, a well-known industrial metal casting business based in Flintshire. These steps a...
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Wirral buses now under public control: the route changes passengers need to know

Wirral's bus network came under public control on Sunday, 25 October, for the first time in 40 years – and today is the first weekday for passengers on the new Metro network. Merseytravel staff are at Birkenhead bus station and the Pyramids until 3pm for any questions you may have.The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority now decides routes, timetables and standards, with buses run by transport companies under public contract.Most routes have new numbers starting with a 4, so the 17 is now th...
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Wirral Council recorded 158 data breaches in a year, report shows

Wirral Council recorded 158 data breach incidents in the year to the end of August, two of them rated high severity, according to a report going to councillors tomorrow (Tuesday, 27 October).The report will go to the council in their scheduled meeting tomorrow, which begins at 6 pm.The figures are in the council's annual Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) report, which covers 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026 and goes to the Audit and Risk Management Committee.Of the 158 incidents, two were c...
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Fire service asks Wirral residents to report unlit bonfires and take care with fireworks this Halloween

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service is asking residents to take simple precautions over Halloween and Bonfire Night. Residents are being urged to including report piles of rubbish that could be used for bonfires.During the bonfire period, the service removes tonnes of potential bonfire material, such as wood, mattresses and rubbish, from the streets of Merseyside.Here are its main tips:Group Manager Craig Whitfield, who leads community safety, said the service attended fewer deliberately set fire...
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Oxton's Blind Cow requests licence to serve alcohol until midnight as neighbours object

Councillors will decide on Wednesday (28 October) at whether the new Blind Cow restaurant in Oxton Village can serve alcohol until midnight every day, after seven neighbours objected. The hearing is at 10 am.Blind Cow Oxton Limited has applied for a premises licence for 27a Rose Mount, which opened earlier this month as a café by day and a steakhouse in the evenings.The application asks to:Seven residents have objected to the license idea. A report to councillors says their concerns include:One...
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Wirral's five-year library strategy approved by councillors

A five-year plan for Wirral's libraries has been approved by councillors. The plan aims to make libraries a "front door" to other council services. The Tourism, Communities, Culture and Leisure Committee approved Libraries for All: Wirral Libraries Strategy 2026-2031 at its meeting on Thursday, 22 October. The decision takes effect on Wednesday, 28 October, unless it is called in.We reported earlier this month that the committee was due to decide on the strategy.The strategy is built around eigh...
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Rick Stein, Jodi Picoult and Richard Coles among lineup in Heswall bookshop Linghams' November events

Chef Rick Stein, novelist Jodi Picoult and the Rev Richard Coles are among the names lined up for Heswall bookshop Linghams' November events.The popular independent bookseller, based on Telegraph Road, holds readings and author events in the shop, as well as across the Wirral and beyond.Before November, Oz Clarke is at Linghams tomorrow (Tuesday, 27 October) at 7pm. An evening with Louis de Bernières planned for 28 October has been postponed.The November line-up, as listed by Linghams, includes:...
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Things to do in West Kirby: a local's guide

West Kirby sits at the mouth of the Dee Estuary, with views across to North Wales, a tidal island you can walk to and the start of what is widely recognised as Britain's first country park. Here's our guide to the best things to do when you visit.The Hilbre Islands – Little Eye, Middle Eye and Hilbre – are a local nature reserve, reached on foot across the sands at low tide.The only recommended safe route starts at the slipway on Dee Lane, next to the Marine Lake. Head for Little Eye, keeping it...
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Wirral Council has just one emergency plan, audit finds

Wirral Council has only one emergency plan in place, according to an internal audit report going to councillors on Tuesday, 27 October.The audit of the council’s emergency planning was given an overall rating of “Major”, the most serious of the four ratings its auditors use.Under the council’s own definitions, that means there are “potentially serious weaknesses” which could leave it open to “a major risk of a fundamental or material nature” if they are not put right.Auditors, who examined the c...
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Franklyn's bar to close after 14 years in Heswall

A popular Heswall bar has announced its closure with "great sadness", citing the mounting pressures facing independent businesses. Franklyn's announced the sad closure in a Facebook statement, saying their reasons for closing are primarily due to increasing costs and overheads. In the statement, owner Rob Murch said: "It is with great sadness that, after 14 wonderful years, we must announce the closure of Franklyn's. It is well documented the current pressures independent businesses are facing...
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Police appeal to trace family of Birkenhead man Ronald Walker

An appeal has been launched to trace the family of a Birkenhead man who died last week. Ronald Walker, also known as Lawrence Woollard, died in Liverpool on 15. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. Mr Walker was 80 years old and lived on Hoylake Road in Birkenhead. Liverpool and Wirral Coroner's Office is asking anyone who can help identify or trace any potential next of kin to come forward. Anyone with information should contact Katy Porter on 0151 351 0040 or email...
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Wirral Coastguard Team urges residents to be careful as high tides and fast winds expected

Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team has issued a statement, warning those close to the Wirral coast of strong winds and bad weather. The yellow weather warning issued by The Met Office comes just before storm Austen is scheduled to hit the coastline, bringing gusts of 45-55mph winds today. The warning comes just days after a member of the public reported concerns over a man walking towards the tideline near Leasowe Castle. Although there was no major incident declared, the man was spotted headi...
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Rock band The Boo Radleys added to line up of Indie by The Sea at Blackpool's Winter Gardens

Wallasey-born rock band The Boo Radleys have been added to the Blackpool: Indie By The Sea line-up for the 2027 May Bank Holiday Weekend. The festival runs on Saturday 2 and 2 May, and will bring together bands and songwriters who defined indie music from the eighties, to the Britpop era, and beyond. The Boo Radleys alongside other new acts have been added, including: Sleeper, Jesus Jones, A Certain Ratio and Nigel Clark of Dodgy will join an already stacked line-up headlined by Ocean Colour S...
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Police release CCTV images after tabernacle stolen from Arrowe Park Hospital chapel

Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to after a tabernacle was stolen from the chapel inside Arrowe Park Hospital. The theft occured after 12:50 pm on 23 September. A man reportedly placed the tabernacle onto a wheelchair before pushing it outside in the direction of the football pitches on Arrowe Park Road. The tabernacle is significant to the chapel as the name means a "dwelling place" or "tent" of God. The tabernacle is described as around 45-60cm tall, brass, and c...
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