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Birkenhead's £300,000 'Wotsit Street' markings remain after removal deadline

The controversial orange and yellow markings on Birkenhead's Grange Road West are still there, despite the council saying they'd be removed over a week ago. As reported by the Wirral Globe, Council leader Councillor Paula Basnett had told BBC Radio Merseyside in August that the coloured road markings were expected to be gone by the end of September, while street furniture and planters would be removed by the end of August. The council has kept their promise with removing the planters and stree...
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Birkenhead shipyard owners pledge to make industry 'major part' of town's future in visit with local MP

The new owners of Birkenhead's historic shipyard have pledged to make shipbuilding a major part of the town's future, not just its past. Balaena, a maritime engineering company based in London, acquired the formley named Cammell Laird site in June 2026. The deal was reportedly valued at £150 million. Earlier this month, the shipyard hosted Birkenhead and Tranmere MP Alison McGovern, to talk all things shipbuilding, defence, and the future of the maritime industry. A Balaena spokesman said: "Fo...
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The Glegg Arms demolition plans rejected by council committee

Plans to demolish the historic Glegg Arms and replace it with a Premier Inn hotel extension have been thrown out by Wirral councillors. The plans were submitted back in June, a year after previous plans were withdrawn over design concerns. As reported by the Wirral Globe, members of Wirral Council's planning committee voted six to three to refuse planning permission for Whitbread's proposed new venture. If approved, the current restaurant and former pub would've been demolished and replaced w...
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New digital board by New Brighton Creative Futures shows real-time train updates from New Brighton station

A new digital tool has been launched to make journeys easier for visitors and commuters using New Brighton Station. As reported by the Wirral Globe, New Brighton Creative Futures CIC, who are known for the local OpenAIR Gallery and murals around town, have launched a new live train board. The train board introduction is part of the Friends of New Brighton Station campaign. Part of the non-profit's campaign. New Brighton Creative Futures recently secured a meeting with National Rail to raise co...
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New Brighton dad's trainer cleaning and restoration business started with a childhood passion for trainers

A New Brighton man has turned his love for trainers into his dream, with a thriving business, cleaning and restoring trainers for an elite customer base, which includes Liverpool FC players and MMA stars. As reported by the Liverpool Echo, Brad Vernon, 35, who grew up in New Brighton and now lives in Egremont is the brains behind The Trab Lab. The business is a specialist trainer cleaning and restoration business that Brad has grown from a fun sidle hustle into his full-time job. The Trab Lab...
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Birkenhead locals urged to help shape town's bid to become UK Town of Culture 2028

Birkenhead residents, workers, students and visitors are being invited to share their ideas as the town develops its bid to become the UK's first Town of Culture in 2028. Birkenhead Culture Partnership, which brings together community partnerships across the area needs residents to take part in a public consultation by answering a short questionnaire. The questionnaire gives locals the chance to share what matters to them in Birkenhead, and what they would love to see happen in the future. You...
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Wallasey children's mental health business shortlisted for national award celebrating women-led businesses

A Wallasey-based business that provides mental health support for children has been shortlisted for a national award celebrating small business success. Tiny Tools for Big Feelings, based in New Brighton, is a finalist in the Community Impact Award category at The UK Women's Business Awards. The shortlist celebrates the business's work delivering support to children and their families. Tiny Tools For Big Feelings is a charity that focuses on delivering structured and trauma-informed programme...
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Eastham primary school could close if council recommends it as pupil numbers plummet to 21

A primary school in Eastham could close after pupil numbers fell to just 21, with councillors being asked to approve a public consultation on the school's future. As reported by the Wirral Globe, a report was published before a Children, Young People and Education Committee meeting on 14 October recommended a 12-week consultation on closing Millfields Church of England Primary School. Council officers say closure is now the "most responsible, sustainable and deliverable course of action". The...
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New Brighton photographs to go on display in aid of church restoration

Photographs showing beautiful and quirky aspects of New Brighton will go on display at St James Church in Albion Street next Tuesday (October 13) from 7pm, with proceeds supporting the church's restoration work. The photos were taken by parishioners, according to the Wirral Globe, as well as residents for a competition for a 2027 photo calendar. Organisers had many entries, so they instead decided to display every photograph, with the event acting as the launching point for the calendar next...
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Heswall Christmas Pub Crawl cancelled due to event capacity growth

The annual Heswall Christmas Pub Crawl has been cancelled after organisers said the event had grown too large for them to manage safely. As reported by the Liverpool Echo, a statement released by the event organisers on the Heswall Pub Crawl Account on October 6 said the event will not be returning this year. The statement said that the pub crawl, while expanding greatly each year, volunteers felt unqualified to oversee such a large gathering. The charity event began more than a decade ago to...
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Death of man at Oxton property is 'non-suspicious', police say

The death of a man in his 20s at an Oxton property is being treated as not suspicious, according to police. As reported by the Wirral Globe, The North West Ambulance Service attended the property on Reedville shortly after 3:55pm on October 3, where they found the man dead inside. The man's next of kin have been notified of his passing, and a file has been passed onto the local coroner. The speculation of suspicion around his death comes after the army's explosive ordnance disposal team (bomb...
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New Ferry dad dies after missed mental health assessment, an inquest finds

A Wirral dad who was found dead at his home took his own life after attempts to carry out a mental health assessment were unsuccessful, an inquest has found. Thomas Browning's body was discovered at his home in New Ferry on the night of November 28 last year, as reported by the Wirral Globe. A recent inquest at Gerard Majella Courthouse in Liverpool heard the 41-year-old died by hanging. Nicholas Smith, a team manager for the Community Mental Health Team on the Wirral had a warrant to conduct...
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Man charged after police car damaged with wine bottle in Tranmere

A wanted man has been charged with several offences after a police car was damaged in Tranmere on Monday evening. At around 11pm, officers spotted a man who was wanted for several offences in the area, as reported by Birkenhead News. The man allegedly cracked the windscreen of a police car upon seeing the vehicle. He also used another bottle to damage the front wing mirror while an officer was still in the vehicle. When the man saw the police car, he allegedly cracked the windscreen with a wi...
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Admiral Taverns acquires 10 new pubs from Mountain Pub Company including The Lottie Dod in Moreton

A Chester-based pub group has acquired a chain of 10 pubs as part of plans to expand its estate across the UK, which includes The Lottie Dodd pub in Moreton. The pub is named after Bebington-born tennis player and multi-sport athlete Lottie Dod, who won Wimbledon five times. As reported by The Chester Standard, Admiral Taverns, which operates more than 1,300 community pubs across the country, has acquired Mountain Pub Company, a group of operator-managed, wet-led pubs across the north of Englan...
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Plans submitted to turn abandoned security hut into breakfast bar in Prenton

A derelict security hut on a Prenton industrial estate could soon be serving up bacon butties and breakfast baps. As reported by the Wirral Globe, plans have been submitted to the council to turn the empty building at 1A Prenton Way into a breakfast bar takeaway aimed at workers on the surrounding estate. The application has been made by Nick Rees of Billy Bunter's (North West) Ltd. He has proposed turning the former security office into a small food outlet. The building is currently vacant an...
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New sandwich shop Orlo is already a staple in Bromborough

A new sandwich shop has opened in Bromborough with long queues and lots of anticipation. Orlo Sandwiches opened at 21A Allport Lane last month. The shop specialises in reinventing deli classics and internationally inspires sandwiches. Orlo already has a 5-star rating on Google across nine reviews at the time of writing. They serve speciality coffee, ceremonial-grade matcha, cakes and an alternative selection of crisps. Orlo may be new, but it could end up being one of Bebington's best new r...
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Fears increase over Woodlands Road land sales close to Irby traveller site

Residents have expressed their increasing fear that a second traveller site could pop up in Irby at the end of Woodlands Road, as land nearby has gone on sale, less than 600 yards from the controversial Townshend Avenue traveller site. As reported by the Wirral Globe, Nine plots of approximately 0.3 acres each are being sold at a guide price of £30,000 per plot, after a single larger plot failed to sell at auction on September 2 for a guide price of £300,000. Six plots have now been sold, with...
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Magenta Living begins construction on Oxton's first social housing development in over a decade

Magenta Living has begun another huge property project, starting construction on Oxton Village's first social housing development. Work has begun on 30 new homes, which is huge because it's the first development of its kind in Oxton in over ten years, according to Birkenhead News. The Parchments development is located on the site of a former school. The development will have 18 two-bed and 12 one-bedroom apartments on the development. Its name is a nod to the history of the old school site, wh...
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Three women artists bring coastal life to New Brighton gallery exhibition

Three women artists are presenting different views of coastal life in a new exhibition at a New Brighton gallery. The Power of Three opened at The Hatch on Victoria Road on September 25 and runs until November 7. The free exhibition features work by Wirral artists Collette Collinge and Gail Eglin, alongside Christine Holme, who paints from her studio in Ellesmere Port, as reported by the Wirral Globe. All three ladies have design and arts backgrounds. In fact, Ms Eglin and Ms Holme recently di...
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Wallasey mum questions why Birkenhead college made entry exceptions for many students but not for her disabled son

A Wallasey mum is questioning why Birkenhead Sixth Form College made 199 exceptions to its entry requirements over four years but refused to do the same for her disabled son, who achieved the highest possible grade in his chosen subject. As reported by the Liverpool Echo, Finley Lamb, 17, wanted to study Spanish at A-Level after being awarded a Grade 9 at GCSE. Everything was on track, but the college allegedly withdrew his offer after he failed GCSE Maths, citing its requirement that students...
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