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After a successful pilot scheme encouraging motorists to switch to a ‘greener’ way to travel, on-street electric charging points - provided through a number of lighting columns on Wirral streets - is set to continue.

Consultation on plans to make major improvements to one of Birkenhead’s key junctions and high street areas is now underway.

With ground works almost complete, the first sections of the new flood defence wall along West Kirby promenade are now in place in the first phase of the work.

Community-based food and welfare support providers are being invited to apply for grants of up to £20,000 to enable them to help local people in need this winter.

With National Tree Week just around the corner, we are looking for some tree-rific volunteers to help put spades in the ground.

Bebington residents are invited to join design workshops to help create their vision of safer, healthier and more attractive streets in the area.

Applications are now open for children and families to take part in Wirral’s Holiday Activity Programme this Christmas.

A shop unit in the town centre is now a key location for people to find out more about the exciting plans for Birkenhead and help shape its future.

Consultations on two new active travel schemes to help people leave the car and take more healthy options to get around are now underway.

Following an investment into green technology, the borough will benefit from an energy supply fit for Wirral’s greener future.

Gift-filled shoeboxes will soon be distributed to disadvantaged children across Eastern Europe, with a large number heading to Ukraine this Christmas.

During World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, which runs from 18 to 24 November, residents are being invited to take some simple steps to preserve antibiotics for the future.

A tree and plaque in honour of park designer, Sir Joseph Paxton, has been installed in Birkenhead Park.

Wirral Anti-Social Behaviour Team obtained a Full Closure Order on the former Central Hotel in Birkenhead that had become a hotspot for nuisance and criminality.

Residents are being urged to remain vigilant this Fraud Awareness Week following a rise in scams that seek to benefit from the public’s concern over the cost of living crisis.