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The chimes will be reinstated to the original frequency of every 15 minutes from Monday 3rd March from the temporary situation where they sounded only on the hour.

Natalie, a newly qualified social worker, talks about the Step Up to Social Work programme.

Birkenhead Market’s covered outdoor space will be getting some colour just in time for Spring, with local artists set to make their mark as part of a new Art Jam event.

For those looking to take their career in gaming and creative tech to the next level, Liverpool Game Dev Network is launching a new series of networking events – the Spotlight Series - to help local talent build connections across the Liverpool City Region, with the next one coming to Wirral on Wednesday 5th March.

If you're thinking about fostering, but have a lot of questions, you've come to the right place...

The new flood defence barrier at West Kirby ‘worked as intended in breaking the energy of the waves’ when extreme tidal conditions hit the area during storms last April, an investigation has concluded.

The number of available spaces at the Europa Square car park will be reduced once the council’s contractor on the works, Graham, begins work on in early March. A number of spaces for disabled drivers will be retained.

Extra care housing schemes allow residents, who meet the eligibility criteria, to remain independent for as long as possible with individually assessed care and support on-site.

Diggers have arrived on the site of a major new urban village set to be built next to Birkenhead town centre.

After she got ill, Phillipa stopped doing the things she enjoyed. When the Connectors knocked on her door, everything changed.

Grants of up to £30,000 are available for projects that benefit at least four districts within the Liverpool City Region, while grants between £1,000 and £8,000 are available for projects focused on a single local authority area.

Grants of up to £2,000 can be bid for by groups working within the three EVOLVE Wirral areas - Woodchurch, Beechwood & Ballantyne and Noctorum – plus, this year, groups working in Rock Ferry and New Ferry.

The £20m agreed by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government for 2024-25 will also be supplemented by further financial support from the government of £7.5m in 2025-26.

Members of the Policy and Resources committee met to consider the budget proposals, which would set the budget for the coming year with total savings and efficiencies across the authority totalling £25.446m.

YMCA Wirral received the Council's highest award - the Honorary Freedom of the Bourough - for supporting local residents for 150 years.