With tens of thousands of visitors due to travel to Wirral for the 151st Open golf championship, residents looking for work are invited to apply for a range of hospitality jobs at the event - and beyond.
Wirral is gearing up for the eyes of the world to fall on the borough as preparations ramp up for the 151st Open in Hoylake this July and the return of one of the world’s biggest sporting events to the borough is being seized upon to promote Wirral visitor economy.
As Wirral prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to The Open, local businesses are being invited to show their support by displaying a small welcome sticker for visitors and regular customers.
The Leader of Wirral Council joined with the authority's partners to celebrate ‘topping out’ of the major new £130m residential development at Wirral Waters.
Award-winning Wirral charity Open Door, along with partners from the NHS and third sector, have secured nearly £4m in Town Deal funding to transform the Treasury Annexe building in Birkenhead to a new hub that will use art and culture to support people with mental health issues.
With tens of thousands of visitors coming to Wirral each day of The Open this summer temporary traffic measures will be put in place to improve safety, cut congestion and improve traffic flow.
The hearings in an appeal against the council’s planning committee decisions to refuse seven applications impacting Wirral’s Green Belt are currently taking place.