Following the acceptance of £650,000 from Liverpool City Region, work is starting to upgrade any traffic signals that haven’t already been switched over to energy efficient LED lights.
The £8.6m Woodside Ferry Terminal upgrade is set to start as part of a major project to turn the area into a ‘vibrant and unique waterfront destination’.
A vacant office building in Birkenhead is being transformed in to a dynamic home for up to 100 ‘makers’ and artists after Town Deal investment. The new creative hub will be a major boost to the town’s expanding creative scene.
Birkenhead's history dates back at least eight centuries with the ferry service and Woodside key to its beginnings – and now new proposals being consulted on by Wirral Council outline how Woodside and its surrounding area could be re-invented as one of Wirral’s key living, leisure, and tourist locations.
A local community organisation, Bee Wirral CIC, is helping to stop furniture from going to waste in a project funded by Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority (MRWA) and Veolia Community Fund.
Projects that are focused on preventing and reducing carbon emissions are in line to benefit from grants being offered by the Zero Waste Community Fund.
A balanced and legal budget which supports Wirral Council’s frontline services is set to be recommended to authority’s Policy and Resources (P&R) Committee when councillors meet on February 13.
The revamp of the ‘Undercroft’ at the Priory will make for a much-enhanced visitor experience, providing an even-greater insight into the history and heritage of this unique attraction.
The development of Egerton Village, a £4m retail, leisure and events space at Wirral Waters, has taken a massive leap forward, with construction now set to begin.
The team responsible for delivering the £130m Miller’s Quay residential development at Wirral Waters has been praised for its commitment to “ensuring that it delivers for local workers, students and the surrounding communities”.
