The 97th victim of the Hillsborough disaster, Andrew Devine, has been posthumously awarded the Freedom of Wirral at an extraordinary meeting of the Council this evening (Monday 21 March, 2022).
A multimillion-pound scheme centred around historic WW2 German submarine U-534 is under way in Woodside, Birkenhead, and and this is your chance to get involved and have a say in its future.
Wirral is supporting a national awareness day to highlight the issue of child exploitation, with local events taking place to help share information with communities.
A road safety partnership initiative between Wirral Council and Merseytravel has resulted not just in better and more skilled drivers, but also a reduction in damaging carbon emissions.
A statement from Cllr Janette Williamson, Leader of Wirral Council:
"As you know if you have seen any news reports the situation in Ukraine remains desperate. Many innocent people are being forced to flee their homes in fear of the disgraceful invasion from Russia which continues to target civilians, women, children, the elderly and even hospital and schools.
The 97th victim of the Hillsborough Disaster, Andrew Devine, will be posthumously awarded the Freedom of Wirral at a special meeting of the Council on Monday 21 March, 2022.
COVID-19 cases have risen by 63% in Wirral, in the last week. Between 3 March 2022 and 9 March 2022, 1,503 people had a confirmed positive test result.
Wirral Council has waived the normal fee for road closure applications to allow people to plan street parties in Wirral to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Leader of Wirral Council, Cllr Janette Williamson, has welcomed the announcement of a new shipbuilding strategy which has seen the Government pledge £4 billion of investment for the sector across next three years.
Special guests from across Wirral and the wider Liverpool City Region attended the official opening of Hythe, Peel L&P’s high-tech business hub at Wirral Waters (Friday 11th March) .
