A public consultation exercise ran from 6th May until 1st July 2025 and set out a new model and other proposals for a future Library service in Wirral.

As the original order was coming to an end, similar complaints of anti-social behaviour were starting to increase which is why community safety partners, including Wirral Council and Merseyside Police, with the support of businesses and residents in the area, sought to renew it.

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

Consultation is currently underway to seek people’s views on the proposed PSPO to deter individuals and groups from engaging in the kind of crime and anti-social behaviour that has been blighting the shopping areas around Liscard in recent months.

Staff from a range of council teams and officers from Merseyside Police joined representatives from the likes of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, social housing providers and community groups throughout the week.

Fundraising efforts by Wirral’s former Mayor have generated more than £60,000 for local good causes.

Wirral is to join a new Government programme to help local authorities in delivering new council homes.

The Summer Reading Challenge invites children aged four to 11 to visit their local library, discover new books and enjoy a summer filled with fun, imagination, and outdoor inspiration.

The “Stories of Nature” project promises to take young people on a wild journey covering much of what Wirral’s diverse environments have to offer, whether that be the area’s extensive coastline, award-winning parks, leafy woodlands or urban expanses.

This consultation is to seek people’s views on a proposed PSPO to deter individuals and groups from engaging in the kind of crime and anti-social behaviour that has been blighting the shopping areas around Liscard in recent months.

The proposals are based around a core eight-site model of council operated library buildings designed to ensure the council meets its statutory duties in providing a ‘comprehensive and efficient’ library service, while still rationalising the service in line with this year’s budget resolution.

Public events have been taking place in each of the five areas where local people come along, hear a ‘pitch’ from the applicant and cast their vote on which ones they wanted to get the funding.