Important insect pollinator species have experienced national decline, with more than half of the country’s 27 bumblebee species in decline and three having already become extinct.
Two businesses linked to a New Brighton café - and the director of those businesses - have been ordered to pay a combined total of nearly £100,000 after pleading guilty to food safety offences at a hearing at Wirral Magistrates Court recently.
People across the Liverpool City Region are being asked to have their say on a new strategy to restore habitats, protect species and boost biodiversity.
More than £7 million could be invested on improving Wirral’s roads, footways and bridges in 2025-26 under plans which will be discussed at the next meeting of the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee.
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.
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.
An Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system has been installed to support the implementation of Wirral’s first School Street scheme covering Greenleas Primary School.
Drivers caught breaking the speed limit outside Black Horse Hill Junior School on Saughall Massie Road were given the choice of taking a fixed penalty or being questioned about their driving before a special ‘kids court’ made up of a panel of pupils from the school.
A new section of the King Charles III England Coast Path has been opened, giving the public a legal right to the iconic coastline of the North West and North Wales.
