Wirral Council’s Business Support Service has given free support to 533 businesses in the last year, helping the creation of 66 new businesses in the borough.
Wirral's skyline is changing as work is continues at pace. Cllr Tony Jones provides an update on some of the major regeneration milestones of the past year.
Few businesses can lay claim to being heart of the community more than Edge & Son in New Ferry. The butcher this year celebrates its 180th birthday, not just making them one of the oldest businesses in Wirral, but the whole of the UK.
Twenty years ago a Wirral couple had grand plans to open a restaurant in Wirral. Julian and Jackie Davies scraped together as much money as they could - Julian even had to sell his beloved motorbike - and shortly afterwards Julian’s opened its doors to the public in Hoylake.
Wirral Council's leader and Mayor attended celebrations to mark the completion of the first 150 waterside apartments at Peel Waters’ Millers Quay development.