A campaign to provide some extra festive sparkle for hundreds of local children in need got underway today with the launch of Wirral Council’s annual Christmas gift appeal.

Applications are now open for children and families to take part in Wirral’s Holiday Activity Programme this Christmas.

A Wirral school has been placed first on a national league table for pupils who walk to school.

Wirral’s newest visitor attraction Eureka! Science + Discovery has been officially launched, ahead of its November opening to the public.

Safe, engaging activities for 6,000 young people this Halloween and Bonfire Night, thanks to funding from the region’s Police Commissioner.

A series of workshops are taking place over the next few months aimed at raising awareness of the beauty and benefits to the environment of the wide range of wildflowers in Wirral.

A busy week of action has taken place involving a range of partners to highlight County Lines Spotlight Week.

Children at nine schools in Bebington are helping to make streets in the area safer and healthier for their journeys to school, as part of By Ours Bebington. The community project, led by the charity Sustrans with Wirral Council, helps residents, businesses and schools to redesign their own streets.

Two more primary schools - St George's in Wallasey and Raeburn in Bromborough - will be joining the School Streets scheme next month to help improve safety and air quality around the school gates.

Thousands of children have enjoyed a summer to remember with Wirral’s Holiday Activity Fund (HAF) programme.

Another specialist beach wheelchair is now available to hire for free from the Floral Pavilion thanks to the generosity of people on a Wirral Facebook group

Work to transform a run-down youth club in New Ferry into a state-of-the-art community clubhouse is underway after building contractors took over the site earlier this week (Monday 5 September).