The North West’s No.1 pantomime returns to New Brighton this festive season with a spectacular new production of Aladdin – and leading the charge is a name audiences simply can’t get enough of.
More local firms and entrepreneurs will continue to get fully funded, practical help to start or grow a business thanks to an extension of the Wirral’s Business Support Service through to March 2027.
Wirral is being showcased to audiences across the country this spring as part of VisitEngland’s ‘All on the North West Coast’ campaign, which is promoting some of the region’s most distinctive coastal destinations.
Wirral-based creatives are being encouraged to apply for a series of exciting new music commissions as part of Liverpool Music Month and the Liverpool City Region Summer of Music 2026.
A successful partnership recruitment event at Arrowe Park Hospital has helped 21 Wirral residents secure job offers as Healthcare Assistants, allowing them to take their first steps into a career in the NHS.
Residents seeking work will benefit from a further year of dedicated support as Wirral Council approves a 12 month extension to the ReachOut Worklessness Support Service, delivered by Involve Northwest.
Artificial Intelligence will be in the spotlight at an upcoming Jobs Fair for young people through dedicated sessions on using AI tools to boost your employment and training searches.
Apprentices from Wirral Met College showcased their growing skills during a visit to Persimmon’s River Walk development during National Apprenticeship Week, where the council is working with partners to create more training and job opportunities for local people.
A Wirral man who had been out of work for two decades has secured a job and regained his confidence thanks to support from the council’s commissioned employment support service, ReachOut.
New Brighton is set to strengthen its reputation as a cultural and creative destination with two new projects: a series of street art celebrating local heroes and the launch of a Creative Technology Hub.
Wirral is set to lead the way in one of the biggest shifts in local transport policy in a generation after the Liverpool City Region appointed new operators to run its first publicly controlled bus services since the 1980s.