Birkenhead’s Cammell Laird shipyard lowered the funnel of the new Mersey Ferry into place marking completion of the high-tech vessel’s steel superstructure.
Today Wirral Council’s Leader Cllr Paula Basnett paid tribute to the workers and the world-famous shipyard where the new first Mersey ferry in 60 years is currently being built.
Wirral Council’s Leader has urged eligible businesses in the borough to take advantage of a major new funding opportunity to help them scale up and expand.
Proposed major improvements to the roads and public spaces around Woodside and better travel connections from there into Birkenhead town centre via Argyle Street are set to be decided on by councillors.
More than 60 Wirral-based entrepreneurs have launched or scaled their businesses thanks to two fully funded specialist programmes delivering targeted support for the borough’s growing Creative, Digital and Tech (CDT) sector.
The announcement of £80 million investment into a state of the art new research facility in the borough has been welcomed by the Leader of Wirral Council.
A new programme of live events focused on supporting inclusive business growth across the Liverpool City Region will kick off in Wirral next week, giving local companies the opportunity to share ideas, collaborate and learn how to build inclusivity into the heart of their organisations.
