Students from a Wirral secondary school have provided artwork for an eye-catching exhibition in Liverpool that closes this weekend.

‘Tree City of the World’ status is global recognition from an organisation called the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations given to cities and areas around the world that are demonstrating leadership in managing their urban trees.

Wirral Council has begun the legal process for repealing little-known local byelaws dating back some 90 years that effectively prohibited cycling, scooting or horse riding along one of the borough’s most-loved coastal paths.

The Grange/Conway Street multi storey car park will be closed temporarily while works are carried out to improve the entrance.

No fewer than 37 Green Flag awards were awarded to Wirral parks this year – more than any other authority in the North West.

Since June, more than 7,000 households across the borough have been supporting the council and waste management partners in trialling a new collection method which aims to recycle a range of soft plastic packaging items that aren’t able to be collected under the current recycling method.

The process to extend the scheme follows a successful implementation of ANPR technology at Greenleas in Wallasey – which was, coincidentally, the very first School Streets scheme in Wirral.

Smoke controls will now be implemented in the only areas of the borough that weren’t previously subject to restrictions. This includes areas such as Brimstage, Storeton, Thornton Hough and Raby.

Bees’ Needs Week, which runs until Sunday, aims to raise awareness of the importance of bees and other pollinators and share ideas, actions and activities that highlight the ways in which people can help them thrive.

Wirral’s 37 Green Flag awards increases the number of awards achieved by two from last year’s 35, with all those accredited last year maintaining their status this year.

Whether people want to celebrate a loved one, mark a significant milestone in their life, or create a lasting tribute to someone they have lost, the opportunity to leave some special words on this coastal landmark is bound to be popular.

The “Stories of Nature” project promises to take young people on a wild journey covering much of what Wirral’s diverse environments have to offer, whether that be the area’s extensive coastline, award-winning parks, leafy woodlands or urban expanses.