Development of a former gasworks to provide hundreds of new homes close to Birkenhead town centre has taken a significant step forward. Wirral Council and developers ION Property Developments Ltd have now signed a Master Development Agreement (MDA) for the new urban village at Hind Street.
Five cultural and community-led events are set to benefit from nearly £15,000 of Wirral Council funding to support creativity, connection, and neighbourhood celebrations across the borough.
Wirral Youth Market is heading to West Kirby this August Bank Holiday weekend, promising a colourful shopping experience and a chance to support a new generation of entrepreneurs, artists and performers.
Merseyrail is offering Wirral businesses the chance to promote themselves for free, with a pop-up activation at one of their 69 railway stations between Monday 22nd to Friday 26th September 2025.
The ‘how to become a childminder’ sessions are being run by the council’s Economic Growth and Early Years teams and will also offer advice from the council’s Universal Business Support Service.
At Policy and Resources Committee (July 23) the current position regarding the work underway in Birkenhead town centre will be outlined clearly in financial reporting.
Leader of Wirral Council, Cllr Paula Basnett, said: "It is important for residents, businesses and our partners to know that we are a strongly led organisation and I can assure them that Wirral’s regeneration programme continues to move forward."
Do you know where the Balaclava Field is in Wirral? Or Cannon Hill Meadows? Maybe the Night Pasture or the Boothby Ground? These are just a few of the key sites in one of the Borough’s most historic locations.
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.
