Hundreds of local people attending a dedicated Maritime & Engineering Jobs Fair in Birkenhead met with employers and training providers from two of the Liverpool City Region's fastest-growing sectors.
Senior leaders from across the public, private, education and development sectors have come together for the first meeting of Wirral's new Place Partnership Board.
A landmark moment in the 800-year history of the Mersey ferries was celebrated as the new £26m Royal Daffodil set out on the river following a special naming ceremony.
The Pyramids Shopping Centre, Birkenhead will be installing new car parking barriers and equipment at both its Borough Road and Conway Street car parks from mid-September. The upgrades in the car parks come as improvement works are also set to be carried out to two town centre side streets.
More evening and Sunday services, extended routes and brand-new links for Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals are some of the key improvements coming to Wirral bus services as public control of the network begins on Sunday 25 October.
From delivering new homes and affordable housing to helping people avoid homelessness, work continues across Wirral to address some of the borough's biggest housing challenges.
The full list of employers who will be attending the dedicated Maritime & Engineering Jobs Fair being held in Birkenhead town centre has now been confirmed.