Drivers caught breaking the speed limit outside Black Horse Hill Junior School on Saughall Massie Road were given the choice of taking a fixed penalty or being questioned about their driving before a special ‘kids court’ made up of a panel of pupils from the school.

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Last updated: 9 January 5:30pm

Wirral has experienced snow and icy weather conditions, and for some areas, the impacts continue due to ongoing freezing conditions.

The Met Office has weather warnings in place with expected snow and ice over the weekend, Saturday 4 January and Sunday 5 January.

Wirral Council is looking to make improvements on one of the main routes linking Birkenhead and Wallasey – Duke Street.

22% of schools across the borough are now awarded with a Modeshift accreditation, meaning that Wirral ranks 4th within the list of Local Authorities nationwide (that have more than 100 schools).

In common with many areas in the west of the UK last weekend, Wirral experienced storm-force winds which caused disruption to a range of events, services and communities.

As the school term starts and the journeys to and from school return, more of our children will be travelling actively thanks to the efforts of Wirral schools to become Modeshift accredited.

This year, Wirral is spending more than £8 million on our public highways, to keep our roads in good condition, and safe for everyone who uses them.

We're looking for local people to become a School Crossing Patrol to help children cross the road safely on their way to or from school.

Young people from local primaries have been given a boost to get them to and from school quicker and more safely.

As councillors voted to implement the second phase of 20mph speed limits, motorists travelling along some of those roads affected by phase one of the road safety scheme are starting to see signs of enforcement activity.