Gina Jacobs from Greasby has supported calls for Prime Minister Andy Burnham to issue a formal apology to families affected by historic hospital practices that denied parents the chance to see or hold their stillborn babies.
PC Carl Edwards, 35, found guilty of making sexual advances towards vulnerable victims and unlawfully obtaining personal data. He was suspended from his position before court proceedings and was convicted of three offences in public office in July 2026.
The first-ever Animal Rescue Festival Wirral takes place this weekend at Claremont Farm, featuring live entertainment, dog shows, wellness activities and fair rides. Entry is as little as a £1 charity donation, and classes cost £3 each, or four for £10.
A Bebington man and a New Ferry man have been charged with drug offences following Operation Vanguard, a major enforcement day that saw more than 300 officers carry out warrants across Merseyside. They are due in court again in August.
Diane Sindall, 21, was murdered in the early hours of August 2, 1986, after being seen walking on Borough Road at around midnight. Peter Sullivan, 30, was wrongfully convicted of her murder, but police are hoping DNA evidence will solve the almost 40-year-old case.
A Wirral family has spoken of their positive experience with the council's Shared Lives service, which provided dementia care for their father while daughter Lynne got married.
A Wirral Council-led partnership has been recognised with the highest honour at the UK National Procurement GO Awards for transforming how specialist drug and alcohol treatment services are commissioned across Cheshire and Merseyside.
A new yellow metal gate installed by Wirral Council on Banks Road is causing frustration for boat owners and the Heswall Boat Yard, who say it is disrupting their work while doing little to stop vessels being abandoned. The council says it is to stop unlicensed boats being left.
New homes have been completed where the Foxfield School once stood on New Hey Road. 66 new two-, three-, and four-bedroom houses were finished, available to rent and buy through shared ownership, renting, or Rent to Buy. They were created by Lovell Partnerships and Onward Homes.
Police detained two 15-year-old boys following reports of a disturbance in Mulberry Close where a male was seen with a knife.
Local people share mixed opinions on criminality in their area following Merseyside Police's Section 60 order earlier this month. The order gave police extended stop and search powers, but it ended on July 15.
Forty-two people will stand in formation on the beach today to represent each life saved by lifeguards in the north west since the service began in 2001. The service came to the Wirral in 2015, but lifeboats on the Wirral go back as far as 1803.
Harry Evans has been found safe after going missing from Birkenhead late on Tuesday evening. He is 12 years old.
Members can now enjoy a celebratory whisky from 10 am and buy drinks at the halfway house after the council approves licence changes. The change was made after some members complained they couldn't toast to a hole-in-one with a whisky shot before 11 am.
Police have implemented a 48-hour dispersal zone in Birkenhead town centre following increased reports of anti-social behaviour, bike robberies and youths carrying weapons. Police will be patrolling the area.
Lacey Haydn was accompanying a friend to collect glasses when she was offered a three-minute hearing screening that changed her life. A follow-up appointment confirmed her hearing loss. Lacey will now have an appointment at Arrowe Park to find out the cause of it.
