A public competition has opened for the chance to be among the first passengers aboard the Royal Daffodil. It is the first new Mersey Ferry in more than 60 years, built at the Birkenhead shipyard. It will go into service in October.
Birkenhead Trampoline Club and Wirral Gymnastics Club have raised 60% of their target in just one week after being selected for a British Gas matched funding campaign.
Professor Sun Myint, who pioneered a groundbreaking rectal cancer treatment at the Wirral hospital, has been named a finalist for Clinical Leader of the Year in the Health Service Journal Awards.
Lezayre Nursing Home opened its garden gates to the community for an afternoon of live entertainment, food and old-fashioned fun that raised funds for the resident fund. They raised £1,300 for future resident events, outings, and special treats.
A new picture book created by the Birkenhead-based homeless charity aims to help primary school children understand homelessness through the story of a character called Ted. Ted Without a Bed was written by primary school teacher Emma Larkin, with pictures by Wirral artist Arwen Hughes.
British Transport Police have released images of a man they want to speak to after a passenger was racially abused on a train travelling through Tranmere. The man was on the train on August 1 and exited at Green Lane station. Police are urging anyone to come forward and identify him.
A man in his 20s from Liverpool remains in a critical condition after his Sur-Ron bike crashed inside the Queensway Tunnel on Tuesday afternoon. The tunnel was closed for several hours while police investigated.
Emergency services are dealing with a serious collision involving an off-road bike inside the Birkenhead to Liverpool carriageway of the Queensway Tunnel.
Gather & Graze in West Kirby is one of three social enterprises funding Nightingales Hub in Birkenhead, where staff are seeing an alarming rise in young people needing support for ketamine addiction. Nightingales' free meals often see children visit them.
Tranmere Rovers have announced that they have a new official podcast launching on August 12. The podcast will cover the stories of the club's staff, past and present players, and the community, and will have them as guests. Match of the Day commentator Steve Bower is hosting the podcast.
Passengers travelling from West Kirby face disruption during a 26-day closure of parts of the Merseyrail network from October 11 to November 6. Disruption will also affect further Wirral stations.
Melt Arts CIC is running three weeks of musical theatre camps for young people aged 5-16, funded through HAF Wirral. Some eligible children can receive free places, which are filling up quickly. The camp started on 3 August and will run till the 21st.
The UK's self-described last permanent drive-in cinema is searching for a new home after its owners were told they must vacate their Birkenhead site after almost nine years. Owners Karen Hall and Kevin Wood have till March 2027 to find the cinema
Ben Ollerhead, 29, was caught on CCTV breaking into a vehicle at a house in the early hours of the morning before being chased away by residents.
RedCore Digital has moved into larger premises in the town centre after recording a 38% increase in turnover over the past year. The agency rose from one freelancer to a multipurpose business, despite only being founded in 2023.
Mersey Ferries has submitted a licensing application to Wirral Council for the new £26m Royal Daffodil, which was built at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead. They also submitted a licence to serve alcohol on board and to play live and recorded music.
