Tranmere knocked out of Carabao Cup after penalty heartbreak at Prenton Park
Rovers miss four spot kicks in a row as Rochdale progress despite a thrilling 2-2 draw. The Rovers lost on penalties.
Birkenhead & Oxton
New fundraising board appointed for Maggie's cancer charity in Merseyside
A team of prominent community leaders has been formed to help raise awareness and funds for Maggie's cancer support centres in Liverpool and Wirral. These include long-serving supporters of Maggie's, which provides free emotional, practical and psychological help to cancer patients and families.
Wirral Council in proccess of finalising grant funding for Birkenhead's Dock Branch Park
The council is working to finalise funding conditions for the £15m New York-inspired linear park, with site remediation set to begin ahead of construction.
Bedsit plans for former Birkenhead play centre rejected
Wirral Council has refused an application to convert the former Clown Around soft play centre near Birkenhead Park into four bedsits, citing inadequate living space and concerns about bin storage.
Wirral woman wants government to apologise for 'sleeping babies' scandal
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.
Suspended Wirral police officer convicted of misconduct at work
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.
Two Wirral men among eight charged following major police operation
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.
Police hope DNA evidence will find 'Beast of Birkenhead' 40 years after brutal murder and wrongful conviction
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.
Family praises Shared Lives care service after wedding support for father with dementia
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.
Wirral Council wins top national award for drug and alcohol treatment partnership
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.
Two teenagers arrested after knife recovered in Rock Ferry
Police detained two 15-year-old boys following reports of a disturbance in Mulberry Close where a male was seen with a knife.
Rock Ferry residents give their views on crime after police introduce stop and search powers
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.
Missing Birkenhead boy, 12, found safe and well
Harry Evans has been found safe after going missing from Birkenhead late on Tuesday evening. He is 12 years old.
Dispersal zone introduced in Birkenhead town centre after reports of youth crime
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.
Birkenhead woman, 20, discovers hearing loss during routine Specsavers visit
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.
Wirral vows to protect green belt as housing targets more than double
Councillors have agreed to ask the Government for greater flexibility on housing targets to avoid building on protected land. The current target is up to 1,622 a year.