Emma went from being unable to work as a single parent of an autistic daughter to training as a volunteer to help families facing similar challenges. She connected with Citizen Advice's Seacombe Family Hub. One staff member was impressed by Emma's dedication and urged her to volunteer there.
A Birkenhead woman, 40-year-old Katie Doughty, was caught driving three times over the alcohol limit on July 3. She was issued with a 2-year driving ban, fined £677, and ordered to pay £85, with a surcharge of £271.
The free festival takes over Victoria Road on Saturday with live music, a Pride market, dog show and performances from Birkenhead singer Benjamin Gillham. It is open from 10:30 am to 6 pm.
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.
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.
A couple bought a D-Day boat for £6,000 and restored it. The historic vessel, once named Motor Launch 1392, was purchased on eBay in 2021 and was restored by Gemma and Simon Robins. The boat was used to guide landings safely towards Gold Beach during D-Day. It now sits in a boatyard in Heswall.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A planning application has been lodged with Wirral Council for a new breeding kennel and training area on land between Bromborough and Raby, with the applicant supplying dogs for professional use.
Connor has qualified as helm after joining the lifeboat crew in 2022 and will now take command of the Atlantic 85 lifeboat during callouts. His partner Ffion also volunteers as a medical advisor.
Charles Martin, believed to be one of the oldest people in the region, was treated to balloons, decorations and cake by Ward 27 staff at the Wirral hospital. Charles still does his own shopping and enjoys everyday activities with support staff.
