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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 10h
Families urged to check if young adults missing out on £2,200 in unclaimed Child Trust Funds www.birkenhead.news/families-urg...
Families urged to check if young adults missing out on £2,200 in unclaimed Child Trust Funds
Thousands of people on Merseyside are being urged to claim their share of an unclaimed £1.5bn trust fund set up in 2002. HMRC says there are approximately 758,000 young adults…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 11h
Claire House to feature in Nisha Katona’s TV show www.birkenhead.news/claire-house...
Claire House to feature in Nisha Katona’s TV show
Nisha Katona’s Home Kitchen will feature Claire House Children’s Hospice in a special episode airing on ITV this Saturday, 11 October. The episode shines a light on Mowgli founder Nisha’s…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 11h
Wirral Council leader hits back at criticism of independent regeneration review costs www.birkenhead.news/wirral-counc...
Wirral Council leader hits back at criticism of independent regeneration review costs
Costs amounting to £1,000 a day to bring in a firm reviewing problems faced by multi-million pound regeneration schemes in Wirral has been described as “an appalling use of taxpayers’…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 11h
UK’s favourite jazz singer returns to Wirral www.birkenhead.news/uks-favourit...
UK’s favourite jazz singer returns to Wirral
Wirral-based jazz orchestra, Out of the Blue, has announced that their guest vocalist, Matt Ford, will appear at a special Saturday night performance on 18 October at Heswall Hall. Following…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 12h
New Brighton RNLI tasked during Storm Amy www.birkenhead.news/new-brighton...
New Brighton RNLI tasked during Storm Amy
New Brighton RNLI’s volunteer crew were put to the test in tricky conditions when tasked during Storm Amy on Saturday, 4 October. The pagers sounded at 12:46pm for New Brighton…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 12h
Call for Wirral entries to the 2026 Culture and Creativity Awards www.birkenhead.news/call-for-wir...
Call for Wirral entries to the 2026 Culture and Creativity Awards
The Culture and Creativity Awards are returning in 2026 to celebrate creativity from across the Liverpool City Region. Wirral winners at last year’s event included MAKE CIC, Convenience Gallery CIC,…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 13h
Former Merseyside firefighter found guilty of sexually abusing a thirteen-year-old girl www.birkenhead.news/former-merse...
Former Merseyside firefighter found guilty of sexually abusing a thirteen-year-old girl
A former Merseyside firefighter has been found guilty of grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a thirteen-year-old girl. On Friday,10 October a jury at Liverpool Crown Court found Scott…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 13h
New convenience store to open near Prenton Park www.birkenhead.news/new-convenie...
New convenience store to open near Prenton Park
A new convenience store is expected to open in Wirral within the next two weeks, despite concerns from neighbours that the area is reaching a tipping point. Baskaran Sinnathurai had…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 13h
Midwives lead the way for Stoptober with smoke-free pregnancy support www.birkenhead.news/midwives-lea...
Midwives lead the way for Stoptober with smoke-free pregnancy support
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) is backing this year’s national Stoptober campaign by highlighting the work of its maternity team in supporting pregnant people and their families to stop sm...
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 14h
Guidance on how to make sure your bin is collected www.birkenhead.news/guidance-on-...
Guidance on how to make sure your bin is collected
People might not realise they have to do five things every week to avoid their bin not being collected. Guidance is available on Wirral Council’s website for people across the…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 14h
Liverpool hosts next phase of UN Accelerator City for Climate Action www.birkenhead.news/liverpool-ho...
Liverpool hosts next phase of UN Accelerator City for Climate Action
One year ago, Liverpool became the United Nations’ first Accelerator City for Climate Action, pioneering experiments to decarbonise the live music, film and TV sectors through a city-wide lens. The…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 14h
Northern Powerhouse bar could anchor new nightlife hub in Birkenhead www.birkenhead.news/northern-pow...
Northern Powerhouse bar could anchor new nightlife hub in Birkenhead
Two new venues could soon open in “a little corner of Birkenhead”, which once seemed out of the way but is now “right in the middle.” The people behind them…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 15h
£418K boost to help Liverpool City Region’s rough sleepers www.birkenhead.news/418k-boost-t...
£418K boost to help Liverpool City Region’s rough sleepers
Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has welcomed a £418,449 boost from the Government to help tackle rough sleeping and support some of the most vulnerable people in the community.…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 15h
Winners of Williamson Open 2025 announced as exhibition opens for 62nd edition www.birkenhead.news/winners-of-w...
Winners of Williamson Open 2025 announced as exhibition opens for 62nd edition
The Williamson Open 2025 exhibition has opened at Birkenhead’s Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, with Ffion Travis and Ian Bradshaw announced as winners of the Art and Photography prizes. The…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 16h
Business owners fume as Grange Road West makeover mocked online www.birkenhead.news/business-own...
Business owners fume as Grange Road West makeover mocked online
“It’s like they have let the kids nursery out and let them paint the street. I hate it when Birkenhead is made a laughing stock because it’s our town and…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 16h
Spooktacular Halloween event for the whole family at the Cherry Tree Shopping Centre www.birkenhead.news/spooktacular...
Spooktacular Halloween event for the whole family at the Cherry Tree Shopping Centre
On Saturday, 25 October, Cherry Tree Shopping Centre is inviting visitors of all ages to a day of spooktacular fun at its Halloween Event. From 10:00am to 4:00pm, the centre…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 17h
Wirral family awarded £600 over missed bin collections www.birkenhead.news/wirral-famil...
Wirral family awarded £600 over missed bin collections
Improvements are being made to more than 350,000 bin collections after an investigation forced the council to pay out hundreds of pounds to a family. Wirral Council has apologised to…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 18h
Anxiety, depression, and trauma lead to hundreds of Wirral kids missing school www.birkenhead.news/anxiety-depr...
Anxiety, depression, and trauma lead to hundreds of Wirral kids missing school
Hundreds of children are currently missing out on school every year, as numbers and the costs involved keep increasing. The reasons for the rise in cases include anxiety, depression, and…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 20h
Tap and Go takes off with more than 53,000 Merseyrail journeys in the first month www.birkenhead.news/tap-and-go-t...
Tap and Go takes off with more than 53,000 Merseyrail journeys in the first month
More than 53,000 journeys have been taken on Merseyrail using the new contactless tap and go system in the first month. Launched at the start of August 2025, Tap and…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 1d
Wirral Council set to appoint interim chief www.birkenhead.news/wirral-counc...
Wirral Council set to appoint interim chief
Wirral Council is set to get a new top boss if councillors approve plans. Wirral Council said a recommendation from the local authority’s staffing committee will be made to a…
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Illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth £60,000 seized in Safer Streets Summer crackdown in Wirral www.birkenhead.news/illegal-ciga...
Illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth £60,000 seized in Safer Streets Summer crackdown in Wirral
Wirral officers have seized more than 53,000 illegal cigarettes worth £40,000, 13.2kg of hand rolled tobacco worth £20,000, and in excess of 1,000 illegal vapes worth £10,000 after partnering with…
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Hundreds of jobs seekers meet employers at latest Wirral Jobs Fair www.birkenhead.news/hundreds-of-...
Hundreds of jobs seekers meet employers at latest Wirral Jobs Fair
A jobs fair delivered by Wirral Council saw almost a thousand job seekers meeting with potential employers and training providers and hundreds of interviews lined up on the day. The…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 1d
Male sought after man pushed onto Wirral Line track at Lime Street www.birkenhead.news/male-sought-...
Male sought after man pushed onto Wirral Line track at Lime Street
An investigation has been launched after a man was pushed onto the tracks at the underground at Liverpool Lime Street and officers have released this image in connection. On Tuesday,…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 1d
Families urged to check if young adults missing out on £2,200 in unclaimed Child Trust Funds www.birkenhead.news/families-urg...
Families urged to check if young adults missing out on £2,200 in unclaimed Child Trust Funds
Thousands of people on Merseyside are being urged to claim their share of an unclaimed £1.5bn trust fund set up in 2002. HMRC says there are approximately 758,000 young adults…
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Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 1d
Claire House to feature in Nisha Katona’s TV show www.birkenhead.news/claire-house...
Claire House to feature in Nisha Katona’s TV show
Nisha Katona’s Home Kitchen will feature Claire House Children’s Hospice in a special episode airing on ITV this Saturday, 11 October. The episode shines a light on Mowgli founder Nisha’s…
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