Birkenhead News

Birkenhead News is a community-focused news organization dedicated to delivering local stories for Wirral and its surrounding areas. What sets us apart from other local news sources is our deep-rooted connection to Wirral; we are both based and owned here. As an independent entity, we are not part of any larger news organization, which allows us complete freedom in what we choose to report. Our mission is to shine a light on stories that might be overlooked by other media outlets. We are committed to prioritizing people and community in all our editorial decisions.

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Wirral soft plastics recycling trial collection starts

6 days ago | birkenhead.news | Ed Barnes

A trial that will see bin collections change in seven areas of Wirral has started and will run for two months. Wirral Council last month announced that the trial project aims to recycle more plastic wrapping and packaging. Later that month, the local authority handed out blue bags to people living on more than 350 roads to put items like bubble wrap that can’t usually be recycled.
Birkenhead Market accidentally left open over bank holiday weekend

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | Ed Barnes

Wirral Council said it is reviewing security procedures after a member of the public was able to spend the night in Birkenhead Market over the bank holiday weekend and help themselves to jars of honey. Birkenhead Market traders told the LDRS a shutter was left open on Saturday, 24 May, which allowed a member of the public to enter the building and sleep there over the bank holiday weekend. They said the issue was found when the market reopened following the bank holiday weekend on 27 May.
Wirral mum kickstarts campaign calling for national reform after son’s education experience

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | Ed Barnes

A Wirral mum is hoping to kick-start a national campaign for reform after her son was left in limbo for ten years. Rebecca Tilston, a mum from Pensby, has already got over 1,000 signatures in a week as she calls on the government to take action so no other family has to go through what she says hers went through.
Date when Birkenhead Town Hall will close announced

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | Ed Barnes

Wirral Council has announced when it will be closing one of its town halls until further notice for repairs as part of a cost-cutting drive for the financially struggling local authority. The closure of Birkenhead Town Hall was one of the millions of pounds of savings unanimously approved in March as part of Wirral Council’s budget for day-to-day services from April.
Claughton pub faces licence review

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | Ed Barnes

A Wirral pub could lose its licence as Merseyside Police has called for a review of its licence following alleged criminal offences at the premises. Councillors will next week review the licence held by the Claughton Hotel on Upton Road in Claughton, at a meeting on 5 June. According to its web page, the pub describes itself as a “cheery local” that welcomes everyone.
How much Colomendy will cost Liverpool Council

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | David Humphreys

Liverpool Council will be responsible for the holding costs of a popular North Wales outdoor education site thought to be more than half a million pounds a year until a new operator can be found. At the start of this year, after seven decades providing educational away days for young people, it was confirmed the site would close with immediate effect. Kingswood Colomendy Ltd, the site’s tenant, and its parent company, Inspiring Learning Ltd, both ceased trading and administrators were appointed.
Liverpool’s litter fines set to rise

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | David Humphreys

Litter bugs across Liverpool will face tougher penalties for dumping their rubbish on the streets as the city council moves to deploy an external company to deal with enforcement. With more than £12m spent each year on cleaning litter and fly-tipping across the city, the local authority’s cabinet is moving forward with a proposal to contract a firm to crackdown on environmental crime.
HMRC claiming thousands owed from Wirral care home company paid millions

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | Ed Barnes

“It was money that was rightfully hers. He made me feel awful and accused me of harassing him. How am I harassing you when it’s money you owed?”Gill Harris’ mum, Mary Evans, was a resident in Corona House, a care home in Birkenhead run by Brighter Bloom Healthcare Group. She said the business had previously been good at responding to issues but in August 2024, she realised her mum was paying money she shouldn’t be for her care.
Decision made over Liscard’s derelict Dominick House

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | Ed Barnes

A decision has been made by Wirral Council over a derelict Wallasey office block after months of speculation about the future of the building. Dominick House, the former government office building on St Alban’s Road, currently towers over Liscard town centre but lies derelict with multiple windows either smashed or boarded up. The building closed in 2018. Wirral Council was planning to sell its freehold for the site to Prospect Estates, the owner of the leasehold, in 2022 but this was postponed.
Vegetable oil fueled bin lorries could help pick up Liverpool’s food waste

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | David Humphreys

Dozens of new lorries powered by vegetable oil are to be rolled out to help pick up Liverpool’s new food waste bins from next year. From April, the city council will be tasked with providing weekly collections of food waste to every home under its jurisdiction. After legislation was passed four years ago, there is less than a year until the major change is adopted by every council in the country. It comes as Liverpool was recorded as having the second-worst recycling rates across the UK.