Wirral set for ‘ambitious’ £73.5m redevelopment plan
A council in Merseyside has revealed its plans for a £73.5m redevelopment of its area over the next few years.
Wirral Council plans to refurbish a former Birkenhead shop unit, redevelop New Ferry town centre and create a mental health...
MP makes plea for more electric vehicle charging points
Bill Esterson, MP for Sefton Central, has demanded more electric vehicle charging points to be installed in the North of England through levelling up programmes.
Liverpool City Council announced at the start of the year that 300 new electric vehicle...
Former ambassador to North Korea comes to LJMU
Former ambassador to North Korean John Everard attended LJMU to deliver a talk to students about the region and to inspire them to consider a career within the foreign service.
Mr Everard served in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office...
LJMU lecturer warns World War Three could be a step closer
In the week when Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to ‘find the murderers’ of a prisoner of war, a lecturer from LJMU has warned a possible third World War is a step closer
The apparent shooting of the prisoner...
Merseyside MP demands safer car parks in wake of tragedy
Merseyside MP Maria Eagle has called for an increase in the minimum height of car park barriers in a Bill being referred to as 'Gabe's Law'.
The Bill is named after Gabriel Santer, who died after falling from Q-Park Hanover...
Knowsley Council Leader raises concerns over new rule on voter ID
A new rule requiring photo ID to be shown at polling stations could leave some Knowsley residents unable to vote.
This comes after the Government introduced a requirement for voters to show photo ID for the upcoming local elections on...
20mph speed limit to be set for more than 1000 Wirral roads
Wirral Council have approved plans to extend the number of roads in the borough with a reduced 20mph speed limit to more than 1000.
The proposed speed limits are part of Wirral's contribution to the Liverpool City Region Road Safety...
Transgender hate crimes on rise in wake of ‘moral panic’
The chair of the transgender support group Spirit Level has condemned the blocking of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill and the outrage sparked by Isla Bryson being initially jailed in a women's prison.
Lily Hunt, who took over as chair...
Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram honoured by LJMU
Steve Rotheram, the Metro Mayor for the Liverpool City Region, is poised to become an Alumni Ambassador Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University.
One of the first to receive the award, the metro mayor has been recognised as someone who...
Liverpool refuse collectors vote to accept 10 per cent pay rise
After a long wait and hundreds of people fighting for a pay rise, GMB members have finally been given an offer they feel they can accept.
GMB members have chosen to accept the offer of a 10 percent pay rise...
