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Thousands of residents who are struggling with the cost of living will be able to access support over Christmas and the winter months thanks to new…

Residents who are struggling with the rising cost of living and need help with food and energy bills, as well as other essentials, are being urged…

FINANCIAL support is now available to help Wirral residents facing severe financial difficulties and provide school meal replacements and during…

MORE than 50 community groups that helped residents through the pandemic are to receive grants to help their work continue.

Fifty local community groups will be supporting families with food and essentials over Christmas and beyond after receiving a share of more than…

A new community fund worth £15,000 is available to support families in North Birkenhead who have great ideas to boost their community.

Police will take to social media next week to update residents in Birkenhead North on a major project aimed at tackling crime in the area. Picture: Wirral Police Facebook POLICE will take to social media next week to update residents in Birkenhead North on a major project aimed at tackling crime in the area. Led by Inspector Tom Welch, the Safer Streets Facebook Watch Party will take place on Monday to update residents in the area about the £550,000 Safer Streets project. The even...

Launched today,  Cradle to Career aims to boost literacy standards, support families and create opportunities for residents for up to 20 years. The programme follows a major consultation which found that although residents are proud to live in the area they feel a lack of opportunities and jobs are holding the community back. Research found that, in Birkenhead as a whole, there are only 0.62 jobs for every person aged between 16 and 65 - the third lowest of 162 areas nationally. Arou...

The area to be covered by Wirral Safer Streets initiative ALLEYGATES, CCTV cameras and new streetlights have been installed in North Birkenhead in a project aimed at tackling crime in the area. Launched in October , the Safer Streets crime reduction programme was set up to improve safety and security after consultation with local residents showed there were concerns about anti-social behaviour. A partnership of Wirral Council, Merseyside Police, the Police & Crime Commissioner and North B...

The area to be covered by Wirral Safer Streets initiative POLICE will take to social media later this week to update residents in Birkenhead North on a major project aimed at tackling crime in the area. Led by Inspector Tom Welch, the Safer Streets Facebook Watch Party will take place between 12pm and 12.30pm on Thursday. Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner Jane Kennedy was instrumental in securing £549,700 from the Governments Safer Streets fund after working with Merseyside Polic...