Place North West | A postcard from Birkenhead: making people believe in change
After years of false dawns and undelivered plans, Muse Developments, in partnership with Wirral Council, is determined to deliver real change in the town.
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After years of false dawns and undelivered plans, Muse Developments, in partnership with Wirral Council, is determined to deliver real change in the town.
Neil Tague The local authority has set out a preferred course of action after it secured £27.8m in Future High Streets Fund support for Birkenhead and New Ferry. At the end of 2020, it was confirmed that Birkenhead was to receive £24.6m from the Government fund, with New Ferry, still struggling with the after-effects of 2017’s explosion, was awarded £3.2m. Wirral Council’s economy regeneration & development committee will next week be asked to approve next steps. The pressing issue for Wirral is finding an interim location for Birkenhead Market, in line with the council’s plans to de...