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Birkenhead man charged with sexual assault

A man has been charged following a report of sexual assault on New Chester Road In Birkenhead. At around 3.10pm on Friday 31 May it was reported that a woman…

‘From Birkenhead to Everest’ Mountaineers commemorated 100 years on

A series of thought-provoking events will mark the centenary of a 1924 Everest expedition where two climbers with close ties to Wirral lost their lives attempting to reach the summit.…

Volunteer beach clean-up takes place at Thurstaston

On 2 June, a team of 40 dedicated volunteers from the ASEZ WAO group, a young adult volunteer organisation affiliated with the World Mission Society Church of God, came together…

£190k deal supports pub group’s expansion

Bathgate Business Finance has supported the expansion of a successful local pub group through a £190k deal. The deal for Stange & Co allowed an extensive kitchen fit-out of the…

Sunday Snippets, 2 June 2024

Welcome to “Sunday Snippets” a weekly feature from Birkenhead News. It is a round-up of the important local news stories you may have missed over the last seven days. Click…

Wirral Police weekly news round-up, 1 June 2024

This is the Birkenhead News round-up of police and crime news in and around Wirral during the previous seven days. Oxton man jailed for 19 years for child sex offences…

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