Support for Covid crisis passes £200 million mark Thursday, 21 January, 2021 With the news that Wirral Council has received a further £23 million to support Wirral businesses hardest hit by the Covid crisis, Wirral’s Conservative Councillors are working with Council Officers to ensure every pound of the £200 million of Covid Funding Support the Borough has received from the Government makes a real difference to residents' lives and sustains Wirral's businesses. Just over... Local News
£23 million available for Wirral businesses 18th January 2021 Wirral Council has received a further £23 million to support businesses in Wirral hardest hit by the Covid crisis. This latest cash is in addition to the £179... Local News
Councillor Jeff Green Elected Wirral Conservative Group Leader 6th January 2021 Councillor Jeff Green was elected as Conservative Group Leader on 22nd December 2020 following the resignation of Councillor Ian Lewis from the role. Paying... Local News
Symptom Free testing rolled out in Wirral 13th December 2020 Symptom-free COVID testing began last week for anyone who lives or works in Wirral to help stop the spread this winter. Tests are available 7 days a week from... Local News
CHRISTMAS TREE LIT AT SPITAL CROSS ROADS 8th December 2020 Clatterbridge Councillor Cherry Povall writes: ‘’After a lot of problems we have at last managed to get the Christmas Tree erected at Spital Cross roads. We had... Local News
Extra £1,000 grants for pubs over Christmas 3rd December 2020 Pubs in Wirral that mainly serve alcohol rather than food will be eligible for £1,000 grants to support them over the Christmas period. The payment, announced... Local News
New fund launched to support Wirral businesses 2nd December 2020 Hard-hit businesses and sole traders in Wirral are being urged to apply for a new cash grant to help them over the Christmas period. The new discretionary grant... Local News
Council dumps consultant librrary plans 28th November 2020 After previously spending more than £284,000 on outside consultants to look at the Borough’s library service, Wirral Council is set to ask residents for their... Local News
Wirral taxi drivers face getting less support than drivers in Liverpool 13th November 2020 Plans for a Taxi Driver Support Fund across Merseyside have been thrown into disarray after it was confirmed that taxi drivers in Wirral will receive at least... Local News
Council backs allotment investment plan 13th November 2020 A plan to invest £127,000 in new allotment plots has been given the green light by the Council’s Policy and Resources Committee (Wednesday). The proposal, as... Local News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal. 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News