International Women’s Day (IWD) is being marked across the North West today (8 March) with a number of events taking place.Members of the business community, local authorities and cultural organisations are among those coming together to call for gender parity whilst highlighting the achievements of women.In Liverpool, city council leaders ... Read More...
Wirral
The “largest public sector-led regeneration scheme in the country” progressed yesterday (28 February) as a new Wirral joint venture was approved.During a special meeting Wirral Council’s cabinet agreed to create Wirral Growth Company, which will see the local authority join forces with preferred development partner Muse Developments to transform the ... Read More...
A £3 milllion flood defence barrier project in West Kirby can be progressed to the next phase after a funding boost.Wirral Council has successfully secured Grant Aid for its proposals to build a 1.1km floodwall along South Parade, which would aim to help protect the resort from flooding into the ... Read More...
A project to replace two bridges crossing the docks between Wirral’s Birkenhead and Wallasey areas is said to be nearing completion.“Critical activities” to float a new bridge into position will take place soon according to Wirral Council after the construction and infrastructure scheme was affected by delays.The first part of ... Read More...
Organisations and projects across the Liverpool City Region have received a boost thanks to Ørsted’s Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund.A total of £112,500 was available to community projects as the fifth round of grants was awarded by the fund.Wallasey Village United Reformed Church has received £13,500 and Sefton Women’s and ... Read More...
Six strategic sites and buildings could be acquired by Wirral Council to enable its joint venture Wirral Growth Company to “hit the ground running”.The local authority has revealed it is close to concluding deals on two Birkenhead sites and is currently in negotiations over a further four.Through the acquisitions, the ... Read More...
The handover of a new £12 million school building has been celebrated in Birkenhead.Morgan Sindall has delivered the Ridgeway High School project as part of the Education Funding Agency’s (EFA) Priority School Building Programme in the North West.The Wirral school is one of 12 across the region to have been ... Read More...
New Ferry businesses can have their say on regeneration ideas for the Wirral area following a devastating explosion in March.A series of public consultation events will take place next week to explore the initial options which have been suggested at community meetings in recent months.Wirral Council has appointed GVA to ... Read More...
Pure Gym is heading to Wirral’s Junction One Retail Park where it will fill the final unit at the site.The fitness chain has agreed to let the 7,201 sq ft Unit 9 at the park in Bidston Moss, Wallasey.Due to open in September, the branch will be Pure Gym’s first opening ... Read More...
A new £6 million offshore wind farm operations base for DONG Energy has reached completion in Wirral.Around 45 people will be permanently based at the Kings Wharf facility in Seacombe, which will serve the firm’s Burbo Bank offshore wind farm and the recently opened Burbo Bank Extension.The two-storey building will ... Read More...
