Advertise with us Video Services Brad Kella announces first UK headline tour following breakthrough success The region’s biggest electric vehicle event is coming to the Museum of Liverpool info@theguideliverpool.com +44 151 702 0143 Calendar Food & Drink A new community-focused coffee shop opens on Manchester Road Picante launches new Margarita Masterclasses Nightlife New Kapsule music venue opening at Invisible Wind Factory this weekend 20 things you can do this week in Liverpool (28 April – 4 May 2025) Tate Liverpool unveils Chila Kumari Singh Burman retrospective as centrepiece of 2027 relaunch Family Mum creates chilled Scandi style play cafe that parents will love as much as kids Find out the free family entertainment happening at Smithdown Festival this weekend Directory The Northern Guide Advertise The Guide Liverpool: Getting Ready for the BIG dates in 2025 12 ways The Guide can help support your business in 2025 The One Stop Shop provides support and advice on many council services Streetscene/Bins and Emergency Financial Support/Foodbanks It is now open for appointments only and will be open every Wednesday with appointments available from 9am and last appointment at 4pm and as agreed by the council’s Policy and Resources Committee Wallasey town hall will continue to be used for a number of council and civic functions including some direct services for members of the public The Grade II* listed building already has the Council’s Civic and Elections Service located there and most council meetings continue to be held within the town hall’s committee rooms and council chamber This follows a review in which the town hall was identified as the preferred location for council committee meetings and will now be expanded so that soon it is expected to also host a One Stop Shop facility with bookable appointments one day a week “Residents will be pleased to see the One Stop Shop return in Wallasey Town Hall The return of the One Stop Shop brings an additional valuable option for people who prefer face-to-face appointments or are not comfortable with or unable to use online services or telephone support “I am pleased to see we have found a way to ensure we can use it for its intended purpose as well as council meetings and community uses means we don’t just maintain the building but provide extra support for the local community “Wallasey town hall is a landmark on the Mersey and one of the most prominent buildings in our borough Its continued operation is integral to our key regeneration in Seacombe Bringing Wallasey Town Hall back into use bridges our modern forward-looking regeneration efforts with the rich history of Wirral.” The summer will see the Registrars move into the offices there and marriages will resume in the town hall from 1st July where many couples have in the past celebrated their weddings A number of further council operations including Distribution Services the Emergency Control Room and the Domestic Abuse Team are expected to be located in the town hall site later in the year and the option for bookable meeting rooms plus and drop-down space for partners CVF and community uses will become available in due course Cllr Stuart added: “The Council’s newly adopted Local Plan identified Seacombe as a priority area for regeneration and the Wallasey Town Hall Quarter masterplan outlines how we envision its future development Using the town hall in this way ensures we maintain our focus on delivering regeneration across the entire borough.” Find out what’s good up North on our new platform Sign up today to be the first to hear exclusive Liverpool news & offers Download it today to be the first to hear exclusive Liverpool news & offers Sign our campaign for a grant funding review Mosslands School is working with the Department for Education on a replacement school sports facilities and playing fields project the project advancing after Wirral Council secured funding from the DfE Papers prepared for Wirral Council’s policy & resources committee earlier this month outlined the need for the local authority to come up with £3.4m in match funding a local contribution to the DfE’s £65m input Mosslands is described as a fully comprehensive school offering education for 1,100 boys aged 11-19 with a mixed sixth form and describes itself as the first school in the regio to be recognised as a STEAM (science engineering art and maths) Centre of Excellence The development’s overarching goal is to give the school capacity to accommodate 1,500 pupils along with a small increase in staff numbers from 110 to 122 the new school will be a single three-storey building with two sports halls and a replacement all-weather sports pitch on the northern part of the existing Wallacre playing fields next to Mosslands The school has no current sports fields of its own By releasing four acres of the Wallacre fields Wirral Council will enable this development; in return the school will give back 3.7 acres of secure modern fields for use by school and community The area currently taken up by the school will Wirral Council will take forward plans for the southern part of the Wallacre independently Facilities at the school will also be available for community use with separate changing facilities for pupils and the public There will be controlled access to out of hours learning in areas such as art and music Using solar panels and heat pumps could lead to savings of £160,000 a year running the complex the hope is for the planning process to be entered into this March aiming for completion in spring 2027 on stage one The first pupils could move across from Easter 2027 although the completion of stage two would not be reached until summer 2028 as the new playing pitches will need time to mature Rooftop solar will contribute to greening the estate Read our comments policy Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Does it have a nuclear bomb bunker carved into the earth giving the site more space to expand in the future… Wirral Council money and one consultant with an office in Merseyside Where are new jobs being created when you design these buildings The City Visitor Charge will haul in an estimated £9.2m over the next two years The council wants to appoint a multidisciplinary team to draw up a place strategy for the town aimed at harnessing “the power of Southport’s strengths” Register for free North West property intelligence Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Join more than 13,000 property professionals and sign up to receive your free daily round-up of built environment news direct to your inbox By subscribing, you are agreeing to our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value" BDP led the creation of the Woodside masterplan Multi-storey car parks and hotels could also be delivered under plans to revitalise two chunks of the peninsula’s waterfront the two masterplans set out a vision for 2,000 homes Wirral Council will next week adopt the masterplans for Woodside and the area around Wallasey Town Hall that will underpin the future regeneration of the areas The council’s Woodside vision is for a “mixed-use cultural riverside quarter with a range of superb visitor attractions” the plan aims to take advantage of Woodside’s geography and position it as “the focal point to the unique views of Liverpool’s skyline” The masterplan describes Woodside as the Brooklyn to Liverpool’s New York and major tourist and cultural attraction centred around the historic German U-534 submarine The masterplan aspiration is underpinned by £23m investment being injected into the area through the Levelling Up and Town Deal funds The largest single development plot within the masterplan area is Woodside Business Park Wirral Council wants to see the area around the town hall regenerated into a residential quarter A masterplan drawn up by Halsall Lloyd Partnership for the council and Magenta Living – which has significant land holdings in Seacombe – maps out a vision for up to 368 homes in buildings rising to seven storeys around the town hall Those views are simply staggering and would command quite some premium The scope for higher buildings is obvious and with a ferry terminal AND underground station in situ this can easily become the most desirable and accessible central community on either side of the river Shouldn’t the saying be The masterplan describes Woodside as the Brooklyn to Liverpool’s Manhattan and of high density to provide homes and jobs The views from Woodside might be staggering but sitting beside the sewage work it can smell pretty pongy when the wind changes Unless that can be addressed then you’re not likely to get premium apartments Surely 7 storey buildings right next to Wallasey town hall will completely dwarf it The main consideration with regard to all this new housing should be to make it properly affordable and priority given to people who are actually from Merseyside There’s an opportunity to build thousands of apartments whilst maximising the existing Woodside ferry terminal as a commuting link across to Liverpool This could put some useful demand onto the ferry it’s important looking at the investment LCRCA have put into it Just hoping that the architects we keep the designs so that they will compliment the surrounding listed buildings ie: Hamilton Square and will not end up looking like what is now been built at the East Float dock As a resident of woodside i would like to know where these hotels and houses are going to be and importantly where people are going to park their cars Contractor J Freeley will begin what is expected to be an 18-week programme bringing down a municipal building at Seaview Road in Liscard to make way for affordable housing Plans are in for the development of a fitness and wellness club at Bidston Dock providing both indoor and outdoor facilities Wallasey is a traditional links that is blessed with great dunes The holes added by Donald Steel continued the evolution and this is now one of the very best links in an area already packed with several of the very best such courses The course has been the beneficiary of regular sympathetic and accelerated improvement over the last three or four years that have really made the difference courses that do not grow and improve are usually overtaken There are plenty of holes with great character Played from an elevated tee with panoramic views New to the rankings last time and up to 85th in our Top 100 UK&I Course Rankings in association with Peter Millar Wallasey is a greatly improved links running through magnificent dunes Header Cell - Column 0 Header Cell - Column 1 Tu wallaseygolfclub.com office@wallaseygolfclub.com Wallasey can hold its head up high on England’s golf coast which is packed with more than its fair share of outstanding links As the dunes come into view on the approach road and this still improving links is blessed with a brilliant topography that runs through some of the best golfing dunes in the country – Experience one of the Top 100’s newest and most welcome additions – Enjoy golf laid out over some of the finest linksland and dunes in the country – Aim for 36 points at the home of Stableford UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses 2025/26 - 85 and better still helps to keep play moving With the exception of the three par 5s at the 7th the course plays for the most part through some of my favourite dunes Two strong par 4s get you on your way before it really takes off from the 3rd with its gentle climb to a two-tiered green There are plenty of really interesting holes all the way with some of the finest views being those from the elevated tee at the par-5 4th Raised greens are a particular feature at Wallasey and they make correct club selection not to mention clean execution of the approach while the 12th is a wonderful short hole played from an elevated tee to a well-protected green Your round finishes with an exceptional par 4 that is a very fitting climax to a really interesting round You can either try and hit a long drive over the dunes to the right or take the shorter option to the left which will leave a longer approach The distinctive church spire way in the distance offers a perfect line and bunkers guard the left and right approaches to the large green which sits right below the patio outside the historic and characterful clubhouse Jason EatonGolf Monthly Top 100 PanellistThe work on the pathways the edging to the fairways and other course features were simply better than anything I have played in this review cycle John SlaterGolf Monthly Top 100 PanellistOne of the best set of dunes holes anywhere - strap yourself in for a thrilling ride Subscribe to the Golf Monthly newsletter to stay up to date with all the latest tour news head-to-heads and buyer’s guides from our team of experienced experts Nicholas HerculesGolf Monthly Top 100 PanellistA sleeping giant stirring after a long hibernation Wallasey’s stock is firmly on the rise Shane SantryGolf Monthly Top 100 PanellistA heretofore hidden gem now emerging from the shadows of its more famous siblings to shine in its own right this is the quintessential members course in the area but not lacking in thrills along the round Steve HollisGolf Monthly Top 100 PanellistThe somewhat bland holes in the south-western corner deny Wallasey the rating that the rest of the course deserves Hoylake is quite simply a must-play for all students of classic links golf West Lancashire is one of the oldest clubs in the country Its excellent course was substantially remodelled in the 1960s by Fred Hawtree traditional-looking over relatively level ground mature and fully engaging from start to finish The Adelphi Hotel has original period features including chandeliers and marble halls while Jenny’s Bar and Carvery has a cocktail bar The Overstuffed Pizzeria offers an Italian menu this hotel offers stylish accommodation around 5 minutes’ drive from the city centre He specialises in course reviews and travel and has played over 1,250 courses in almost 50 countries he played all 21 courses in East Lothian in 13 days One of Rob's primary roles is helping to prepare the Top 100 Courses of the UK&I as well as the Next 100 where he is missing two in Scotland and two in Ireland He has been a member of Tandridge for over 30 years where his handicap hovers around 15 You can contact him at r.smith896@btinternet.com you will then be prompted to enter your display name Wirral's independent local news website showing how the £60m redevelopment of a Wirral school could look like The Mosslands School in Wallasey was one of two in Wirral earmarked to be rebuilt in 2022 with funding paid for by the Department for Education (DfE.) The current cost of the project is expected to be just under £58m and will see an entire redevelopment of the school site The new school will be built to the south of the existing school site which will enable Mosslands to continue operating in its current buildings while works take place Parts of the school were first built in 1952 but problems such as leaking roofs and cracks in the building are just a whole host of issues caused by buildings that are well past their expiry date With the redevelopment will come a brand new three-storey school building alongside an engineering centre and facilities for children with complex needs and a ground source heat pump is expected to save at least £160,000 in running costs this means facilities like the pitches or the theatre will continue to be available for community use and “will come back and be better” and a pond will be created while a larger school car park will be created to the north with 640 bicycle spaces which provides comprehensive education for boys aged 11 to 19 currently has around 1,100 pupils but the redevelopment will increase capacity to 1,500 Staff numbers are also expected to go up to 122 as a result The first stage of development will be the new school on the northern area of the Wallacre playing fields with work starting in autumn 2025 and finishing in spring 2027 including some outdoor areas and the astroturf pitch The second stage will see pupils moved over to the new school and the old school demolished the new car park and bicycle store created as well as the other new pitches—which are expected to be finished in the summer of 2028 A separate community entrance will be created off Mosslands Drive to allow the public to get access to the sports hall The two sports halls will allow both the school and the community to independently use the facilities and a separate entrance will be created for the foodbank The school which currently has no onsite playing fields will have a new county-level pitch as well as netball courts and an astroturf all of which can be accessed by the community and will replace lost pitches at Wallacre Wirral Council is also planning to invest in pitches and other sports provision in the area on the southern end of the Wallacre playing fields as well as near Cross Lane Councillors recently approved a more than £3m investment to support this The new car park will aim to address parking issues in the area and “mitigate and vehicles that currently exists to improve the local neighbourhood” The cycle path that currently runs past the school will be relocated to the south of the Wallacre playing fields People can find out about the new plans at a public meeting held at Mosslands’ school hall on February 25 between 4.30pm and 7.30pm. More information can also be found here. All images: What the new Mosslands School could look like from the outside Email us at news@birkenhead.news has been buzzing with excitement after a 14-year-old student has been making weekly visits every Saturday morning to gain his Duke of Edinburgh Award a student from Calday Grange Grammar School has shown infectious energy and genuine care which has quickly made him a beloved figure at the care home This spirited volunteer has been lending a helping hand and spreading joy as he works toward earning his Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award From assisting carers with daily tasks to sharing heartfelt conversations with residents Quinn Barnett has woven himself into the fabric of the Leighton Court community His vibrant presence has injected new life into special celebrations and he has eagerly rolled up his sleeves to join the care home’s beloved baking club Quinn found a lively connection with residents who love debating the game always comments on how gorgeous his hair is and has been practicing on the piano with him which is why he gets along with our resident Alex so well.” “He also has great banter with another resident It really has been wonderful having him visit – he’s a lovely young man.” along with highlights of the latest sector news and more from The Carer delivered directly to your inbox twice a week The Carer is published by RBC Publishing Ltd Contributions are welcome for consideration no responsibility will be accepted for loss or damage Views expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher or the editorial team Whilst every care is taken to ensure accuracy the publisher will assume no responsibility for any effects All material is assumed copyright free unless otherwise advised Never see this message again. as inadequate and taken action to protect people following an inspection in December last year Newhaven is run by a company registered as Mr Danny So and provides personal care for up to 16 people with a learning disability A focused inspection was carried out due to concerns CQC received regarding the safety and quality of care in the home The home’s overall rating has dropped from good to inadequate Well-led has moved from requires improvement to inadequate caring and responsive were not looked at as part of this inspection and retain their previous ratings of good CQC found four breaches of regulations in relation to providing safe care and treatment CQC issued a warning notice following the inspection to focus their attention on making significant improvements around people’s care and treatment CQC deputy director of operations in the north it was disappointing to find a deterioration in the level of care being provided Poor leadership had led to shortfalls in the quality of care we found breaches of regulations in relation to providing safe care and treatment “Leaders didn’t always investigate or report incidents appropriately and hadn’t created a culture where staff could learn from incidents to try and prevent them from happening again “Leaders hadn’t always identified or addressed safety risks at the home Risk assessments weren’t in place across several areas of the home They also hadn’t addressed environmental risks equipment used to support people hadn’t been serviced legionella infection risks weren’t addressed and fire safety and carbon monoxide alarms tests hadn’t been recorded “Leaders also hadn’t ensured staff received the right supervision They weren’t regularly assessing staff competency or reviewing training compliance This included training to protect people from abuse and in the individual medical conditions of the people they cared for “We have told Newhaven where we expect to see rapid and widespread improvements and will continue to monitor the home closely to keep people safe during this time We will return to check on their progress and won’t hesitate to use our regulatory powers further if people aren’t receiving the care they have a right to expect.” The report will be published on CQC’s website  in the coming days Image: GOOGLE For best viewing experience of this website Please enter a place name in the search bar Environment Agency Updated: 13:25 (UTC+1) on Tue 6 May 2025 Fine and settled under the influence of high pressure Chilly but bright to start with plenty of sunny spells through the morning Turning cloudier from the east during the afternoon Rather cloudy into the evening but dry for most but not feeling as chilly as recent nights with most places remaining frost free Another widely dry and settled day with a few sunny spells breaking through largely cloudy skies and feeling warm with temperatures slightly above the early-May average The remainder of the week will see high pressure dominating It will stay dry with plenty of sunny spells Breezy at times but temperatures will be on the rise Dry across the vast majority of the UK with clear or sunny spells but also some patchy cloud Cloud will likely thicken across the far north and northwest during the weekend with some outbreaks of rain for a time There is also a small risk of some heavy showers in the far south or southwest high pressure will be dominant across the UK This will bring predominantly fine and dry weather for the majority of places Temperatures are likely to be slightly above normal for the time of year although there is a chance of some cold nights Fairly typical weather for the time of year is most likely through this period fine and dry weather is more likely to dominate although this will be interspersed with occasional spells of rain and showers with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places temperatures will most likely be near to or slightly above average Wirral Council successfully applied to the Department for Education (DfE) for funding to rebuild Mosslands High School in Wallasey due to its “very poor condition” The redevelopment of the school will see the new building take up part of The Wallacre playing field which sits south east of the school’s current location This is because building the new school within its current location would mean a temporary school on The Wallacre would stop community access to a popular walking route for 40 months The scheme “will provide a modern state of the art secondary education flagship facility within the heart of Wallasey” and around £65m is expected to be funded by the Department for Education for the new facility The new school is expected to open in 2026 Wirral Council is expected to approve next week an extra £3.4m to support the development The £3m is needed to bring waterlogged sports pitches back into use as well as improve facilities for sports in the area A report before a policy and resources committee meeting scheduled for 19 February said “The appropriated area of Wallacre was necessitated to provide sufficient external area to allow the new build school construction whilst maintaining the uninterrupted education provision to be maintained within the existing school on the existing site (without the need for an offsite temporary mobile school provision) until the full decant into the new flagship school in 2026 “Following which the onsite demolition of the existing school buildings temporary car parking re-location to the Northern part of the existing site removal of the external open spaces and play provisions will commence in late 2026 Should approval to the funding not be granted the DfE would need to reconsider its options in support of the overall scheme.” Plans to create car parking off Cross Lane to go along with “a fully usable open space area for multiple sports provisions” previously came under criticism by councillors on 11 December This is because the area was labelled community green space under the council’s draft local plan following a petition signed by 2,740 people Wallasey councillor Ian Lewis said the report was “quite sloppy” and “the basics were wrong” including failing to mention the Cross Lane land was protected green space under the draft policy He also said local councillors had not been told about plans off Cross Lane before the meeting Cllr Lewis said the new school plans were fantastic and the new school was long overdue but felt there were too many errors in the report “People nowhere near the school are now faced with the prospect of a car park that they haven’t been consulted about or made aware of.” Similar concerns were raised by other councillors wanting assurances as the council’s draft Local Plan is under review Councillors decided any changes that could affect the draft Local Plan will be reviewed by leading councillors as well as all three Wallasey councillors in light of the concerns Image: GOOGLE  believes a development approved behind her house means water is now draining off into her garden Ms Renshaw told the LDRS her garden has flooded several times this winter saying “It is getting worse and worse each time.” Despite putting fencing in and other measures to try and hold back the water none of this worked to protect the garden she’s had for four years It’s flooded every time it rains at the moment but it doesn’t have anywhere to run off.” The plans to build 13 new homes off Greenleas Close were unanimously approved by a Wirral Council planning committee in 2023 despite opposition from local councillors The project by Starship and Onward Homes is made up of 100% affordable with homes that reportedly improve energy efficiency by 300% to 400% Onward Homes said flood risk and drainage were considered in detail as part of the planning process but said they would be pleased to meet with Ms Renshaw to understand her concerns Flood mapping done by Betts Hydro as part of the planning application process shows the lower end of Greenleas Road and parts of Leasowe Road as having potential flood risk Another surface water map showed a low risk of flooding in some back gardens but assessments argued the development would not increase the risk the local flood authority had no objections to the development while Wirral Council planning officers believed it “would not increase the risk of flooding to the area” They said the drainage impact was “not significant enough” to refuse the application Mrs Renshaw said they had worked on the property and the back garden as “this would be our forever home but now we can’t go into the garden It’s one of my big passions going out into the garden but now I can’t walk on it” she said she had a stressful job and enjoyed going into the garden to wind down with her 11-year-old dog Monty I think people don’t realise how much the small things matter.” ”I just feel more should have been done to protect the current residents I appreciate they need more houses across this area but it’s frustrating “It’s sad that we feel we are being made to move out of an area where we live There’s no consideration for the people who live there “As part of the planning approval for the site we carried out an extensive flood risk assessment to identify any flood risks and works needed to address these A surface water drainage system was installed before the construction of any homes surface levels for all 13 house plots were inspected and approved by the local authority during the construction process No trees have been removed and we are pleased to be planting 14 new trees as part of the scheme “We would like to thank Mrs Renshaw for raising this matter and assure her that flood risk and drainage were considered in detail as part of the planning process We would be pleased to meet with Mrs Renshaw to understand her concerns.” the developer included a lot of information and research about flood risk and drainage which was considered as part of the planning application conditions were imposed to ensure compliance with the measures the applicant had put forward to address flood risk and drainage as well as submitting some further details “If there is any indication that the development isn’t being carried out in accordance with the approved documents and plans then we could begin planning enforcement action but further enquiries will need to be conducted in the meantime.” Image: Jeanette Renshaw’s garden flooded in early January and it wasn’t the first time a bespoke learning facility part of Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust has announced the opening of a brand-new designated provision for Key Stage 2 primary school children The Element supports the needs of vulnerable children and those who face barriers to mainstream education through targeted interventions and creative practices The new provision located in Wallasey features a unique blend of innovative practices and approaches that support each child to feel empowered to thrive and offers a 12-week programme that provides a nurturing and inclusive environment where social emotional and mental health development take centre stage The provision is grounded in the core principles of relational practice and the innovative use of Rhythmic Movement Therapy (RMT) The Element addresses challenges at the core and stimulates neural pathways to support emotional balance At the heart of The Element is its mission to foster growth and empowerment in young people enabling them to develop the tools they need to flourish Research suggests therapeutic approaches are particularly effective for children with ADHD With extensive experience in mainstream and alternative education the team at The Element have fostered a culture built on inclusion Director of Inclusion for Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust “We are incredibly proud to open our newest designated provision that caters for primary school children – providing a space where every child is empowered to thrive and personal growth while providing support and the opportunity for meaningful connections.” ensuring that every child has the foundation they need to succeed and feels valued in a nurturing and inclusive environment The small class sizes and high adult-to-child ratio mean each child receives the focused attention they deserve.“ we turn challenges into opportunities through tailored interventions and relational support Our primary goal is to ensure each child who comes through our programme builds confidence and resilience and feels empowered to thrive “We are delighted to launch our Key Stage 2 designated provision and bring our bespoke support to children ensuring they can develop the tools for long-term success.”