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<r>Wirral’s Children’s Services team will be hosting an interactive virtual social work recruitment event on Tuesday 20 April.<br/> <br/> Whether you’re a student looking to embark on a rewarding career or an experienced social worker looking for an exciting new challenge then this event is for you....

<r>Community and voluntary groups in Wirral are being invited to apply for grant funding of up to £5,000 to help them re-open their doors and welcome back the communities they serve.<br/> <br/> With a total of £250,000 available from the borough’s ‘Social Sector Setting Road to Recovery Fund’, a min...

<r>In-line with government guidance, everyone in Wirral can now access twice-weekly rapid symptom-free tests to help keep themselves and their household safe. Alongside vaccine rollout, regular testing will help us to prevent outbreaks and will help all of us to return to a more normal way of life. ...

<r>The Prime Minister has confirmed that England will move to stage 2 of the Government's Roadmap as scheduled on Monday 12 April.<br/> <br/> From that date, we can expect the following changes:<br/> <br/> All non-essential shops allowed to open, along with close-contact services, including hairdres...

<r>The Mayor of Wirral, Councillor Tony Smith, has written to Buckingham Palace to express his sorrow at the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.<br/> <br/> In a letter to Prince Philip’s Private Secretary, Brigadier Archie Miller-Bakewell, The Mayor wrote:<br/> <br/> <br/> “It is with gre...

<r>Wirral’s detached youth workers are continuing their outreach work engaging and offering advice to  young people across the borough as they visit key outdoor spaces.<br/> <br/> The Youth Matters team visit hotspot areas, including parks, where young people congregate and are on-hand to chat, offe...

<r>As more businesses are allowed to open up after lockdown, local support is available to help companies get back on their feet safely.<br/> <br/> As more businesses are allowed to open up after lockdown, local support is available to help companies get back on their feet safely.<br/> <br/> Wirral ...

<r>Preparations are underway for Birkenhead Market reopening for non-essential retail from 12 April in line with the Government’s confirmed easing of COVID-19 restrictions.<br/> <br/> Those traders forced to close due to the national lockdown are now able to reopen from this date, under step 2 of th...

<r>Ahead of the Easter weekend, residents are being urged to ensure they safely dispose of ash and disposable barbecues from their garden to avoid putting themselves or others at risk.<br/> <br/> After having a barbecue or using a fire pit or log burner, any materials can stay hot for a long time af...

<r>The borough’s readers will be able to get their hands on books from the library again as the council prepares to reopen four sites for ‘Order and Collect’ from 12 April.<br/> <br/> Bebington Central, Birkenhead Central, Wallasey Central and West Kirby will be the first libraries to reopen their d...