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The Latest Breaking News from Birkenhead

Neighbours evacuated as fire breaks out in Birkenhead laundrette

Four firefighters entered the smoking building and evacuated the flats above

Liverpool Echo

Ron’s Place: cash loan saves palace of outsider art at last minute

Benefactor’s offer allays fears sale of building could strip Birkenhead flat of works built up over 30 years

The Guardian - UK

‘Losing it would be sacrilege’: last-minute push to save ‘Ron’s Place’

Birkenhead outsider art flat is up for auction but campaigners set hopes on rich benefactor or institution

The Guardian - UK

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Famous Birkenhead department store we remember from childhood

It was a familiar sight for shoppers through the decades

Liverpool Echo

Birkenhead ferry operator Stena Line extends Peel Ports deal up to the 22nd century

Stena Line will continue to operate from Birkenhead for the next 77 years at least

Liverpool Echo

Stena Line signs Birkenhead port deal until the beginning of the 22nd century

Stena Line operates six routes and 12 vessels across the region

Birmingham Post

Town where house prices have gone up nearly 40%

Birkenhead was recently branded "the fourth-most sought after dream home" location amid rising house prices

Liverpool Echo

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Inside the abandoned railway key to 'transforming Birkenhead'

The railway line was last used in the 1980s and goes right through the town centre

Liverpool Echo

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The Guardian - UK

Birkenhead fourth-most sought-after 'dream home destination' in the UK

House prices have risen sharply in Birkenhead in the past few years

Liverpool Echo

Terminally ill Frank Field cheered as he swears oath to King in Lords

The former minister, known as Lord Field of Birkenhead, waved to colleagues who then shouted ‘hear, hear’ in support of him.

The Independent UK

Historic pub could be converted into flats in Birkenhead

An unlinked application has also been put in to knock down a healthcare office building

Liverpool Echo

'Once in a lifetime' plans for Birkenhead take another step forward

Millions have been given to Wirral Council by the government to change how the town will look

Liverpool Echo

Man punched and glassed with bottle in Birkenhead bar

The victim needed treatment for head injuries after the attack

Liverpool Echo

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New £70 million ship bought to protect underwater cables from Russian sabotage

The Topaz Tangaroa has berthed at Birkenhead where she will be repainted, fitted with military equipment and renamed before being relaunched for her vital missions

Liverpool Echo

Huge empty building is 'fantastic opportunity' for someone to transform

Power House is ready for someone to completely revamp

Liverpool Echo

'It's been very surreal' Birkenhead charity reacts to Royal visit

The Open Door Charity opened its doors to Prince William and Kate this afternoon

The Independent UK

William and Kate hail ‘positive conversation’ about mental health during visit

The royal couple met staff, volunteers and young people at the Open Door charity’s Bloom Building in Birkenhead, Wirral.

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Liverpool Echo

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's visit to Merseyside four years on

Many will remember when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were invited to the town

Liverpool Echo

Questioning Birkenhead's reputation

What is it that makes the people of Birkenhead so resilient?

Liverpool Echo

People with these surnames in Merseyside could be heirs to fortunes

Check this full list to see if your surname is on there

Liverpool Echo

Suspected Wirral drug dealer named as man remains in custody

Police also seized two imitation firearms after stopping a car in Birkenhead

Liverpool Echo

New Greggs shop now open in Birkenhead Tesco store

The new Greggs store has created 10 new jobs

Liverpool Echo

What people can expect to see next year in Birkenhead

£4.5bn is being invested into Birkenhead as part of the Wirral Waters project

Liverpool Echo

11 things you could do in 2000s Wirral that you can't do now

Many shops, restaurants and activities that were loved in Wirral in the noughties no longer exist

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