Transport and Logistics Network
On June 14, 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block, caused by an electrical fault in a refrigerator. Seventy two people tragically died. This opened the biggest can of worms for flat dwellers in Britain.
After the flames…
Flames and smoke were seen from across the River Mersey.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service[1] were called to Woodside Ferry Terminal in Birkenhead[2], Wirral[3], just before 8pm on Wednesday, July 5, following reports of a blaze. Once two fire engines…
This is the moment a car crashed into a wall and through a pedestrian crossing before rolling onto its side.
The footage, caught on CCTV, was shared widely on social media following the incident on Birkenhead Road in Meols, Wirral[1], at around 1.45am …
The borough boundary between Lambeth and Southwark does not make much sense around Newington and Kennington. It runs down the middle of Kennington Park Road then zigzags around Kennington Park. The Newington ward is the area of Southwark to the east of…
Golf fans travelling to The Open Golf Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake this summer are advised to plan ahead, use public transport where possible and leave plenty of time to make sure they can get to and from the event.
The 151st Op…
A repeat offender with a rap sheet in the hundreds chased another man through Birkenhead YMCA and battered him over an alleged cash debt.
Christopher Brunt, 42, punched David Goodacre repeatedly after he paid a visit to his room at the YMCA on Whetston…
No parent expects to endure the nightmare of outliving their child – and the pain of losing a son or daughter can last forever.
Many bereaved parents feel isolated in their grief as they watch the children of friends and family members grow up, knowing…
A train station on the Wirral will see services increase to four trains an hour after cuts to services last year.
In August 2022, services at Green Lane train station were reduced to every half an hour in order to cut down the number of delays. Service…
Local politicians have hit out at a “disgraceful” lack of contact from the Government over plans to berth what they described as a “floating prison” barge housing asylum seekers near Middlesbrough.
Furious MPs and councillors condemned Home Office prop…
Hundreds have signed up to take part in the Globe-backed fundraiser, taking place in Birkenhead Park on Sunday (May 21). It is open to people of all ages and abilities and there is still time to join them.
Since it began in 1994, around 10m people have…