Work starts on Shakespeare North playhouse

Applications from East Maghull Consortium and Countryside Properties, which would have brought a combined 1,700 homes to Sefton, have been deferred by the planning committee.

Housing association Torus has bought a 20-acre plot from Wirral Council for £2m in order to deliver a £30m residential development. 

Plans for a car dealership in Huyton and an industrial unit in Kirkby have been approved by Knowsley Council.

Construction work has started on Torus's 28-unit affordable housing scheme in Eastham.

Two applications from developers East Maghull Consortium and Countryside Properties with Persimmon Homes on adjacent plots are recommended for approval at Sefton’s planning committee.

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

Wirral Council has overhauled the list of sites that could be used to meet its target of 12,000 homes over the next 15 years, describing Green Belt release as a "worst case scenario" in the ongoing creation of its Local Plan.

Wirral Council has approved the first phase of a £55m project by Peel L&P and House by Urban Splash to build 347 modular homes at Wirral Waters.

Spaceport at Mersey Ferries’ Seacombe terminal has closed its doors in order to make way for its redevelopment within the £12m Eureka Mersey project, with a contractor due to be announced in the coming weeks.