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Penkett Day Nursery Wallasey: Ofsted Rates Inclusion Strong
Ofsted rates Penkett Day Nursery in Wallasey strong for inclusion and expected in five other areas. What parents of children with SEND should know.
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Family
Soft Play and Rainy-Day Places on the Wirral
Bubbles in New Brighton £8.50 off-peak, Bidston's soft play £4 on weekdays, Jumpin Josephs £5 tots: Wirral soft play and five rainy-day trips, with hours.
Parks
Wirral Playgrounds and Parks for Children
Birkenhead Park, Arrowe Park's £113,000 rebuild and Central Park's pump track lead 18 Wirral playgrounds, with cafes, toilets and parking checked October 2026.
Wallasey
Wirral Bin Lorries Named Scrappy Happy and Binny McBinface
Weatherhead High School in Wallasey won the contest to name Wirral's 15 new food waste lorries. All 15 names, and what happens to your food scraps.
New Brighton
Wirral Tourism Awards 2026: 8 Shortlisted, Winners in February
Eight Wirral names are on the 2026 Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards shortlist, from the Floral Pavilion to the Red Fox. The full Wirral list and when winners are named.
Wallasey
Wallasey Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Wallasey weather today: overcast, 15°C by day and 10°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 9 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Wallasey
Wallasey Fire That Killed Man and Dog Caused by a Candle
A candle caused Monday's Beaufort Drive house fire in Wallasey, which killed a man and his dog. Merseyside had 33 candle fires in homes in the last year.
Council
Wirral Day Centres: Fewer Buildings Planned After Vote
Councillors chose a plan ending in fewer day centre buildings, though users ranked no change first. Four centres need £765,185 of repairs.
Transport
Royal Daffodil: When Wirral Can Ride the New Mersey Ferry
The £26m Royal Daffodil, built in Birkenhead, sailed on 22 September. Its first public cruise is Saturday by ballot, with passenger service later this autumn.
Wirral
Wirral Planning: All 5 Recommended Despite Two Petitions
Officers back all five applications at Thursday's Wirral Planning Committee: a Wallasey hostel, five Heswall flats and a compound behind the Lighthouse Inn.
New Brighton
Wirral 10K: Held Sunday 11 October in New Brighton
The 2026 Wirral 10K was held on Sunday 11 October, starting at 9.30am in New Brighton. The route, road closures and travel notes from race day are below.