Birkenhead has been in decline for decades, but bright green shoots of recovery are now appearing.
Not only has Wirral Council secured £144m in government funding for a new market, new food and drink outlets, more than a thousand homes and much more, but new businesses are reinvigorating the town and providing more things for people to do.
But Birkenhead’s MP Mick Whitley has said his "optimism is tempered by caution" as Wirral Council deal with £20m worth of cuts it has to make to its day-to-day spending this year. The budget gap could see Woodchurch Leisure Centre, 11 libraries and more closed down.
