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Down with the old and up with the new in New Ferry

Down with the old and up with the new in New Ferry

Down with the old and up with the new in New Ferry

BIRKENHEAD NEWS: 06 May 2025

The regeneration of New Ferry is continuing at pace with the demolitions necessary to facilitate the second phase of the new housing development being completed and a financial boost being confirmed for the planned public realm works.   More.....

New Ferry Community Hub inches closer to opening

Down with the old and up with the new in New Ferry

Down with the old and up with the new in New Ferry

BIRKENHEAD NEWS: 30 April 2025

An effort to revitalise a long-neglected youth club into a vibrant community hub in New Ferry is nearing its final milestone—securing the funding needed to open its doors.   More.....

Eight years on from New Ferry explosion

Down with the old and up with the new in New Ferry

Eight years on from New Ferry explosion

BIRKENHEAD NEWS: 21 April 2025

Eight years on from an explosion that wiped out a New Ferry high street overnight and left an area scarred for years, there is now hope and optimism the area could get “a bit of a boost”. More......

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  • 27 February 2025:  New Ferry school celebrates funding boost for outdoor play and learning
  • 11 February 2025:  New Ferry residents petition council to improve pedestrian underpass 
  • 24 January 2025:  Demolition works underway in New Ferry 
  • 23 January 2025:  Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside presents New Ferry community group with King’s Award for Voluntary Service 
  • 05 December 2024: Nearly £2m allocated to transform shopping street in New Ferry
  • 05 December 2024: Solicitor settles long running New Ferry explosion litigation
  • 14 November 2024: New Ferry Community Land Trust receives Kings Award for Voluntary Services
  • 28 March 2024: 23 stop searches carried out following S60 order issued as a result of shooting on New Chester Road
  • 08 March 2024: New Ferry reaches ‘key milestone’ as work begins to build 34 new homes
  • 03 January 2024: New 43 home plans hope to revive town destroyed by explosion 
  • 31 July 2023:  Man threatens shop staff with knife over two bottles of cider 
  • 18 June 2023: Mum quit high flying job after reading book that changed her life 
  • 02 May 2023:  Plans to revive town after explosion a 'missed opportunity' 
  • 26 April 2023: Approval for New Ferry regeneration following ‘apocalyptic’ gas explosion
  • 27 March 2023: Woman 'scared to go outside' as area taken over by balaclava clad gangs 
  • 25 March 2023: Six years on from the explosion that tore apart a small Merseyside town
  • 19 March 2023: Police deal with anti-social behaviour in New Ferry
  • 06 March 2023: Small Merseyside town where people are too afraid to go out at night
  • 09 January 2023: 34 apartments to be built on New Ferry explosion site
  • 12 September 2022: New Ferry regeneration plans move to next stage
  • 07 September 2022: Building that has served genenrations set for huge £1m transformation
  •  25 August 2022: Blaze breaks out in derelict building next to chocolate shop
  • 09 August 2022: Man claiming to be from water company robs New Ferry woman in her 70s
  • 09 August 2022: Dispersal order introduced following crime and antisocial behaviour
  • 08 August 2022: Stagecoach won't serve one part of Merseyside as kids throw bricks
  • 05 July 2022: Village desperate to save 'absolutely vital service'
  • 25 June 2022: New Ferry teenager Joel Bowden given criminal behaviour order
  • 16 March 2022 - Detailed plans drawn up for New Ferry regeneration
  • 14 February 2022 - Historic Grade II house to become a restaurant
  • 13 February 2022 - Barber moved to raise charity funds after watching customers lose their lives
  • 12 February 2022 - The start of "a brighter future" emerging for New Ferry
  • 04 February 2022 -  New Ferry set for major boost with projects brought forward
  • 03 February 2022 - New Ferry's post office is moving to a new building with facilities upgrade
  • 21 January 2022 - New boxing gym helping to keep youths off streets in New Ferry
  • 17 September 2021 - Gangs of yobs 'travelling from other parts of Wirral' to cause trouble in New Ferry
  • 10 August 2021 -  New Ferry cafe 'too unstable' for fire investigation 
  • 06 August 2021 - Fire crews tackle building blaze in New Ferry
  • 19 May 2021 - New Ferry high street funding boost as reopening accelerates
  • 18 May 2021 - Starship to deliver first factory-built Zero Carbon affordable homes at site of Wirral blast
  • 13 May 2021 - Work starts on new 'low carbon' homes in New Ferry
  • 05 Mar 2021 -  Committee’s unanimous verdict on New Ferry Compulsory Purchase Order plans 
  • 05 Mar 2021 -  Wirral launches developer hunt for explosion site 
  • 22 Feb 2021 -  Wirral mural ace wins City Region Artist of the Year
  • 26 Dec 2020 -  Funding boost to help New Ferry regeneration masterplan 
  • 16 Nov 2020 -  Social club transformed to boost trade in New Ferry 
  • 16 Sept 2020 -  Much-loved former butchers to be demolished in major landmark for town’s regeneration
  • 03 Sept 2020 - Outline planning permission granted for New Ferry redevelopment
  • 10 Mar 2020 - New Ferry nursing centre opened by Alison McGovern
  • 25 Feb 2020 - New Ferry Rangers community club house plans given green light 
  • 10 Feb 2020 - Call for council to "get a grip" of New Ferry, three years after blast 
  • 21 Jan 2020 - New Ferry explosion report reveals Council failings in dealing with the disaster 
  • 06 Dec 2019 - Seven teaching assistants to lose their jobs at Wirral primary school
  • 23 Oct 2019 - Pascal Blasio jailed for 20 years after causing 'apocalyptic' explosion
  • 14 Oct 2019: Gas company fined £350,000 for their part in devastating New Ferry explosion 
  • 14 Oct 2019 - Moment huge explosion rips through Wirral town injuring scores of people and destroying homes and shops
  • 14 Oct 2019: Pascal Blasio found guilty of causing New Ferry explosion 
  • 24 Sep 2019 - 'Apocalyptic' blowing up of New Ferry was 'an insurance job that went badly wrong'
  • 27 Aug 2019 - Mr Les brightens up New Ferry with artwork at Cleveland Arms
  • 22 Jul 2019 - Seventh Green Flag honour for New Ferry Butterly Park
  • 16 Jul 2019 - People made homeless in New Ferry explosion to get £1,600 from hardship fund
  • 07 Mar 2019 - Suicide prevention centre opens in memory of Wirral dad Martin Gallier
  • 12 Feb 2019 - Thieving Wirral postman Michael Easton is jailed
  • 28 Jan 2019 - Public consultation on New Ferry housing 'masterplan'
  • 05 Dec 2018 - Council reveals plans to buy 'key properties' in New Ferry and rebuild town
  • 03 Dec 2018 - Time to spread festive cheer with New Ferry's first Christmas market
  • 30 Nov 2018 - New Ferry blast victims urged to apply for help from Welfare Assistance Fund
  • 23 Nov 2018 - Phil Davies brands Government minister 'heartless and callous' after refusing help for New Ferry
  • 22 Nov 2018 - Government slammed for 'cold and heartless' response to New Ferry funding pleas
  • 07 Nov 2018 - New Ferry residents cleared 10 tonnes of waste from streets ahead of Bonfire Night
  • 24 Sep 2018 - Shop owner pleads not guilty to causing New Ferry gas explosion
  • 24 Sep 2018 - Furniture shop owner accused of causing New Ferry gas explosion in insurance scam
  • 06 Sep 2018 - New Ferry group hopeful of blast compensation
  • 11 Aug 2018 - New Ferry group set for first meeting with communities secretary
  • 14 Jun 2018 - The forgotten New Ferry disaster - 15 months on
  • 11 Jun 2018 - Homes plan may kickstart New Ferry regeneration
  • 13 Apr 2018 - Kingdom litter warning sign removed as rubbish is strewn all over floor
  • 04 April 2018 - Man in court over New Ferry explosion
  • 25 Mar 2018 - How Wirral's most neglected town became Merseyside's forgotten disaster zone
  • 25 Mar 2018 - Then and now: how New Ferry looks today, 12 months after devastating explosion
  • 23 Mar 2018 - New Ferry explosion: One year on
  • 28 Feb 2018 - New Ferry will NOT be left behind as huge £1bn project to regenerate Wirral is confirmed
  • 27 Mar 2017 - Wirral explosion - police probe New Fery gas blast
  • 12 Mar 2018 - New Ferry named as one of 20 local social action partnerships
  • 12 Mar 2018 - The Tory minister for the North thinks blast-hit New Ferry is in   MANCHESTER
  • 12 Mar 2018 - Dance school destroyed in New Ferry explosion finds new home a year on
  • 17 Jan 2018 - Man seriously injured in New Ferry explosion recovering after major operation
  • 16 Jan 2018 - Furniture store director and gas company charged over New Ferry   explosion
  • 05 Dec 2017 -  Couple whose lives were rocked by New Ferry explosion finally tie the knot
  • 21 Dec 2017 - Wirral Council leader clashes with Government minister over New Ferry regeneration plan
  • 24 Nov 2017 - Politicians express disappointment after Government fails to pledge regeneration funding for New Ferry
  • 24 Nov 2017 - New Ferry's Age UK shop reopens after refit following devastating   explosion
  • 21 Nov 2017 - This is what could be built on site of New Ferry explosion
  • 06 Sep 2017 - Residents set to see early New Ferry regeneration ideas
  • 15 Sep 2017 - New Ferry blast hero wins award 
  • 25 Aug 2017 - Demolition works set to begin
  • 27 Mar 2017 - Timeline of explosion which rocked New Ferry
  • 27 Mar 2017 - Charity appeal for help after New Ferry blast reduces shop to rubble
  • 27 Mar 2017 - Wirral explosion - police probe New Ferry gas blast
  • 26 Mar 2017 - Teen who helped pull injured from rubble in explosion hailed a "hero"
  • 26 Mar 2017 - Wirral explosion victim in "critical" condition 
  • 24 Apr 2015 - Hunt for school children who dropped object from bypass bridge hitting pregnant woman's car
  • 24 Apr 2015 - Port Sunlight River Park to host walking festival events
  • 28 Feb 2015 - Mersey firefighters called to blaze at New Ferry furniture warehouse
  • 05 Feb 2015 - Wirral teen making his mark in political circles
  • 30 Jun 2014 - Port Sunlight Park opens
  • 30 Jun 2014 - Brimstone breeding first for New Ferry Butterfly Park
  • 28 May 2014 - Volunteers needed to help build spectacular waterfront park
  • 04 May 2014 - Wirral butcher's crowning glory
  • 14 Apr 2014 - Port Sunlight River Park nears completion as new public park to offer spectacular Liverpool’s waterfront views
  • 11 Dec 2013 - New Ferry Butterfly Park spreads its wings
  • 29 May 2013 - New Ferry crackdown on street drinking
  • 06 Mar 2013 - New Ferry Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) to close due to funding cuts
  • 19 Feb 2013 - Work begins on showpiece Wirral riverside park
  • 12 Feb 2013 - Campaigns to fight council cuts in Wirral
  • 30 Jan 2013 - Police set to be given extra powers to tackle nuisance drinking on the streets of New Ferry
  • 30 Jan 2013 - Armed robbers raid New Ferry betting shop
  • 14 Jan 2013 - Cash-strapped Wirral Council bids to sell off free car parks
  • 09 Jan 2013 - Port Sunlight Museum closes for refurbishment work
  • 03 Jan 2013 - Man in hospital after assault near Wirral pub
  • 08 Dec 2012 - Pensioner seriously injured after struck by car in New Ferry
  • 12 Nov 2012 - New Ferry by-pass closed after crane strikes bridge
  • 24 Oct 2012 - New Ferry to receive £10,000 funding to put together regeneration plan for high street
  • 18 Sep 2012 - Multimillion pound plans for former Wirral chemical works set to be approved
  • 07 Aug 2012 - The Dream for Port Sunlight River Park Moves a Step Closer
  • 23 Jul 2012 - Homes set to replace golf driving range
  • 02 May 2012 - Port Sunlight Diamond Jubilee sundial revives ancient time-telling art
  • 06 Mar 2012 - Plans submitted to make historic Wirral village “more sustainable”
  • 01 Feb 2012 - Alison McGovern: Heritage, art and creativity can help New Ferry beat the economic downturn
  • 26 Dec 2011 - Renovation scheme planned for historic Hesketh Hall
  • 25 Dec 2011 - Wirral charity needs your help for 10th anniversary appeal
  • 04 Oct 2011 - Consultation on Wirral neighbourhood plans comes to an end
  • 27 Jul 2011 - Plans revealed to aid Wirral’s struggling town centres
  • 17 Aug 2011 - Bebington Youth Centre in New Ferry say ‘we will not be beaten’, after callous thieves raided and even stole their sweets
  • 27 Jul 2011 - Plans revealed to aid Wirral’s struggling town centres
  • 25 Jul 2011 - Merseyside police appeal for witnesses over New Ferry bypass   motorcyclist death
  • 30 Jun 2011 - New Ferry Butterfly Park wins legal battle to stay open
  • 23 Jun 2011 - £3.5bn River Mersey tidal power scheme put on hold over costs
  • 16 May 2011 - Wirral Council Liberal Democrat councillor Steve Niblock defects to Labour and urges colleagues to do same
  • 20 Apr 2011 - Wirral park tribute paid to armed forces
  • 19 Jan 2011 - Fresh hopes for Bromborough tip park plan
  • 12 Jan 2011 - Government funding to tackle empty shops problem in New Ferry and Bromborough
  • 12 Jan 2011 - MP aims to get park project back on track
  • 31 Dec 2010 - Retired magistrate Arthur Waller says MBE was "the best Christmas present"
  • 01 Dec 2010 - Peel Mersey Tidal Power project plan open for inspection
  • 01 Oct 2010 - Wirral £2.3million rubbish tip park plans in doubt
  • 18 Aug 2010 - Co-operative invests £200,000 in New Ferry
  • 29 Jun 2010 - Fury as bulldozers end heritage hopes of former Wirral pub
  • 10 Mar 2010 - Campaign launched to save landmark Wirral pub with historic links to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
  • 03 Mar 2010 - New Ferry Butterfly Park volunteer nets environmental award
  • 20 Jan 2010 - Wirral's New Ferry Butterfly Park wins temporary reprieve
  • 21 Jan 2010 - Plans to turn Wirral's Bromborough landfill site into outdoor pleasure park win government funding
  • 20 Jan 2010 - Wirral council approves bid to save New Ferry butterfly park
  • 09 Dec 2009 - Six ambitious projects to transform Wirral’s coastline from Rock Ferry to Eastham unveiled
  • 07 Dec 2009 - New Ferry Butterfly Park followers float survival battle
  • 30 Nov 2009 - Wirral Council would have broken law if libraries had closed
  • 08 Nov 2009 - Wirral school takes penguin under its wing as part of art project
  • 01 Oct 2009 - Government report on Wirral library closures to be delayed
  • 28 Sep 2009 - Call for rethink on Wirral coastline redevelopment scheme
  • 20 Aug 2008 - New Ferry pub demolition may be scuppered
  • 23 Jul 2008 - Historic Great Eastern pub in New Ferry faces demolition
  • 30 Jun 2008 - Clean-up squads in action at beauty spot

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