A Christchurch man jailed for the “brutal” rape of a vulnerable teenage girl has been released on parole, still denying any wrongdoing and without undertaking any specific sex offender treatment.

Oxton finished his 33rd season as the head coach at Lakeville North High School and 41st overall, leading the Panthers to their lone state championship in program history back in 2014.

Which is the town’s best independent shop? In April, we launched the Wirral Globe Best of 2024 competition to find the best that the area has to offer in 23 different categories.

Oxton is a small village nestled in the east of Birkenhead. It remains unknown, or at least unvisited, by many people across Merseyside. This is changing, however, as foodies and Instagrammers ...

Christ Church in Oxton, Birkenhead held a memorial service for the late Lord Field. Though originally from London, local politicians and his family said he came to love the town for its people and ...

A memorial service for former Labour minister and crossbench peer Baron Frank Field - who was MP for Birkenhead for 40 years - has been held in his former constituency. Lord Field, who "championed ...

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A mum and her three sons have been left sleeping on the floor of one cramped room after their home was destroyed by fire. Kandi Simpson, 35, was decorating her Christmas tree at her home in Oxton ...

New Zealand opens inquest into Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 51. Proceedings are expected to last six weeks and will seek to ‘shine a light’ on what happened in March 2019.

Two people have been arrested following a report that a dog attacked a young boy, believed to be three years old, in Oxton in Birkenhead yesterday evening (Tuesday 5 September).