Basildon, Grimsby and Rotherham also make the 15-strong shortlist as well as Strabane.

Birkenhead.

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The Wirral park has been granted the funding as it continues its bid for Unesco World Heritage status.

I visited Birkenhead for the first time and I was pleasantly surprised by the thriving independent businesses and the eclectic activities it offers. Birkenhead is a town thousands of people look at ...

The nearly 200-year old market will soon have a new home ...

A large section of Birkenhead Park has been cordoned off by police following a "serious" incident. The ECHO understands the ...

Construction and fit-out of the new Birkenhead Market is expected to begin in the coming days. The former TJ Hughes building ...

WORK on construction and 'fit-out' of the new Birkenhead Market is expected to begin in the coming days, it has been confirmed. The former TJ Hughes building will become the market's new home, ...