Merseyrail passengers across Sefton, Liverpool and Wirral are being advised to plan ahead as a major £3.5 million engineering project will affect parts of the rail network for almost four weeks, beginning on Sunday 11 October 2026. However, passengers are being reassured that the entire Merseyrail network will not be closing, with trains continuing to operate on many routes throughout the engineering programme. Merseyrail and Network Rail have confirmed that essential improve

UPDATE FROM MERSEYSIDE POLICE 01 October: COLLISION ON CHURCH ROAD, FORMBY At around 4.10pm yesterday (Wednesday 30 September), officers on patrol in the Formby area saw two males on an e-bike. They failed to stop for officers and a brief pursuit was carried out. Both males came off the bike at the junction of Church Road and Davenham Road after colliding with a wall. There was no police contact. Emergency services attended the scene and both males, aged 15 and 16, were taken