NewsLiverpool NewsNew FerryMore than £5m could be spent on the Wirral scheme13:06, 07 Jul 2026Updated 13:07, 07 Jul 2026A number of options for how to regenerate a street in Wirral which was hit by an explosion nine years ago are to be discussed by councillors this week. Despite 83% of the public favouring one option, council officers are leaning towards a cheaper alternative.‌In March 2017, a gas explosion tore through large parts of New Ferry. Furniture shop owner, Pascal Blasio, was jailed for 20 years after he was found guilty of causing the explosion, which injured more than 80 people and still impacts the town almost a decade on.‌A council report explains the general national trend that sees towns' retail areas struggling and says New Ferry's development has been "exacerbated by the