Bromborough now known as the Bromborough Social Club are situated in Bromborough Village. The Archers pub has closed down and planning permission submitted for it to be demolished. On the outskirts, bordering Eastham, are the 'Merebrook' and the 'Dibbinsdale', where there is a branch of the Pesto restaurant chain. The launderette in the centre of the village, opposite The Royal Oak pub, was opened c. 1966 by the actress Pat Phoenix, who played Elsie Tanner in the popular soap "Coronation Street". The local newspapers are the "Bromborough and Bebington News" and the "Wirral Globe". The main road through the area is
Hooker with a heart of gold character of Nancy in Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist" and the stage musical derived from it, "Oliver!". In television history, the ""tart with a heart"" has become an important archetype in serial drama and soap opera, especially in Britain. During the 1960s, the character of Elsie Tanner in British series "Coronation Street" set the mold for future characters such as Bet Lynch (also "Coronation Street"), Kat Slater, Stacey Slater and Dawn Swann (all three characters from the British soap opera "EastEnders"). Characters of this nature are often depicted as having tragic lives, but put on a front when in public