News in Heswall

Research has revealed that during lockdown, people on average reduced their food waste by over a third, thanks to planning shopping trips better and cooking more creatively. However, levels of waste have started to creep back up, so here are 10 great tips to make your food last longer, which saves you money too.

1. Don't stop chopping when you get to the end of the white bit of leeks and spring onions. The green ends are full of nutrients and packed with flavour. Just make sure you wash them thoroughly.

As England's Test Cricket team licks its wounds after losing to India on a very dodgy pitch, and golfers look forward to playing again at the end of March, here's a story about a man highly proficient with both bat and clubs.

The name Leonard Crawley won't mean much to anyone who isn't steeped in the history of sport.

Tonight at 9pm on BBC ONE, the last episode of the enthralling, fact based serial killer drama, The Serpent.

It was made by Mammoth Screen for the BBC and Netflix, and tells the story of how conman and murderer Charles Sobhraj, played by Tahar Rahim, was eventually caught, along with his girlfriend Marie-Andree Leclerc, played by Jenna Coleman.

In recent weeks, Heswall Nub News has asked how the town and district could do more to attract visitors to boost the local economy. We also reported how One West Kirby consulted residents and found that becoming a 'destination' was important to them, too.

In the gallery above are just a few examples of what the Heswall area has to offer.

Valentine's Day, our annual celebration of love and romance - and a bonanza for greeting card manufacturers, florists and chocolate manufacturers - is rooted in fact and legend that are rather less joyful than the atmosphere February 14th is meant to encourage.

The Roman Catholic faith recognises at least three different saints going by the name Valentine, or Valentinus, all of whom met premature ends as martyrs.

Much-loved actress and national icon Joanna Lumley - like Nub News - shares a love of visiting and highlighting local communities across the country and has just launched her new TV series doing just that.

Nub News is delighted to help spread awareness of her series, 'Joanna Lumley's Home Sweet Home - Travels in my Own Land' which is on ITV.

Above: click or tap through this gallery of bright ideas for old telephone boxes

An undated newspaper cutting (but we think it's from the early 1970s) sent to Heswall Nub News has thrown welcome light on an historic and extraordinary match between the Heswall and Royal Liverpool Golf Clubs.

For reasons we can only guess at - and drink probably had something to do with it - it was decided that, one Sunday, eight players from RLGC at Hoylake would meet eight from Heswall to play a golf match with tennis balls.

Heswall Nub News is looking forward to brighter times, and asking readers to think of ways we can help bring them to pass. The feedback we receive will inform a wish list of things small and large that would improve the town.

Yesterday we wondered if Heswall and district could take advantage of the staycation boom predicted to happen when lockdown ends. Could visitors be persuaded to come here on a day trip or a short break and contribute to the local economy?

It's a new year – time to give your home a whole new look? If you're selling your home, or planning to, our top home styling accessories for 2021 may help you make the right decisions to give your home a mini-makeover without breaking the bank.

1# Rugs

A large rug can transform a room, adding warmth and accentuating the room's style. Rug trends in 2021 take a vintage turn. A simple flat pile with neutral tones echoing the room is on trend rather than thicker pile or geometric print. Avoid Persian inspirations unless you live in Downton Abbey.