News in Heswall

Today Wirral Council joins people and organisations around the world to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, and everyone is invited to take part online.

The commemoration takes place on the 27th of January every year as it marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

In less than six days a Just Giving appeal launched by Wirral Riding Centre to support the care of its horses and ponies has broken its £2000 target.

Phil Jones, who has run the popular Centre based in Little Neston since 2008, was faced with his biggest challenge - the consequences of COVID-19 and the lockdowns and restrictions that have come with it.

This online shopping opportunity is hosted by Independent Wirral, and the Village's digital doors open at 8pm.

It's an initiative which aims to encourage local shopping and spread some love to small businesses hit hard by the pandemic and its lockdowns.

COVID-19 patient numbers continue to rise in Wirral, despite a fall in cases in the borough.

On January 19, 272 virus patients were in Wirral's hospitals, 20 more than in the previous week's figures.

Born in Chester but raised and educated in Wirral, Daniel Craig cut his acting teeth at Hilbre High School in West Kirby.

Above: feel free to click or tap through a gallery of images

In Heswall Lower Village work is underway on the interesting project that will see 20 Village Road restored to its former glory.

Built between 1875 and 1899, there were once two semi-detached buildings, one of which is now the Village Shop. They were more or less identical – until the German air raids of World War Two. A single bomb fell on the area and claimed the lives of five people - such was the damage to the site that one half had to be demolished.

Information and advice from Dr Henry Aldwinckle. Henry lives in Hoylake and works at West Kirby's Marine Lake Medical Practice.

First things first, the new coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer BioNTech is safe and effective. It gives you the best protection against coronavirus.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed that our Liverpool City Region will stay in Tier 2.

This was more or less expected as infection rates have not spiked here since the rules were relaxed on December 2.

Above: click or tap through a gallery of some show apartment pictures

Situated on the corner of Rocky Lane, Sandstone House is the new build development by Blueoak Estates.