News in Heswall

Hoylake's promenade could look very different in the future, as part of plans to boost the seaside town.

Hoylake Vision, a community forum based in the Wirral town, said the promenade is in poor condition, adding there are no toilets and very few other facilities for visitors. The group, which is made up of more than 160 volunteer residents and businesses, is seeking local people's views on its ideas and asking them to contribute their own.

Residents of West Kirby can today bask in the glory of being told their town is one of the nicest places to live in our region.

The added bonus of league tables of towns like the one published by the Sunday Times is that property prices tend to be given a nudge in the right direction.

Yesterday, maintenance of two of our municipal golf courses ended.

In a double blow for public golf in Wirral, both Brackenwood and Hoylake courses have closed as Wirral Council attempts to save £20 million pounds and present a balanced, legal budget.

Wirral Council is set to raise the charge for garden waste bins in the borough by more than 15%.

The local authority said due to the rising costs of providing the brown bin service, residents will have to pay £50 for it, up from £43. If residents want a second bin they will have to pay £30, up from £25 currently.

Wirral's public health director has warned residents COVID-19 has not gone away.

Updating residents on the latest picture, Julie Webster was clear that although the plan was now to live with COVID we cannot ignore it, an important warning given 66 people are in Wirral's hospitals with the virus on the latest figures.

Merseyside Police has appealed for help to identify three males detectives believe may have information that could assist enquiries into an assault in West Kirby.

It was reported that a group of youths were pushing a lone woman on Banks Road at 7pm on Saturday 26 March when a man who was nearby intervened.

The candidates who will be fighting for the seats up for grabs in the local elections of May 5 have been revealed.

One councillor will be elected in the Heswall ward, and one in Pensby and Thingwall.

Fears a new Mexican restaurant in Heswall could turn into a late night bar, disturbing residents into the early hours were voiced at a crunch meeting today.

Wirral Council's Licensing Panel met to discuss Jonty Trott's plan to open the restaurant, called Tahona, at The Curve on The Mount, which would serve food until around 10pm and continue to serve alcohol until 1.30am.

Wirral Council hangs in the balance, with just a small number of votes capable of transforming the authority.

Labour could be in trouble. After losing its majority in 2019, the party now has just 27 of Wirral's 66 councillors, well below the 34 it needs to regain full control of the council.

With our First Team bizarrely having the weekend off again, it was another big game for our Reserves as South Liverpool 3rd were the visitors to Gayton Park.

With a couple of First Team players in the line up to get some minutes before the run in, and First Team gaffer Andy Cass on the bench, we were confident of victory.