News in Heswall

A key council figure claims a vital report into the future of Hoylake Beach supports a 'natural' option, in a major blow to those hoping for 'golden sands' to return.

The beach has been a controversial issue since 2019, when it had to be temporarily closed to the public due to the use of the chemical herbicide glyphosate.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses and CCTV footage following an assault in Upton on Saturday night.

At around 5.50pm, emergency services were called to Church Lane after a man was found unconscious in the street after being assaulted.

Do your alloys look like a dog has been chewing on them? The new Fisker could make kerb damage to your precious wheels a thing of the past, thanks to a sophisticated radar warning system.

The Fisker Ocean, which had its European debut this week, has what Fisker describes as "ground-breaking Digital Radar technology" with five high-definition sensors on the four corners and the front of the car to provide 360° coverage.

Massive plans which should see well over 10,000 homes built in Wirral have been produced.

Wirral Council's Local Plan, which covers housing plans, as well as the infrastructure behind them from now until 2037, revealed plans which will transform Birkenhead and see development focused on brownfield sites in the east of the borough, with the greenbelt protected.

More than £10m will be spent on reducing NHS backlogs in the wake of the covid pandemic by building new surgical theatres in Wirral.

£10.6m has been given to Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH), the main hospital Trust in the borough, in a plan which will see around 3,000 patients per year treated at two new modular theatres to be built at Clatterbridge Hospital.

Wirral's biggest town will look totally different within the next two decades, after huge plans for homes, green spaces and a new market were passed.

At a meeting yesterday evening, Wirral Council's Economy, Regeneration and Development Committee approved a document outlining plans to build 21,000 homes and create 6,000 jobs, in what is being billed as the biggest change for Birkenhead since 1947.

Wirral Council wants residents to be aware of rogue traders, warning that they are often linked to distraction burglars and will target the elderly and vulnerable.

After a spate of recent complaints, the authority's Trading Standards officers are urging residents to look out for rogue traders offering to carry out repair or maintenance work.

Shane Warne was rightly regarded as the Einstein of cricket.

When he famously said "Monty you have played one test match 33 times", many people, not least the media, thought he was spot on.

After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, Heswall Independent Wine Merchants and Delicatessen Whitmore and White are to begin hosting their popular wine and spirit tasting evenings once more.

They will be held regularly on alternate Friday evenings starting Friday April 29th.

An alarm has reportedly been blaring out 'for months' in West Kirby at all hours of the day.

The alarm, which is coming from the former West Kirby Fire Station, is "permanently" going off, according to a local worker who passes the site every day.