News in Heswall

The new and unique service will be delivered by Cheshire and Merseyside Adult Gender Identity Collaborative (CMAGIC), with the support of LCR Pride Foundation and funded by NHS Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

The free sessions are delivered by experienced counsellors and are available via self-referral. This fills a gap in service provision that is vital for the health and wellbeing of the Trans community.

Merseyside Police has said there is nothing to suggest the weekend blaze at Grade II listed Thornton Manor was started on purpose.

The fire, which appears to have begun in a boiler room and was extinguished by staff, was found to have spread to the roof area of the three storey building when firefighters arrived later on Saturday not long after 9pm.

Speaking in a House of Commons debate led by Wirral West MP Margaret Greenwood, Birkenhead MP Mick Whitley said: "It is an ideologically motivated attack on the public sector, perpetrated by successive Conservative Chancellors, and it has devastated the lives of thousands of people who I represent.

"Youth services have been decimated, benefits have been slashed and the basic support on which so many people rely has been stripped to the bone.

Independent vehicle experts, Laird Assessors, headquartered in the Whitfield Business Hub on Pensby Road, have launched an Engineers' Academy to train, develop and support people looking for a career in motor engineering.

Laird has developed the Academy with the aim of taking a person from rookie apprentice to a fully qualified motor engineer.

Who would be a Premier League referee?

Even with the advent of VAR it is a difficult and thankless task.

If you fancy mixing books with brewing up - and occasionally fixing coffee and cake for best selling authors - then this part time role at Linghams may float your boat.

The shop is well known for its regular in store book signings and larger events hosted by venues like The Neston Club and Thornton Hall Hotel - in fact, Linghams is an important destination for publishers promoting their wares beyond London.

In a major boost for the health service locally, COVID-19 patient numbers fell from 93 on January 25 to 49 on February 1.

It is a big fall and one which suggests Wirral's recent surge in COVID-related hospitalisations is over.

Arrowe Park Hospital wants to spend £28m on a new urgent and emergency care facility.

The revamp would be the biggest investment in the hospital since it was built.

Our First Team was on the road again this week, making the short trip down the motorway to face Ellesmere Port Town at Whitby Sports and Social Club.

This was the third away game on the spin as we looked to continue a great run of form which has seen us take maximum points in seven out of the last ten games with three wins on the bounce.

A vote on which Wirral roads will be hit with new parking charges has been delayed by three months.

Last year, Wirral Council agreed to bring in charges for car parks and on-street parking in areas where it is currently free – including parts of New Brighton, West Kirby, Leasowe, Bromborough and many other parts of the borough.