News in Heswall

Wirral chef Paul Askew is celebrating an accolade given to his Liverpool restaurant, The Art School - its 18th place ranking in the just released Harden's 100 Best UK Restaurants 2022.

The respected annual guide contains over 3000 entries and is the most comprehensive and detailed look into the UK's dining scene.

Thornton Manor has more than its fair share of troubles.

A fire at the weekend, and at the beginning of last week we reported that three large marquees at Thornton Manor in Thornton Hough would have to be removed, leaving the company behind the Manor and surrounding estate, Thornton Holdings, saying its business would be no longer able to continue.

Firefighters were called to Thornton Manor in Thornton Hough at around 9pm yesterday evening and tackled a blaze throughout the night.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue said four fire engines and an aerial appliance were on scene shortly after they were called out a little after nine.

Police forces in the UK are to try out a Tesla Model 3 to see how it copes with the demands of emergency work.

Various constabularies have used electric cars previously, but these have always been for low speed patrol work rather than quick response duties. The Model 3 Performance will be tried out as a full-blown fast response and traffic patrol car, potentially replacing cars such as BMW's 330d and a Volvo's S60.

There have been huge strides over the past decades in improving the outcomes for patients with cancer and, while one in two people will develop the disease in their lifetime, twice as many in the UK are living on for many years after a diagnosis than they did 40 years ago.

However, these tremendous gains are not reflected across all society as some people face more barriers to receiving high quality NHS care than others.

Many families in Wirral are set to be given a £150 rebate on their Council Tax.

But this may not be enough to prevent some being pushed into hardship by the soaring cost of living.

An avid tennis player has set up a campaign to fight plans he claims would be a "devastating blow" to the sport in Wirral.

Wirral Council needs to save £20m in order to escape its budget black hole, with two damning government reports published last November saying the authority must spend less on leisure services.

Government plans to shrink the gap between the richest and poorest parts of the UK have been slammed as 'thin gruel' and 'Mission Impossible' by Merseyside leaders.

Yesterday, plans to 'level up' the country, which included 12 "bold" national missions to achieve by 2030 that will get status in law, were revealed by Michael Gove.

Following a revealing survey, the Co-op and Cruse Bereavement Support, the UK's leading bereavement charity, have announced the launch of a new partnership to help people talk to each other about death and grief more openly.

As Wirral and the rest of the country continues to cope with the legacy of the coronavirus pandemic, many people who have suffered bereavement are finding themselves alone, with no one to turn to.

Coleen Rooney celebrated her 21st birthday in 2007 there with a circus themed party.

In 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar there for secretive Brexit talks.