News in Heswall

Hickory's Smokehouse on Village Road in West Kirby wishes to recruit a Head Chef to join the team there.

This is a full time, permanent position offering a competitive salary of up to £36,000 per annum, with the chance to earn up to an extra £5000+ with Tip Jar thrown in.

Hoylake RNLI reports that its hovercraft 'Hurley Spirit', was requested to launch by the UK Coastguard on Thursday afternoon just gone.

At 16:31 the RNLI volunteer crew launched the hovercraft following reports of people in difficulty in the water, having been swept out by the outgoing tide around Hilbre. The hovercraft made best speed to the casualties' reported location.

Above: more pictures by Bob Shaw

Despite being a biochemist, Wallasey born Professor Steve Harding of Nottingham and Oslo Universities has become an authority on Wirral's Viking heritage, having stumbled upon the subject while a student. Here's his brief history of the time when Viking migration gave us place names and words we see and hear all the time but take for granted.

1100 years ago a group of Viking settlers of primarily Norwegian descent, otherwise known as Norsemen – and joined by some Danes - arrived somewhere between places they would later call Vestri-Kirkjubýr (West Kirby) and Melr (Meols) on the shores of north Wirral.

Among the many advantages of relaxed restrictions is the return of live author events organised by Sue Porter and her team at Linghams on Telegraph Road.

Over the past few years the store has become an important focal point outside London for book launches and signings, literary get togethers which, like so many other gatherings, were driven into the world of Zoom by the pandemic.

Plans for world-leading electric car charging technology in Wirral have been revealed.

Gridserve, a sustainable energy business, has submitted plans for 36 electric vehicle charging bays at the Wirral International Business Park in Bromborough.

With a combined experience of over 40 years, Wirral-based David Jones and James Wharton are set to open Just Riding Along - an inclusive, community-focused bicycle repair shop on Bridge Street in Neston.

With an impressive history of senior mechanic roles in a broad range of cycling stores - from small independent businesses to leading, nationwide brands - the JRA owners have worked extensively within the industry, but have recognised an issue that they're keen to address.

If you fancy celebrating a birthday this weekend and making savings into the bargain, then drop into Linghams on Telegraph Road on Saturday.

It's six years since Sue Porter took the business on - almost two of which have seen her and her team swimming furiously upstream against the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19, the popular Wirral Open Studio Tour is set to return on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th September.

Now in its 11th year of celebrating visual arts across the peninsula, this free event will see around 70 artists and makers open the doors to their houses or studio spaces.

Wirral Council has agreed to settle a dispute with the Nicklaus Joint Venture Group (NJVG) over the authority's decision not to proceed with financing of a proposed golf resort development in Hoylake.

The golf resort proposal dates back to 2008 when the Council's Cabinet approved the issue of a prospectus seeking a potential developer for a world class golf resort in Hoylake. Work continued on the project and the scheme was relaunched in 2012.