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Woman jailed for minimum of 12 years for murdering husband in Neston

By Mark Gorton

29th Jul 2021 | Local News

A woman who poured boiling water over her husband while he slept has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Corinna Smith, of Highfield Road in Neston, will serve a minimum of 12 years in prison.

Tomorrow and Sunday: enjoy Heswall's 'Garden of Plenty' and help national and local charities bloom

By Mark Gorton

29th Jul 2021 | Local News

For the past 12 years Wirral Hospice St John's volunteer, Sandie Fairclough, and husband Colin, have opened up their beautiful garden in Heswall as part of the National Garden Scheme (NGS), to benefit some really important national charities, like Hospice UK, MacMillan, Marie Curie and more.

The national charities are beneficiaries of the small entry fee which is charged at some 3,700 'Open Garden' events across England and Wales. Over 93 years of the NGS, more than £60 million has been raised.

VISIT HESWALL...and play a round at Heswall Golf Club

By Mark Gorton

29th Jul 2021 | Local Sport

Heswall Golf Club, Cottage Lane, Heswall CH60 8PB

Above: a gallery of pictures of Heswall golf course

The Wirral peninsula is well served with golf courses, both links and parkland. Hoylake is home to Royal Liverpool, a venue for The Open which returns to the historic links in 2023.

Plans for West Kirby 18 metre 5G mast regarded as NG by residents are scuppered by people power

By Mark Gorton

29th Jul 2021 | Local News

Margaret Greenwood MP, Wirral West, met with concerned residents a couple of weeks ago

A plan to build an 18-metre tall mast "yards away" from a family home has been refused.

Three UK wanted to build the mast at the junction of Sandy Lane and Macdona Drive in West Kirby, Wirral, to support the rollout of 5G, which the company said was "vital" for residents and businesses in the town.

COVID-19 vaccination bus is heading to Wirral

By Mark Gorton

29th Jul 2021 | Local News

A new and easier way of getting the Covid-19 vaccine is on its way to Wirral, as cases of the virus surge in the borough.

The 'vaccine bus' will arrive in Wirral on Monday, July 12, and residents can get the jab on the bus without having an appointment.

Oxton: Williamson Art Gallery closed for emergency engineering works

By Mark Gorton

29th Jul 2021 | Local News

The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum in Oxton

The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, one of Wirral's cultural icons, has closed down for a short period.

The Oxton attraction, which had been up for the axe, was saved in this year's Wirral Council budget after an outcry from councillors and residents alike.

Heswall Nub News Vox Pop - readers' reactions to the government's plans for 'Freedom Day'

By Mark Gorton

29th Jul 2021 | Opinion

Yesterday we asked readers to share their thoughts about what is scheduled to happen on July 19, when almost all COVID-19 restrictions will be eased.

If you need a refresher on the changes that will be made you can catch up with them here.

REWIND: The world, Welland, Wirral and Bebington – 'Chariots of Fire' 40 years on

By Mark Gorton

29th Jul 2021 | Local Features

Bebington Oval as Stade Colombes - Picture © 1981 Warner Bros. Pictures

40 years ago a low budget period sports movie was a surprise critical and popular hit that gave Wirral a place in film making history.

'Chariots of Fire' told the fact based story of two athletes competing in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.

Children at a Bebington primary school to self-isolate after one pupil tests positive for COVID-19

By Mark Gorton

29th Jul 2021 | Local News

Town Lane Infant School in Bebington (Credit: Google Streetview)

Children at a Bebington primary school have been told to self-isolate after one pupil tested positive for COVID-19, it is understood.

An entire Year 1 class at Town Lane Infant School must now stop attending school and self-isolate.

Heswall and the lifting of restrictions - what are your thoughts?

By Mark Gorton

29th Jul 2021 | Local News

Heswall - back to near normality from July 19 onwards?

It seems certain that from July 19 the way we can live will be very different.

Subject to COVID-19 data, on July 12 it will be announced that the following changes will come into effect a week later.

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Above: a gallery of pictures of Heswall golf course

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