TAKE a look inside the brand new gin bar which has opened its doors in Hoylake. The Olive Branch, based at 75 Market Street, offers a whopping 75 different gins to choose from with around two new gins being added each week. Open seven days a
HIGH-STREET chain Boots has opened an extra special Christmas Bootique at Liverpool ONE. Open from now until December 9, the Dreaming of Sleep Bootique is a one-of-a-kind pop-up full of exciting products and experiences. Based opposite the Hilton
LABORATORY reports of the winter vomiting bug Norovirus are up on this time last year in some parts of the country, the NHS has warned. The gruesome bug causes diarrhoea and vomiting and can spread like wildfire amongst small communities such as
AN evening of Christmas carols has raised more than £7,000 for Claire House Children's Hospice. Wirral-born journalist and BBC Breakfast star Sally Nugent hosted the event at Christ Church in Port Sunlight village on Tuesday. Among the audience
WIRRAL is in the top 10 happiest places to live in the north west according to a new poll from Rightmove. The propery giant's Happy At Home index revealed five of the happiest places in the whole country are in the north. The Northumberland
James Bond comes face to face with the woman who appears to have replaced him as 007 in the first trailer for No Time To Die. The footage from the highly anticipated film, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and co-written by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge
WIRRAL band The Jagz are set to launch their second EP Cathedral Dreams at District next week. Formed in 2017, indie/psych band The Jagz have been described as reimagining the Merseybeat sound while capturing more modern crazes such as Mersey surf
A MAJOR fundraising campaign has been launched to help keep Wirral's hugely popular Tam O'Shanter's farm running. Project manager Josephine Wood MBE is treasurer, trustee and project manager for Tam O'Shanter Cottage Urban Farm Trust, which took
A Conservative councillor said the Green Party’s zero growth policy is a “road to chaos and famine” at a council planning meeting last night. When discussing Wirral Council’s emerging Local Plan, a new framework for planning in the borough, Green
A PERUVIAN naval hero's links with Birkenhead have been recognised with the unveiling of a bust in the town. Admiral Miguel Grau was commander of the Peruvian navy's fleet in the 1870s and is regarded as the most outstanding naval commander in the
A SPECIAL Christmas performance of The Snowman will head to Chester Cathedral later this month. Cathedral choristers and Carrot Productions will bring their much-loved big-screen presentation of The Snowman accompanied by a live orchestra on Friday
A Santa Dash will take place at Birkenhead Park next week to raise cash in memory of baby Leilah Hayden. Leilah was just 15-months-old when she passed away suddenly on January 13, 2015. It took 12 weeks for her parents to discover that her
THE funding crisis in our schools is a scandal. I've worked in secondary education for the last 13 years and the levels of underfunding now are seriously affecting my pupils' education. This isn't good enough. Britain is one of the richest
AS we look forward to the festive period and temperatures continue to drop, we must spare a thought for those who have served our country but find themselves homeless. Research shows around 300-400 veterans end up on the streets every year, and
AS the cold nights of winter draw in it becomes more apparent how important home is to us all. While most of the country will be getting ready to celebrate with loved ones and looking forward to a home cooked Christmas dinner, there will be thousands
I HAD to go to a food bank as I am on universal credit. I was upset to be given out of date bread, margarine, sausages and biscuits. Am I a lower human being that doesn’t deserve to eat in-date food? Despite being desperate I won't be going
I AM a community mental health nurse and I work at the Stein centre at St Catherine's hospital. I am helping to organise a Christmas concert on December 19 for people who utilise music to aid their mental well being and the local community.
MY dad James Oulton passed away on November 18 in Windy Knowe Nursing Home in Oxton. We as a family were treated with kindness and the utmost support was given to us from every member of staff and the Manager went above and beyond what was expected
WE residents of Belvidere Road got quite a fright when dozens of young people were marching down our road some had bottles they were drinking from. As we are elderly it was a bit scary and in my 77 years I have never seen anything like it.
THE Light Up A Life switch-on for Wirral Hospice St John’s takes place this weekend. Ten thousand lights will be switched on in memory of loved ones during what promises to be an emotional Globe-backed ceremony in the hospice gardens on Sunday,
A YOUNG Wirral gymnast has defied the odds to become the new under 10s North West champion after receiving a gold medal. Rock Ferry Primary School pupil Emelia Grace Foy, took part in the North West tumbling competition on November 23 at Robin
Local people are up in arms about noisy, disruptive drainage works, which they say are hitting small businesses hard. Tracey Lewis, owner barber Alcatraz close on Acre Lane, Bromborough, where roadworks are currently taking place. On September
PUPILS and parents are set to run seven marathons in one festive day to raise cash for their primary school. Gayton Primary School will host the challenge on Tuesday, December 17 which will see youngsters take part in the fundraising challenge
