Britain’s fattest regions include Wirral, Wigan, Stoke and Nottingham

The people of Wirral are officially the fattest in Britain with more hospital admissions for obesity-related illnesses than anywhere else in the country.  Hot on their heels are those who live in Wigan, York, Stoke-on-Trent and Nottingham. The five regions all recorded admission rates of over 3,000 per 100,000 population. However, Wokingham and West Berkshire … Read more

Britain’s fattest regions include Wirral, Wigan, Stoke and Nottingham

The people of Wirral are officially the fattest in Britain with more hospital admissions for obesity-related illnesses than anywhere else in the country.  Hot on their heels are those who live in Wigan, York, Stoke-on-Trent and Nottingham. The five regions all recorded admission rates of over 3,000 per 100,000 population. However, Wokingham and West Berkshire … Read more

The Wirral: Discovering the joys of a much overlooked peninsula

Window on the Wirral: Discovering the joys of a much overlooked peninsula, which delivers history, culture, cycle rides and watersports The Wirral peninsula is a bookended by the Rivers Mersey and Dee and crowned by the Irish Sea For history, head to New Brighton where you’ll find Fort Perch Rock, a former defence built in … Read more

Police search as man shot in leg at McDonald’s Wirral drive-thru 

Hunt for gunman after 21-year-old is shot in the leg while queuing at a McDonald’s drive-thru Man, 21, was in passenger seat of a black Ford Tourneo in McDonald’s drive-through He was taken to hospital for leg injury and his condition is described as stable  Police think man in CCTV could have vital information to … Read more

KFC fans queue over an hour in Wirral drive-thru and get parking fines

Fast food fans who queued for two hours to get a KFC when their restaurant reopened after lockdown are slapped with £100 fines for spending too long in the car park waiting to be served Customers turned out in their masses to queue for KFC in Rock Ferry, Wirral  The Merseyside branch however started dishing … Read more