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Homecare staff not regularly tested for Covid, watchdog finds Staff at ICares Knowsley branch were only encouraged to get tested if they showed symptoms, meaning asymptomatic workers risked passing the virus on to clients 15:03, 21 MAY 2021 Asymptomatic staff at ICares Knowsley branch were not encouraged to get Covid tests, a Care Quality Commission inspection has found (Image: Jens Schlueter/Getty Images) Get our Knowsley newsletter for the best stories, photos, videos and opinionInvalid Email...

Dread as Pontins bosses with worst hotel chain in the country make another purchase Southport MP Damien Moore has hit out at Britannia Hotels following the recent purchase of the Clifton Hotel Updated Damien Moore has hit out after the purchase of the Royal Clifton Hotel (Image: southport visiter) Southports MP has spoken out on the recent purchase of the Royal Clifton Hotel due to concerns over the reputation of buyers Britannia Hotels. The chain already owns two of Southport’s busiest hotel...

Shop selling fake cigs with youths outside abusing customers is forced to close The shop was a hotspot for anti-social and criminal behaviour and led to residents wanting to move away Updated The closure order was imposed on the International Mini Market in Warrington (Image: Cheshire Police) A convenience store was ordered to close for three months after a catalogue of anti-social behaviour connected with the premises. The International Mini Market, in Warrington, was also found to be selling...

Councils 21 minute meeting which cost more than £3,000 slammed as a farce Covid rules meant Sefton Council had to pay more than £3,000 to hold its annual meeting at Aintree Racecourse - but the meeting lasted just 21 minutes 15:14, 21 MAY 2021 Get the best local news with our Sefton newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accorda...

Bridge to host spectacular parade featuring wild grannies on shopping trolleys Members of the public have been urged to sign up for a day of parades across the Runcorn-Widnes Bridge next month. "Granny Turismo" in action. (Image: walktheplank) Get our daily Echo newsletter for the biggest stories and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe for free When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information...

Knowsley Labour reject opposition bid for more scrutiny Opposition leaders said the days of one-party dominance of Knowsley Council were "over" 18:34, 21 MAY 2021 Updated Unusually, Knowsley Councils annual meeting was held at Huyton leisure centre to enable councillors to remain 2m apart. Another bid by opposition parties to seize control of important scrutiny committees at Knowsley Council was defeated by the ruling Labour group on Friday (May 21). At the first in-person meeting of Knowsley ...

The Grove House Hotel is closing its doors due to the pandemic The owners thanked customers and revealed they had sold the hotel to a developer The Grove House Hotel on Grove Road, Wallasey (Image: Google Streetview) The Grove House Hotel in Wirral has closed its doors due to the pandemic and the uncertainty about the future. The three-star Wallasey venue on Grove Road had been the place of choice for many local residents to hold birthdays, weddings and anniversaries. Posting in Facebook gr...

Girl who couldnt talk asked are you stupid by grown adults Niamh Foy, 19, had selective mutism and was bullied by other children at school Updated Niamh Foy, 19, was only three years old when she experienced selective mutism as a child. (Image: Alder Hey Childrens Hospital) A woman who was taunted as a child because she couldnt speak said she forgives the children that bullied her at school. Niamh Foy, 19, was diagnosed with selective mutism at Alder Hey when she was three years old. Selecti...

Sefton has done a brilliant job of containing Indian variant Things appear to be moving in the right direction after swift action from health bosses 15:53, 20 MAY 2021 Updated Government data map shows cases have fallen in Sefton Coronavirus rates in Sefton have fallen by almost half in a week, after a surge in cases prompted mass testing in parts of the borough. There were concerns in the area as infection rates were growing after the new variant of concern from India had been detected locall...

Pensioner feared he would die when thug kicked him in to River Mersey Devastating impact on 74-year-old victim revealed as laughing thugs who carried out and filmed sickening attack plead guilty in court 12:16, 20 MAY 2021 Updated A 74-year-old man was kicked into the River Mersey on Sunday, April 25 (Image: UGC) A 74-year-old man who was fly-kicked and catapulted into the River Mersey as laughing thugs filmed the attack said he thought he was going to die. A court was told the shocking attack ...