More than 1,000 illegal vapes with a street value of £12,000 have been seized in an operation involving Liverpool City Council's Alcohol and Tobacco Unit, Merseyside Police and Public Health Liverpool. The stings, which were made at three premises this week, are the latest part of a crackdown on the sale of counterfeit vaping products. The requirements restrict e-cigarette tanks to a capacity of no more than 2ml, providing a maximum of 600 puffs.
The demolition of the former Birkenhead House of Fraser is expected to be finished by March 2024. The building closed in 2020 but was later bought by Wirral Council for £2.1m. Plans were put forward to build a brand new Birkenhead Market and between 84 and 89 homes on the site, but the market plans have now been scrapped, and the future of any housing scheme remains uncertain.
Christmas wishes have come true in St Helens as theatre management has announced that their festive pantomime Aladdin has officially broken all box office records to be their most successful panto ever staged. The seasonal production has sold 37,000 tickets.
The demolition of the former Birkenhead House of Fraser is expected to be finished by March 2024. The building closed in 2020 but was later bought by Wirral Council for £2.1m. Plans were put forward to build a brand new Birkenhead Market and between 84 and 89 homes on the site, but the market plans have now been scrapped, and the future of any housing scheme remains uncertain.
Christmas wishes have come true in St Helens as theatre management has announced that their festive pantomime Aladdin has officially broken all box office records to be their most successful panto ever staged. The seasonal production has sold 37,000 tickets.
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00:00 I'm Emily Bonner, time now for your latest news updates.
00:04 More than a thousand illegal vapes for the street value of £12,000 have been seized for on-premises in an operation involving Liverpool City Council's Alcohol and Tobacco Unit, Mayorside Police and Public Health Liverpool.
00:16 The stings are the latest part of a crackdown on the sale of counterfeit vaping products.
00:21 The demolition of the former Birkenhead house of Fraser is expected to be finished by March. Plans were put forward to build a brand new Birkenhead market and homes on the site, but the market plans have been scrapped and the future of any housing scheme remains uncertain.
00:37 Christmas wishes have come true as St Helens Theatre Management announced their festive pantomime 'Aladdin' has officially broken all box office records to be the most successful panto ever. The seasonal production sold 37,000 tickets.
00:52 That is all your local headlines for now.