Thousands of people have had their say on a controversial beach row that has split a picturesque Merseyside town in two.
When a hotly-contested decision was made to stop spraying weed killer on Hoylake Beach by Wirral Council, the future of the beach remained a big question for those in the affluent town. The beach is an environmentally protected area and there are claims rare plants have been found on it, which would mean there would be restrictions on how much can be cleared.
If the council had continued to spray glyphosate weed killer on the beach, it could have faced an unlimited fine.
