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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Benjamin Roberts-Haslam

Touching reason behind name of popular new restaurant

The name of a popular new Merseyside restaurant has a touching reason to it.

Emily's on Brows Lane in Formby opened in November, with it proving a hit with people across Merseyside with it's leafy decor and classy vibe - but not many people know the reason behind the venue's name. Co-owner Andy Henry told the ECHO how he and his partner, Kate McConnell, suffered heartbreak when their daughter, Emily Henry, was stillborn on September 3, 2015.

He said: "Kate went full term and went into labour. I rang the hospital and they told us to wait until the contractions got worse. When she went in they monitored her but when she gave birth we lost her.

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