Write your will and support Jospice this Will Week

WILL Week begins, on 23 May 2016, when individuals can write or update their Will and avoid solicitors' fees by donating to St. Joseph's Hospice (Jospice) instead.  13 local solicitors are giving up their time and waiving their fees between 23 May and 27 May 2016, by offering a standard Will writing service in exchange for a donation to St. Joseph's Hospice, approximate to the cost of a simple Will. Appointments can be booked by contacting any of the participating solicitors listed below and on our website. St. Joseph's Hospice is the oldest and largest hospice on Merseyside, providing long term, specialist end of life care for patients with a wide range of life limiting conditions. The hospice needs to raise £6,500 every day to keep its services running.

Solicitors participating in Will Week include:- Kirwans in Liverpool, Southport and Prenton; Lees Solicitors in Birkenhead; Whitfields in Formby; Law4U in Anfield; Maxwell Hodge in Aintree and Maghull; Morecrofts in Crosby; McClure's in Liverpool; Breens in Waterloo and Southport; and Brown Turner Ross in Liverpool and Southport.

Mike Parr, Chief Executive of St Joseph's Hospice, said:- "Will Week has always been very well supported by our local solicitors and we are extremely grateful for their continued support. We are now asking local people to do the same by making an appointment to write their Will during Will Week.  Only 30% of the population have a Will in place, yet it is so important that we all have one so that our children and any assets are taken care of according to our wishes.  Many people don't realise that any change in personal circumstances, such as marriage or divorce, can affect the validity of any existing Will so, even if you already have one, it's really important to get it updated."

To book an appointment, please contact your preferred solicitor from the list above. The contact details of all participating solicitors are available at:-Jospice.Org.UK.

Shops warned over sale of nicotine inhalers to underage customers

4 Liverpool shops have been caught selling nicotine inhaling products to underage teenagers during recent test purchases.  They were among 10 visited in the City Centre and North Liverpool by the City Council's Alcohol and Tobacco Unit. New controls, introduced in October 2015, prohibit the sale of a nicotine based inhaling product to anyone under 18 years of age. 2 boys aged 15 and 16, volunteered to take part in the exercise to make sure that shops were asking for ID.  The shops that sold the age restricted product will receive a warning letter, advice and re-tested in the near future to ensure compliance with the Children and Families Act. Further breaches could lead to prosecution. The Alcohol and Tobacco Unit are reminding all shops to train staff in relation to the sale of nicotine inhaling products, as further operations will be undertaken with a view to taking action against retailers found to be making illegal, under age sales.

A nicotine inhaling product includes:-

► A nicotine inhaling device.
► A nicotine cartridge.
► A nicotine refill substance.