A West Kirby Grammar School pupil is among the first UK graduates of a global business programme. The ActionCOACH Foundation’s YESS (Young Entrepreneur Smart Start) programme equips young people with essential business and entrepreneurial skills. It is a 12-week course including weekly videos, assignments, exams, and practical tasks such
Wirral Council staff will be asked to volunteer for redundancy as the local authority battles a financial crisis. At a meeting of the policy and resources committee on Wednesday 15 January, members agreed to request a £40 million bailout from the government. The precarious financial position is largely due to
Bin collections have been suspended for the week, due to icy conditions. Wirral Council has announced that the green bin waste round will now take place next week, with residents asked to put out their bin on their normal collection day. In a statement they said: "Whether you had
A walker and two dogs were rescued after getting trapped in the fast flowing incoming tide near Little Eye. The alarm was raised by members of the public at 12.29pm on Saturday 4 January, and the West Kirby lifeboat was launched. Whilst en-route, the crew were informed that the
Pauline Caswell is the owner of Love Pilates Wirral, and this is her latest column for West Kirby Today… Happy New Year! Don’t go to the gym to start your fitness journey! It’s a new year and another new you… or is it? Did you overindulge? Good, it
Concerns have been raised about recent flooding in Caldy. The Caldy Society is to write to Wirral Council "demanding a comprehensive plan detailing how they intend to tackle the ongoing issue of blocked gullies" after residents on Croft Drive East woke up to what the organisation described as
The West Kirby branch of Leaf has closed down. Staff at the Black Horse Hill tea bar and restaurant, which opened in 2020 and employed around 20 staff, were told the news this morning. The owner of the company, Natalie Haywood, told West Kirby Today it had been a "
The 15th and final poetry competition in aid of a Calday Grange Grammar School student has opened. The Christopher Salmon Poetry Competition is named after the 15-year-old, who passed away suddenly in 2009 from a rare streptococcal infection. He had hopes of becoming an author, and dreamt of studying Russian
West Kirby in Bloom has won a top award for its work at Hilbre View Gardens. The community group was graded 'outstanding' in the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Britain in Bloom ‘It's Your Neighbourhood’ award. The prize celebrates communities coming together to transform local spaces
Hoylake lifeboat crew pulled off victory against Hoylake Sailing Club in the annual Slater Trophy Boxing Day Tug o'War. The friendly competition was established in 1972 by Arthur Slater of Hoylake Sailing Club and Hoylake RNLI Coxswain Danny Triggs. It is now a firm festive fixture in the
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Hoylake and West Kirby RNLI have marked the retirement of one of their longest serving volunteers. David Hopkinson, nicknamed Hoppy, who is 90-years-old, has stepped down after 58 years serving the lifesaving charity. He was one of the founding members of West Kirby RNLI lifeboat station in 1966. As a
There will be changes to public services over the festive period. We've listed some of the alterations below. Bin collections For households who usually have their green and grey bins collected on Wednesday and Thursdays, the collection day changes will be as follows: Wednesday 25 December – collection on
An ordinary visit to a local cafe turned into a life saving mission for Will Jones, an off-duty crew member from West Kirby RNLI. He was out for coffee in Popsy’s Hoylake with his family, when his mother, Carron Jones, approached a man - Steve Morris - who appeared
It's been another busy year in our part of the world. We’ve written close to 200 stories over the last 12 months, and our website has been visited by an incredible 115,000 people. These are the five stories that captured your interest the most in 2024,
The former West Kirby Social Club is set to become a mix of apartments and an extended home for a neighbouring restaurant. The club closed its doors in February for financial reasons. One member told us its numbers had been dwindling, and that the club building was sold and leased
