The lake at Ashton Park is to be dredged next month for the first time in almost 30 years. The Friends of Ashton Park first raised concerns about an accumulation of sludge and debris back in 2016, and more than a thousand people signed a petition asking for the work.
A climbing wall is set to be built at West Kirby Grammar School in memory of pupil Jessica Baker. The 15-year-old died last month when a bus she was travelling on with fellow students crashed on the M53. The school has been working with pupils and her family
Our monthly columnist, local yoga teacher, Kate Knowles has been teaching yoga since 2004, and aims to offer classes that allow people to feel better after class than they did at the beginning. It's International Menopause Day on Wednesday 18 October. Kate trained in Menopause Yoga in 2020,
The West Kirby Bookshop is hosting a range of events to mark national bookshop day on Saturday 14 October. The shop, on Grange Road, is partnering with one of their favourite independent publishers, Daunt Books, to offer three for the price of two on all of their titles. There will
A call for a review of the criteria for the roll-out of 20mph zones in residential areas in Wirral has been rejected by a majority of councillors. West Kirby was one of 15 residential areas included in phase one of the roll-out, with signage and road markings installed
Hoylake model boat lake has reopened following refurbishment. Community groups and volunteers from Hoylake Model Boat Club worked with Wirral Council to carry out the clean-up and refill the lake. A Wirral Council spokesperson said: "The works involved clearing algae and weeds, emptying and renovating the lake by
The Ring O'Bells in West Kirby has announced it is set to reopen in November, and is holding a staff recruitment day. Work on the scheme is now well under way, including creating an extension on the side and updating the interior and exterior of the historic building.
The LAKE gallery celebrates its first birthday this weekend. To celebrate, they are offering an open invite to drop in to their unit on Grange Road on Saturday 7 October from 10am - 4pm for a slice of cake and a chance to win some fabulous arty prizes. An independent, artist-
A training exercise saw Wirral Coastguard practising a complex rescue scenario in Caldy. The exercise at Cubbins Green on Wednesday evening was designed to test their ability to treat a seriously injured casualty and extract them from a difficult location using the steep slopes and rocks. In a post on
Pauline Caswell is the owner of Love Pilates Wirral. Pauline is a skilled 2nd Generation teacher with a direct lineage to Joseph Pilates. She's also a qualified teacher of Education in Biology, Psychology, Science & Health. Her practice is about helping people to feel good about movement and
Iberian restaurant BoBo is to commemorate one of Portugal’s most important national holidays, Republic Day on Thursday October 5, with the money going towards West Kirby RNLI’s new lifeboat. Bobo, which serves Portuguese wine and food, is offering Pastéis de Nata – the country’s famous egg custard tart
A woman has died following a road traffic collision in Hoylake on Saturday, September 30. Police were called to Birkenhead Road at its junction with Lee Road just after 1.45pm, to reports of a serious collision where a white Mercedes Sprinter van had been in collision with a pedestrian.
West Kirby Grammar School will be offering support to students affected by the death of Jessica Baker, as they return to lessons today. The 15-year-old student died on Friday when a bus she was travelling to school on reportedly hit a reservation and overturned on the M53 near
The family of 15-year-old Jessica Baker, the West Kirby Grammar School student who died following a road traffic collision on the M53, have paid tribute to her. She was killed when a bus she was travelling in to school on Friday morning is reported to have hit a
Our social media feeds have been flooded with tributes to Stephen Shrimpton and Jessica Baker, who died when a coach carrying pupils to West Kirby Grammar and Calday Grange Grammar schools crashed on the M53. 40-year-old Mr Shrimpton was the driver of the vehicle, while 15-year-old
A coach driver who was killed when his vehicle crashed on the M53 carrying pupils from two West Kirby schools has been named. 40-year-old Stephen Shrimpton passed away after the bus reportedly struck a reservation near junction 5 and overturned on Friday morning. On board were more than
