Susanne Schroder was organising a weekly sing-song for a toddler group when she received a request that changed the course of her career. She worked in publishing, having moved from Copenhagen to West Kirby, and was asked if she could write a book that could be presented to the children.
West Kirby's new flood wall has won an award for its design. AECOM’s design work on the scheme led to them picking up the award for Best Landscape Project at the Merseyside Civic Design Awards. The judges said: “As a flood defence scheme, the structure is required
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 the
Councillors have given the green light to the roll-out of 20mph zones in residential areas in Hoylake and Meols. It is one of 15 areas across Wirral in phase two of the scheme. But out of 107 responses received during the consultation from a total of 13,000 local residents,
An application to have part of Hoylake's beach registered as a village green is under consideration by Wirral Council. It would apply to a section of the beach from The King's Gap up to the lifeboat station, and has been submitted by local councillors on behalf
The Ring O'Bells in West Kirby is to open its doors to customers on Friday 8 December. It marks the end of a four year closure, after Greene King called time on its ownership of the historic hostelry in January 2020. Contractors have been working furiously over the
Motorhomes are to be banned from parking overnight along the front in Hoylake and Meols. The issue is thought to have been caused by displacement of motorhomes from New Brighton, where owners can now only park in a designated area near the Dips at a cost of £20 per night.
West Kirby Today’s monthly columnist, Guy Lawrenson, is the proprietor of the hugely popular Seafood Shack on Dee Lane. Guy previously owned the What’s Cooking restaurant chain and earned his seafood stripes during lockdown by working at the renowned Bricklands Fish & Game in Chester and for national
A gifted student from West Kirby is one step closer to achieving her dream of becoming a West End star after landing a place at Liverpool Theatre School. 17-year-old Emily Royden secured a coveted place on an elite professional musical theatre training programme at Liverpool Theatre School following her exceptional
A sensory garden has been created at a Hoylake care home. The Co-operative Bank customer donation fund helped pay for the relaxing space at The Old Garden on Meols Drive, which was created by dementia support charity, the Josephine Sara Foundation. The garden specifically caters to those living with dementia,
Council-operated parking charges will be lifted in West Kirby and Hoylake on 2 December to help support local high streets for Small Business Saturday. The move, which applies to all council car parking across Wirral, aims to help local shops and businesses at one of the busiest times of the
West Kirby Santa Dash takes place on Sunday 3 December, starting at 10am. Entry is £5 per adult and £2 per child, including a free Santa hat! There are 10k, 5k and 2k runs - or you can simply stroll. Register in advance at Home Instead on Grange Road (cash
The Seafood Shack in West Kirby is joining forces with the town’s newest restaurant, BoBo, for a special evening discovering the cuisine of one Portugal’s most famous island regions. Known as ‘The Hawaii of Europe’ and the ‘Islands of Colours’, The Azores archipelago lies half way between continental
A group of seven hardy runners have completed a 362 kilometre “Running Home For Christmas” challenge from London to West Kirby in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The team took it in turns to run through the day and night, and the final stage undertaken by Rick Kelsey
Sisters Megan and Brogan Griffiths have shared the heartbreaking story of losing their younger brother, who was just 23 when he drowned near Hoylake in 2022. Haydn Griffiths was a sailor, a scuba diver and paddleboarder with water safety knowledge. Brogan said: "There wasn’t anyone that I know
Christmas lights in Hoylake and Meols will be switched on this Saturday, 25 November. Local residents and businesses have donated many thousands of pounds to make the area sparkle this festive season, and the main lighting event takes place on Market Street, starting from 4pm with the switch-on at 6pm.
