The only remaining bank in West Kirby has announced it will shut its doors a year from now. NatWest on Banks Road is to close on 8 July 2024, leaving the nearest branch in Wallasey. The bank says only five personal banking customers used the branch regularly in 2022, and
The new Marine Lake Health and Wellbeing Centre in West Kirby has been officially opened, on the day the NHS turned 75. The centre is a partnership between Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC), Marine Lake and Estuary Medical Practice and Age UK Wirral, and was first
Memorial benches on the promenade at Hoylake are being removed temporarily to be cleaned and refurbished, and to allow for park and ride service to The Open. The Open Golf Championship returns to the Royal Liverpool Golf Club from July 16 to 23 and the event will attract large numbers
Royal Liverpool Golf Club member Matthew Jordan has secured a place competing at The Open on his home course. He won a berth at the championship with a great performance at a qualifier at West Lancashire Golf Club. The 27 year-old recorded a bogey-free seven-under 65 in
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
Plans have been submitted to demolish a large detached bungalow in West Kirby and replace it with four semi-detached houses. Each property at 15 Grosvenor Avenue would have four bedrooms, and the scheme includes a total of eight parking spaces and a covered bike store with room for two
Wirral Council is sending letters to people in parts of West Wirral about a temporary change to bin collections while the borough hosts The Open Golf Championship. Tens of thousands of visitors a day are due to be coming to see the event at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in
Plans have been submitted to convert the former Whitt's End bar in Hoylake into a smaller retail unit and extend the rear to create apartments. Planning permission was granted for the part change of use of the upper floors to form two flats in 2021, but the latest
Hundreds of volunteers have already signed up and started training to help visitors to this year's Open golf championship at Hoylake. The championship takes place from the 16 - 23 July and Wirral Council, in collaboration with the organiser of The Open, the R&A, asked for people
People looking for work are invited to apply for a range of hospitality jobs at The Open in Hoylake. Wirral Council is working with the Department for Work and Pensions to make sure residents have the chance to benefit from work opportunities at the event. Customer service, retail, bar, kitchen
A major campaign is running from June until August to promote Wirral as a tourist destination, to coincide with the borough being in the global spotlight for The Open at Hoylake. The championship takes at Royal Liverpool Golf Course from 16 - 23 July and is expected to be the biggest
Pupils from West Kirby Primary School have helped sow a wildflower meadow outside the new Marine Lake Health and Wellbeing Centre. Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust welcomed year four children to plant seeds which will complement the surrounding area and attract pollinating insects, especially bumblebees and other
In the second part of our look at how Wirral Council is preparing for the return of The Open, we spoke to Assistant Director for Neighbourhood Safety and Transport, Mark Camborne, about what is being done to make sure local businesses benefit. With 250,000 people expected during the week
Volunteers from the RNLI in Hoylake and West Kirby have been running special sessions teaching children vital water safety messages. The partnership with the Helen Diamond Swimming School was established following drownings in 2020 after the easing of pandemic lockdown restrictions. Half an hour of each lesson is dedicated to
Merseyside Police have pledged to step up their commitment to tackling anti-social behaviour in West Kirby. Hundreds of young people have been gathering in the town over the summer, and there have been a series of incidents of disorder. Several 48 hour dispersal orders have been introduced to give
Two more teenagers have been arrested following reports of disorder and assault in Caldy on Friday 16 June. Police have also revealed they received three different reports of assaults on Cubbins Green on Friday night. Officers were alerted just before 7.10pm that a teenage boy had been stabbed, after
