It seems like you can't go anywhere in Hoylake at the moment without bumping into helpful people in yellow bibs. The brightly coloured 300 strong army answered a call to sign up to Wirral Council's volunteer Open ambassadors programme. Their role is to greet Open spectators
Royal Liverpool Golf Club member and Hoylake resident Matthew Jordan is to play the first shot at The Open. The 27-year-old will tee off at 6.35am this Thursday after being chosen to get play underway at the 151st Open, following his recent qualification for the tournament. Speaking
A plan to reopen Kingsmead School in Hoylake has been announced, three years after it shut down. The Bertram Drive site closed in 2020 after a rescue bid by parents, staff, alumni and supporters failed, leaving the parents of 130 pupils, many with special educational needs, scrambling to find an
Wirral Council's leader has paid tribute to the work that has gone into preparing Hoylake and West Kirby for The Open golf championship, which is under way at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Cllr Paul Stuart's message comes as the area prepares to welcome many tens
Local bars, pubs and restaurants are pulling out all the stops to take advantage of The Open. It's nine years since the event was last held at the Royal Liverpool, and it is expected to massively boost local trade as golf fans from around the world descend on
Spectators with tickets for The Open on Sunday 16 July will be able to watch celebrity names and prominent influencers from the world of sport and entertainment play the back nine holes of the course. Starting at 6pm, the Open Invitational event will feature a number of sporting superstars, including
Temporary traffic and travel measures will soon be in place for The Open in Hoylake. Wirral Council say the aim is to improve safety, cut congestion and ease traffic flow to make it easier for visitors to get to and from the golf, while minimising as far as possible the
Green fingered volunteers are helping West Kirby, Hoylake and Meols look their best for The Open. Around 250,000 tickets have been sold for the event, which takes place from 16 - 23 July at the Royal Liverpool Golf Course, with visitors coming from all over the world. And two local
More details have been revealed about a new 'banking hub' coming to West Kirby. NatWest announced last week that it will shut its Banks Road branch on 8 July 2024, marking the withdrawal of the last remaining bank in the town, following the earlier closures of Santander, the
West Kirby restaurant 625 has launched a new summer menu. The Banks Road eatery, which specialises in small plates and bar snacks, opened last year, run by father and son Steve Carney and Charlie Parsons, with support from other members of the family. A combination of rising energy costs and
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
