Discarded pop bottles headed for the recycling bin have been given a poignant new lease of life by members of West Kirby Women's Institute. More than 1,000 plastic bottles have been transformed into poppies for an eyecatching cascade at St Bridget’s Church and a field of
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 local peer support swim community has marked one year of cold water dips at West Kirby beach. Mental Health Swims (MHS) West Kirby was created in October 2022 as part of the national Mental Health Swims initiative - an award-winning, mental health peer support community. MHS host free, safe
A new entrance to the Wirral Way in West Kirby has been unveiled, to mark the 50th anniversary of the official opening of Wirral Country Park. The guest of honour at the ceremony was Terry Robinson, who was appointed in 1969 as one of the first Wirral Country Park Rangers,
The Environment Agency has told a meeting of councillors that West Kirby flood wall still remains value for money, despite a 71 per cent increase in the final cost. The Audit and Risk Management Committee met last night to consider whether or not the contract for the scheme was procured
The funeral of West Kirby Grammar School pupil Jessica Baker takes place on Friday 27 October. The 15-year-old was killed, along with coach driver Stephen Shrimpton, when the bus he was driving overturned on the M53 near Eastham in September. Her family revealed she planned to have a career in
Work is set to begin on the construction of 32 apartments on the site of the former West Kirby fire station. The Blueoak Estates scheme includes one, two and three bed apartments, which the developer argues is "utilising the long redundant site to create much needed quality homes to
The family of a woman who died in a road traffic collision in Hoylake last month have paid tribute to her. Emergency services were called to Birkenhead Road at its junction with Lee Road just after 1.45pm on Saturday 30 September, following a serious collision involving a white Mercedes
The owner of San Fedele in West Kirby has revealed the wine bar was inspired by childhood trips to Italy. John Invernizzi's dad Giuseppe owned two Italian restaurants in Edinburgh, and holidays were spent with his father in his home town of San Fedele. John told West Kirby
Hoylake's Matthew Jordan has been named Wirral's Sports Person of the Year for his top 10 finish at the Open Golf championship at the Royal Liverpool in the summer. The annual Wirral Sports Awards - which recognises individual, team and volunteers - took place at the
Dion Dublin has officially opened Mind’s newest charity shop, in West Kirby. The doors opened earlier this week to the store, located on Banks Road. The former England footballer, television presenter and pundit, was on hand to welcome locals. The new shop offers everything from clothing to bric-a-brac. Donations
Steven Burgess and Josh Moore, opened BoBo in West Kirby in August 2023, a restaurant that celebrates Iberian food and beverage, in particular Portugal and Spain. In a new regular column, the former AA rosette chefs, turned hospitality specialists, discuss their passion for Portuguese and Spanish cuisine and the history
Friends of the late West Kirby Grammar School pupil Jessica Baker are being encouraged to share their memories of her on a new website. In a statement issued by Merseyside Police, the family of the 15-year-old have thanked people for "their very kind comments and offers of support during
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 to identify
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,
