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
Tennis courts in West Kirby and Meols are being upgraded as part of a borough-wide improvement programme, but charges are also set to be introduced in a shake-up which Wirral Council says will improve participation in the game. The local authority has been awarded money by the Department
Police have arrested two teenage boys following a stabbing in Caldy on Friday evening. Just before 7.10pm last night, officers received a report that a teenage boy had been stabbed on Cubbins Green, after he was assaulted by a group of boys. The suspects left Cubbins Greens after the
A teenage boy is in hospital after being stabbed at Cubbins Green in Caldy. The incident happened at around 7pm on Friday evening. He was taken to hospital with stab wounds to his legs, and is in a stable condition. Armed police were drafted in to search for the suspect.
There's just a month to go until The Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Course in Hoylake, so we sat down with Mark Camborne, Wirral Council's Assistant Director for Neighbourhood Safety and Transport, to find out how preparations are going. Mark Camborne's Twitter profile describes
Plans have been submitted to demolish a Victorian detached property in West Kirby and replace it with apartments. Planning agents WSP, acting on behalf of Prospect Capital UK, propose demolishing The Grange and two outbuildings, replacing it with 14 apartments, together with parking and landscaping. The existing building, on Grange
Merseyside Police is leading a new initiative to keep West Kirby's open spaces and beaches safe during the summer months. ‘Openspace’ will see police officers working alongside a range of partners to prevent serious violence and anti-social behaviour in key tourist hotspot areas across Wirral, including Ashton
