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COLUMN: Can Pilates solve problems like back ache?

COLUMN: Can Pilates solve problems like back ache?

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

Ducks to take to the water to raise money for new RNLI lifeboat

Ducks to take to the water to raise money for new RNLI lifeboat

A duck race is being held on the Marine Lake to raise money for a new lifeboat for RNLI West Kirby. It is taking place at 10am on Bank Holiday Monday 8 May, with tickets costing £3 each. Tickets are being sold at the following locations: * West Kirby temporary lifeboat

COLUMN: April's picks from The Fish GUY

COLUMN: April's picks from The Fish GUY

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

Get on board this year's Wirral Kayak Challenge

Get on board this year's Wirral Kayak Challenge

Registration nights are being held at The Railway pub in Meols for people wanting to take part in this year's Wirral Kayak Challenge. The annual paddle boarding event - now in its 11th year - takes place on Sunday 11 June, with people rowing 14 miles from New Brighton to

Busy Easter weekend for RNLI

Busy Easter weekend for RNLI

The RNLI in West Kirby and Hoylake had a busy Easter weekend with requests to assist in several rescues. The UK Coastguard requested the launch of Hoylake RNLI hovercraft on Good Friday morning to aid a dog walker stuck in mud off Sandy Lane slipway in West Kirby as the

Calday swimming pool improvements planned

Calday swimming pool improvements planned

Plans have been submitted to improve the facilities at Calday swimming pool. The pool, which dates back 100 years and was originally an outdoor facility and used by pupils at the nearby Calday Grange Grammar School, has been run as a community facility since pool users took it on a

Dispersal zone introduced following disorder in West Kirby

Dispersal zone introduced following disorder in West Kirby

Police are introducing a dispersal zone in West Kirby following an increase in criminal and anti-social behaviour by large groups of youths. West Kirby Today has been sent footage which appears to show one of the incidents officers are investigating, which took place on Thursday. In it, the driver

Bakery to open at West Kirby School and College

Bakery to open at West Kirby School and College

An innovative and unique school bakery cafe will open its doors to the public in West Kirby later this month. Operated by Post-16 students, West Kirby School and College's bakery cafe will help students gain life skills alongside their learning, such as baking, barista skills, customer service

Access to West Kirby prom delayed until after Easter

Access to West Kirby prom delayed until after Easter

Access to West Kirby promenade has been delayed until after Easter, due to recent high tides. Wirral Council had previously said that sections of South Parade would be open in time for the Bank Holiday weekend, as work neared completion on the flood wall. However, they now say they have

Spring tide safety warning following study

Spring tide safety warning following study

The RNLI has issued a safety warning to people planning to head to the Wirral coast this Easter. To coincide with spring tides this weekend, the lifesaving charity has revealed the results of a new study showing that 15% of people in the north west reported to have been cut

5G mast plan thrown out

5G mast plan thrown out

Wirral Council has rejected a proposal for a 16 metre high mobile phone mast in West Kirby. Dozens of residents came together to fight the plans for the structure on Sandy Lane, which would have had six antennas at the top and three cabinets at ground level, describing it as

Plan to extend clubhouse at Hoylake Tennis Club

Plan to extend clubhouse at Hoylake Tennis Club

Plans have been submitted for improvements to the clubhouse at Hoylake Lawn Tennis Club. It would see side and front extensions built, including toilets and a shower, plus the installation of a covered patio area, timber decking and new access ramps. The roof of the Eddisbury Road building would be

Urgent works on road to Heswall due to risk of falling rocks

Urgent works on road to Heswall due to risk of falling rocks

The main road between West Kirby and Heswall will be partially closed next week for urgent repairs. Wirral Council is to carry out work on the A540 due to the risk of falling rocks. The route will be shut from 10am – 3pm from Monday 3 April until Thursday 6 April

RNLI lifeguards return to Wirral beaches

RNLI lifeguards return to Wirral beaches

RNLI lifeguards will return to Wirral beaches, including West Kirby, from this week. New data from the RNLI reveals lifeguards patrolling Merseyside in 2022 saved five lives, aided over 1,000 people and responded to nearly 800 incidents. Wirral's beaches, which also include Moreton, Harrison Drive, The Plateaux