Plans by a community group to take over Hoylake Library look set to be dashed. The Life Tree had wanted to use the building to host book clubs and story time sessions, as well being a base for community groups and events, with a cafe. Last October, the organisation was
A poetry competition set up in memory of a Calday Grammar School pupil is now accepting entries. The Christopher Salmon Poetry Competition is named after the 15-year-old, who passed away suddenly in 2009 from a rare streptococcal infection. He had hopes of becoming an author and dreamt of
Wirral Council is giving away small trees at Royden Park in Frankby on Saturday 14 January. It is part of the council's target to plant 21,000 trees every year until 2030 to help increase coverage. The trees are all UK sourced and grown and include Crab Apple,
Merseyside Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Hoylake on Wednesday evening. Just before 6.45pm, officers were called to a report of a collision on Market Street involving a pedestrian and a blue Saab. It is believed that following the first collision the woman
An audit has found that councillors were aware of the risks of signing a development agreement over the doomed Hoylake golf resort scheme. In 2021, the council paid almost half a million pounds to the Jack Nicklaus Joint Venture Group to stave off a £20 million legal action. The action
Hoylake Rugby Club are offering camping facilities for this year's Open Golf Championship. The site, on Carham Road, can take caravans, motor homes and tents, and is located a 15 minute walk from the course. Facilities include shower and toilet facilities, 24 hour security, a bar and catering
A choir from West Kirby are looking for opportunities to sing locally this year. Cantemus at Calday have been going for over 10 years and have over 90 members. They practice every week at the United Reformed Church. Joy Woodside from the group told us: "If anyone knows of
Catch-up bin collections will take place this week following the end of the industrial dispute involving refuse staff at Biffa. Wirral Council is asking people to put their bin out on their normal scheduled day and has issued the following advice about additional collections: * If your green bin was
It's set to be a busy 2023 for our part of the world. We've taken a look ahead to some of the big things happening locally over the next 12 months. The Open at the Royal Liverpool Golf Course Golf’s most prestigious tournament returns to
Marine Lake Medical Practice in West Kirby has been found in breach of regulations and downgraded after an inspection found issues with the safe management of medicines. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited the practice, at the Concourse, in November and discovered: * There was no system in place to ensure
Wirral Hospice St John's will be running its annual Christmas tree collection and recycling scheme in the new year. They are collecting from the following postcode areas from 13 January: CH41, CH42, CH43, CH44, CH45, CH46, CH47, CH48, CH49, CH60, CH61, CH62, CH63 and CH64. Elaine Connell, Wirral
The festive period means changes to the operation of key public services. We've rounded up how some of them are affected. Refuse collections and tips Industrial action by Biffa staff is planned from 28 to 30 December, with further action planned from 3 to 6 January and 16
The annual Hoylake RNLI and Sailing Club Boxing Day Tug of War reaches a major milestone this year. The friendly competition was established in 1972 by Arthur Slater of Hoylake Sailing Club and Hoylake RNLI Coxswain Danny Triggs. Over the decades, it has become firm festive tradition in the local
Waste and recycling collections look set to be disrupted over the Christmas and new year period. Wirral Council says it has been informed of further industrial action by Biffa staff, in an ongoing dispute over pay. They will walk out from Wednesday 28 December - Friday 30 December, Tuesday 3 January
The Quirky Cafe in Hoylake is throwing open its doors to local people who are on their own or struggling on Christmas Day. The cafe, located just off Market Street, will be serving up free Christmas dinners to eat in or be delivered - but they must be booked in advance.
A street artist whose work has been exhibited at the Louvre and Tate Modern has emerged as the person behind art on Hoylake beach. Two pieces have appeared recently, sparking a debate on local Facebook groups about who could be responsible. One, near the RNLI Lifeboat station, depicts an ostrich
