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 Park
Schoolchildren have helped create a wildflower art exhibition at Wirral Country Park in Thurstaston to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The project saw Wirral’s Eco-Schools team and local artist Ling Warlow team up with children from 25 schools and community groups across Wirral to create hundreds of paper wildflowers during
Hoylake Lifeboat's volunteer press officer has been presented with a special award for his work. Dan Whiteley, who is also a crew member, was nominated for the award due to his work promoting Hoylake RNLI, supporting fundraising and safety campaigns, as well as going above and beyond in
A total of 40 artists and makers are throwing open the doors to their homes and studios in West Kirby, Hoylake and Thurstaston later this month. Wirral Open Studio Tour is now in its 13th year of celebrating visual arts, and will see artists and makers exhibiting in dozens of
Work is getting under way demolishing two houses to be replaced with apartments in West Kirby. Blueoak Estates is developing ‘The Links’ at 100 and 102 Meols Drive, which it claims is "unparalleled in specification, position and space". The scheme was approved by Wirral Council's planning
Parents and carers are invited to take part in a workshop at Cub and Calf in West Kirby, which will help set the vision for a new model of ‘one stop shop’ style support for families across the borough. Family Hubs will be spaces where families can easily access a
The refurbished Ring O'Bells in West Kirby is set to reopen by the end of the year. Owner Stange & Co has shared an update on its Facebook page, as work gets under way in earnest to refurbish the historic building on Village Road. The company, which also
A group of youths fell into the lake at Ashton Park in West Kirby after assaulting a man. The incident happened at around 5.15pm on Bank Holiday Monday when the victim, who was in his 50s, was reportedly attacked and struck around the head with a bike seat. He
A walker was rescued after getting stuck waist-deep in thick mud at West Kirby on Bank Holiday Monday. The Hoylake RNLI hovercraft ‘Hurley Spirit’ was tasked to the incident by the Coastguard at 1.44pm. The female casualty had been stranded in mud at the south end of the Marine
Family and friends of a man who tragically lost his life while swimming off the Wirral coast have visited Hoylake RNLI lifeboat station to present a donation in his memory to one of the lifeboat crews that helped search for him. Haydn Griffiths was an accomplished athlete and sailor from
Wirral West MP Margaret Greenwood has announced she is to stand down at the next general election. She was elected in 2015 after beating incumbent Conservative MP Esther McVey by less than 500 votes. The 64 year-old increased her majority to over 3,000 at the 2019 poll, but has
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 search is under way for volunteers to help make this year’s 151st Open at Hoylake the best yet. The Championship takes place from the 16th to the 23rd July and Wirral Council, in collaboration with the organiser of The Open, R&A, are looking to recruit a
The Ridger pub is undergoing refurbishment and will reopen next month with a new name. A new management team, who currently run the Coach & Horses in Greasby, have announced it will be known as the Newton Arms. In a post on the pub's Facebook page, Dan and
