The RNLI has recognised two stalwart fundraising volunteers at Hoylake and West Kirby RNLI with its long service badge. James and Christine Lodder have volunteered together in support of the RNLI over several decades and were both recently presented with the lifesaving charity’s 30-year badge by Area Lifesaving
Additional information sessions for local people about the 151st Open at the Royal Liverpool Golf Course in July next year are taking place later this month. A series of community engagement sessions will give people who live or work in Hoylake, West Kirby and surrounding areas an opportunity to find
The West Kirby Christmas lights switch-on takes place on Saturday 19 November at the Concourse. The family fun starts at 4:30pm with music, rides and stalls before the big switch-on at 6.30pm. Pupils from West Kirby Primary School will be singing Christmas carols. The lights are
The historic former Barclays Bank branch in West Kirby is set to become a dental surgery with residential accommodation above. An application has been submitted requesting permission to make alterations to the listed structure on Grange Road to enable a change of use. The branch closed in January 2021, with
The annual Hoylake and District Remembrance Sunday service takes place on Grange Hill in West Kirby on 13 November. Veterans and serving service personnel will be among those heading to the Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial to remember those who lost their lives in conflicts. New render has been
The team responsible for the new Marine Lake Health and Wellbeing Centre in West Kirby are inviting people to find out more about their plans for a community garden and public spaces. The centre is currently under construction on Orrysdale Road, and is set to open its doors in spring.
Hoylake Sailing Club’s traditional bonfire night and firework display raised almost £3,000 for the RNLI. Hundreds of spectators lined the promenade to see the bonfire and watch the spectacular firework display on the beach last Friday, which was sponsored by Kid’s Planet Hoylake Day Nursery. For some
Plans have been submitted to build 39 houses on land in West Kirby earmarked to become protected green space. The trustees of Greenfield Estate on Grange Road commissioned a consultation with local residents earlier this year over a proposal for 46 homes. They received a total of 152 responses, with
Parts of the Wirral Way - including in West Kirby and Caldy - have been widened and resurfaced as part of preparation for its 50th anniversary next year. Three sections, totalling 1800 meters in length, have had work carried out. Wirral Council says it will improve visitor safety on the shared pedestrian
A short documentary about the experiences of a community pharmacist from West Kirby who died of breast cancer is to be aired on television this weekend, as part of a BBC Arts series. ‘Mary Lost Her Battle’ by Oisín Power, who grew up in the town, will feature as part
Hoylake Sailing Club is holding a bonfire and fireworks display on Friday 4 November, raising money for the RNLI. The bonfire will be lit at 6.15pm, with the fireworks starting at around 6.45pm, on the beach opposite the clubhouse. In a statement on their Facebook page, the club
Four green sites in West Kirby are set to be protected from development for the next 15 years under Wirral's local plan, which has now been submitted to the government. They include Rectory Road Paddocks - which was briefly under threat of development for a care home back in
Four local pubs have been included in the 50th edition of the Good Beer Guide. The Guide, compiled by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), surveys 4,500 of the best pubs across the UK. It is billed as "the definitive beer drinker’s guide to the very best
A group bidding to turn Hoylake Library into a community building are joining forces with others in a last-ditch attempt to secure the site. The library is one of nine across Wirral closing its doors next week as part of £27 million of budget cuts being implemented this year.
West Kirby Sailing Club has cancelled its fireworks display on public safety grounds - saying it would be "irresponsible" to hold it during the ongoing flood wall construction work. Wirral Council announced a month ago that completion of the scheme had been delayed until early 2023. It is the
A new independent estate agency has been launched in West Kirby, pledging to offer a more personal service for buyers and sellers. Home Estate Agents has been founded by Michael Barnes and Ricki Roberts (pictured above), who between them have more than 30 years in the business. They aim to
