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
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
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
A bungalow could be demolished to make way for apartments in Caldy. Planning officers are recommending councillors give the three-storey scheme at 9 Caldy Road the go-ahead. It is the third scheme of its type to be proposed on adjacent sites by developer Blueoak Estates in recent years. Some local
A Colombian-born baker's buns are selling like hot cakes in Hoylake. Laura Alejandra opened Abba Cakes on Market Street on the day of the town’s Christmas lights switch-on last month – and sold out by 4.30pm. Laura started baking cakes in her native Colombia around 12 years
Merseyrail services will be severely reduced due to strike action this coming week. Due to planned 24-hour strikes by Network Rail staff who are members of the RMT union, there will be a limited service on Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Friday 16 and Saturday 17 December. A 45-minute timetable will
Residents are being asked to put their green bin out when refuse collections resume following a six day walkout. Staff working for Biffa will begin work again on Sunday 11 December, with household collections starting on Monday. Litter bin collections, bulk bin collections, including schools, and bulky waste collections were
The centenary of Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial is to be marked with a special service on Friday 16 December. The memorial lists the names of local soldiers who lost their lives in the first and second world wars. It was unveiled by the Earl of Birkenhead in 1922.
Planning permission has been granted for 38 retirement apartments on the site of the former Brookfield Nursing Home on Grange Road in West Kirby. It was demolished in 2019 after plans were approved to replace it with a new residential care home. However the site was then acquired by Churchill
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No bin collections will take place next week in Wirral due to a walkout by 200 staff working for council contractor Biffa, in a dispute over pay. There will be no household collections, street cleansing or emptying of public litter bins from 5 December until 10 December. It will also
A three-day live music festival is getting under way on Friday 2 December, raising money for food banks. West Kirby Live has organised the 'Cost of Giving' event, at venues across the town, with money raised going to Wirral Food Bank. There will be more than 70 performances
The swimming pool at West Kirby Concourse will be closed for three weeks from Monday 12 December for essential maintenance. Wirral Council says the work includes the upgrade and replacement of the circulation pipework and associated equipment and structural works in pool balance tank. The grating around the pool deck
Wirral Council is to start discussions with Natural England over two different options to manage Hoylake beach. Cllr Liz Grey, Labour's Chair of the Environment, Transport and Climate Committee, secured majority support at a meeting last night to move forward with proposals which she argued would provide a
West Kirby Santa Dash takes place on Sunday 4 December. Runners are asked to meet at West Kirby Concourse at 9:30am for a 10am start. This year the event is raising money for Nanny Sharon's Alpaca Farm in Prenton. Anyone is welcome - you can either walk
The inshore rescue hovercraft based at Hoylake Lifeboat Station has helped 140 people and saved three lives over the last six years. The figure has been released by the RNLI as it marks 20 years since the lifesaving craft joined its fleet. The amphibious inshore rescue hovercraft has enabled the
