A retired teacher has thrown his hat into the ring at the local elections on a platform of campaigning to get Hoylake beach raked again. The council's decision to pause raking pending the preparation of a new management plan has polarised the local community, with a number of
Hoylake Library could be saved after a local community interest company announced plans to bid to take over the site. The Market Street branch is one of 11 across the borough earmarked for closure as part of £27 million of council budget cuts. The Life Tree, based at Quirky Cafe
A fun run is taking place in Hoylake on Saturday 23 April , with organisers pledging to donate profits to the Ukraine Emergency Appeal. The Medal Muddle 5K returns after an enforced break of two years due to the pandemic. The event starts at 11am, opposite the community centre on Hoyle
A puppy has been given a new lease of life after being born without a bottom. The cockapoo was taken into the care of staff at Acorn Veterinary Surgery in West Kirby after being diagnosed with atresia ani - a developmental defect meaning she couldn't poo normally. Staff at
West Kirby has been named as one of the best places to live in Britain, by The Sunday Times. The town took the accolade for the fourth year in the influential survey, which bills itself as the “definitive guide to where to live in Britain”. It was hailed as one
Wirral Council has been hit with a £12k bill by a court for not having a licence to carry out work which led to a blaze at Hilbre Island. At Liverpool Magistrates Court, it pleaded guilty to carrying out an activity other than in accordance with a marine licence granted
RNLI lifeguards are preparing to return to West Kirby beach to offer safety advice and assistance over the Easter holidays. Daily safety patrols will be provided from 10am - 6pm every day from Saturday 9 April at five Wirral sites. The other beaches covered are: Moreton, Harrison Drive in Wallasey, and
Police are appealing for help to identify three people they believe may have information that could assist enquiries into an assault in West Kirby. It was reported that a group of youths were pushing a lone woman on Banks Road at 7pm on Saturday 26 March when a man who
Hoylake Golf Course has closed indefinitely after council funding to maintain it came to an end. The final rounds were played on 31 March, ahead of the start of the local authority's new financial year. Brackenwood in Bebington, Wallasey Pitch and Putt and Kings Parade in New Brighton
Photographer Jack Lowe is visiting the lifeboat stations at West Kirby, Hoylake and New Brighton as he continues The Lifeboat Station Project – his 10-year mission to create a complete photographic record of every single RNLI lifeboat station and crew. The project had to be paused for two years following
Two people were rescued by the RNLI after falling while walking on Hilbre Island. The volunteer crew at West Kirby lifeboat were tasked at 11.12am on Saturday after the alarm was raised. Both had slipped on rocks between the islands and one had seriously damaged her shoulder. An off-
Wirral Council is set to commission a masterplan later this year for the area around West Kirby Concourse. Last November, community group One West Kirby, criticised the local authority for not committing to the plan. However, the local authority's draft Local Plan - the blueprint to guide development across
Community forum Hoylake Vision is again inviting residents and businesses to have their say in helping to shape the town’s places and spaces in the future. The group is keen to discover more opinions and thoughts on how the town’s key public assets should feel and function, the
A Meols running group is hoping to turn pre-loved kit into cash to help a charity dedicated to preventing suicide. Meols Milers is holding a sale of nearly new and brand new, unwanted items on Saturday 19 March at 1pm. It is taking place at RK Health and Fitness
A Wirral brain tumour and cancer charity, set up by a former world kickboxing champion and a former Premier League footballer, is organising a coastal walk from West Kirby to New Brighton. The Ahead of the Game Foundation, based in Wallasey and established by Dave Bolton and Dominic Matteo (pictured
"Go and vent your spleen about the wall!" shouted a woman to someone she knew, as she strode away from West Kirby promenade. She had just been to look at a wooden mock up of a section of the town's new sea defence, put together by
