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Trains off due to bridge replacement

Trains off due to bridge replacement

Buses will replace trains between West Kirby and Birkenhead North for the next two weekends as engineers replace a weak bridge. Network Rail is spending £2.3m replacing the structure on Bridge Road. The railway will be closed on the weekends of the 22-23 and 29-30 January. Bridge Road is

Mail deliveries hit by Covid-19

Mail deliveries hit by Covid-19

West Kirby and Hoylake are among dozens of hotspots around the country where mail deliveries are being delayed due to Covid-19. The sorting office at Hoylake, as well as Upton and Wallasey, are named on a list of sites where there are delays because staff are isolating or off sick.

Petition launched to save Hoylake Library from closure

Petition launched to save Hoylake Library from closure

A petition calling for Hoylake Library to be saved has amassed almost 700 signatures in a matter of days. It emerged last week that the branch is among 11 across the borough that will close unless community organisations can be found to take them over. The library proposals would save

Train services cut to every half hour

Train services cut to every half hour

Train services across the Merseyrail network are being reduced to twice an hour due to staff absence caused by the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Services on all lines on the Merseyrail network - including West Kirby - will change to a 30-minute service from 17 January until further notice. Merseyrail say

Hoylake Library set to close following council review

Hoylake Library set to close following council review

Hoylake Library - which has only just reopened to customers after a near two-year shutdown due to the pandemic - looks set to close permanently under council plans for the future of the service. The Market Street branch is not included in any of the options being considered by the

Council: Open will not be affected if municipal course closes

Council: Open will not be affected if municipal course closes

Wirral Council insists there is no threat to the Open Golf tournament coming to Hoylake - despite the proposed closure of the town's municipal course, which is used for practice by players. Budget proposals unveiled on Friday revealed that one of the options to plug a £27 million

How council budget proposals could affect West Kirby and Hoylake

How council budget proposals could affect West Kirby and Hoylake

Hoylake Golf Course, public toilets and libraries are all under threat as Wirral Council seeks to balance its books and stave off intervention from central government. Also on the cards are increased charges for green waste collection and a 50 per cent reduction in the number of schools covered by

Wirral Way widening begins

Wirral Way widening begins

Work is starting to widen parts of the Wirral Way between West Kirby and Heswall. It will see improvements to the following sections: * Sandy Lane Bridge to York Avenue Footpath (West Kirby) * Simons Bridge to Dawpool Nature Reserve access (Caldy/Thurstaston) * Delavor Road Bridge to Davenport Road (Lower Heswall) The

Bridge replacement begins

Bridge replacement begins

Bridge Road in West Kirby will be shut until the end of April as work gets under way replacing a weak bridge. The first phase of the project took place last year, when engineers installed a temporary structure to re-route essential services such as electricity, gas and water. The latest

A few suggestions for New Year's Eve

A few suggestions for New Year's Eve

Much to the relief of the hospitality trade, New Year's Eve is definitely ON this year. If you’ve not made any plans as yet, we’ve rounded up a few local venues you can go to which should have a great atmosphere. Public health officials recommend you

Changes to council services over the festive season

Changes to council services over the festive season

Christmas is almost upon us, meaning changes to some council services. This year, Monday 27 December, Tuesday 28 December and Monday 3 January are Bank Holidays due to Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day falling on a weekend. We've taken a look at what

Two rescued from fog on Hoylake beach

Two rescued from fog on Hoylake beach

Wirral Coastguard and the RNLI hovercraft were scrambled to find two people who had become lost in fog on Hoylake beach and possibly cut off by the tide. The incident happened shortly before 11am this morning. In a post on Facebook, Wirral Coastguard said: “Once the team arrived on scene

Hoylake RNLI and Sailing Club to return for annual Boxing Day Tug O’War

Hoylake RNLI and Sailing Club to return for annual Boxing Day Tug O’War

Volunteers from Hoylake RNLI lifeboat crew will take on a team from Hoylake Sailing Club this Boxing Day in the annual Slater Trophy Tug O’War. Covid-19 restrictions permitting, the competition will return at midday on Sunday 26 December after Wirral Council gave approval for the local festive tradition to

Hoylake apartments scheme  approved

Hoylake apartments scheme approved

A proposal to build a block of eight apartments on the promenade in Hoylake has been given the green light, despite opposition from local residents . Blueoak Estates is to demolish a detached house at the junction of Hoyle Road and Meols Parade and replace it with a development of two