Caldy Cricket Club is celebrating its centenary with a new kit designed by former Nike director and Liverpool FC kit designer - Pete Hoppins. Hoppins, who is now based in the US, is the former senior design director of global football apparel at Nike and was responsible for designing Liverpool
A charity director has become the first blind man in the UK to pass a course allowing him to drive a powerboat. Dave Kelly lost his sight 29 years ago at the age of 30 due to a rare eye disease. He sat at home with two options, become depressed
A 13-year-old schoolboy from West Kirby has scooped first place in a prestigious sailing competition. Patrick Bromilow, who attends Calday Grange Grammar School, beat off stiff competition to win the Optimist National Championships, in Weymouth. The competition has previously been won by Olympic sailing legends Ben Ainslie and Hannah Mills,
West Kirby Rotary Club will join thousands of supporters from across the UK getting on their bikes and taking part in the biggest cycling event of its kind, to raise money for the fight against prostate cancer. Members of the club, plus their family and friends will saddle up outside
A West Kirby man is helping judge an international song contest launched in memory of John Lennon. International charity tuff.earth started the search for the world’s best new song of hope and optimism on what would have been the former Beatle’s 80th birthday, with the aim to
Ever since its heyday as a Victorian seaside resort, West Kirby has attracted pleasure seekers for its breath-taking views across to the hills of north Wales and its sandy beaches. But now it has cool, new vintage boutiques, local food producers, craft beer bars and award-winning chippies too. A new
Councillors will meet next week to discuss whether to overturn a plan to extend parking charges to coastal areas including Hoylake and West Kirby. Parking charges are set to be introduced at promenades across the borough, as well as at car parks, which are currently free to use. Tariffs will
Did you know that West Kirby is home to one of the UK's most successful youth windsurfing clubs? The West Kirby Warriors train at Wirral Sailing Centre and are multiple winners of the T15 RYA/UKWA National Windsurfing Championships. One of the team member's is 16-year-old,
A planning inspector has thrown out plans for around 90 assisted-living retirement apartments and care bungalows on green belt land in Hoylake. Applicant Graeme McGaffney wanted to build up to 30 one and two bedroom semi-detached bungalows, and up to 61 apartments, along with a total of 90 car park
Preparatory work for the replacement of a weak bridge near West Kirby railway station is to get under way next month. Network Rail has sent a letter to local residents outlining details of the work needed around the ageing structure on Bridge Road before it is completely renewed in January
The Royal Liverpool Golf Club is closed until further notice after Travellers arrived in the car park and refused to move. The group arrived on site yesterday evening at around 5.30pm. The club alleges that members of staff have been threatened and intimidated and is advising members not to
The high tide around West Kirby beach led to the lifeboat being scrambled several times on Thursday 22 July. The inshore lifeboat was first called out after five walkers on the way to Middle Eye were outrun by the tide. Fortunately, they had managed to swim safely to shore and
Potential improvements to Hoylake's town centre, Carr Lane industrial and residential areas and a remodelling of the 120-year-old promenade have been put forward in a new ‘masterplan’ document. Commissioned by community planning forum Hoylake Vision, the document has been produced by consultants AECOM, and has been based on
An animal sanctuary in Hoylake has made a desperate appeal for donations to avoid it having to close down after its owner’s business was hit financially by Covid. Whitegate Animal Sanctuary in Hoylake is home to around 150 creatures, most of whom have been rescued from the meat or
A popular West Kirby beauty salon has closed its doors for good due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Positive Touch on Grange Road reopened in April when restrictions began to be lifted, but has now shut down permanently. In a heartfelt statement posted on the company website last
Hoylake RNLI lifeboat rescued a yacht which had suffered engine failure with four people on board. The alarm was raised on Saturday morning as the eight metre vessel north of Talacre, heading towards Liverpool marina. It was initially taken under tow by a commercial wind farm vessel before the lifeboat
