Plans have been submitted to Wirral Council for around 90 assisted-living retirement apartments and care bungalows on green belt land in Hoylake. The site, at the end of Carr Lane, was the home of the Ellerman Lines Sports and Social Club. Two previous attempts to redevelop it as housing
Around 30 people had to be ordered off the path around the Marine Lake in West Kirby as water threatened to engulf them. Coastguard rescue officers spotted the walkers this morning as water from today's 10 metre high tide started to submerge the path. One elderly lady who
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The RNLI are reminding the public to check tide times before walking on the coast this weekend as the high spring tides reach a peak on Saturday and Sunday. Local lifeboat teams warned walkers to Hilbre Island to be especially vigilant by checking tide times and leaving more time than
Barclays Bank has announced plans to close its West Kirby branch in January 2021. It is the latest in a series of bank closures in the town, following the departure of Lloyds Bank and Santander. Following Barclays closure, only NatWest will remain. Barclays citing declining use as the reason for
As the new tier 3 restrictions are introduced in our region to try to combat the rising rates of Coronavirus, we asked local business owners for their reactions. Fiona Crompton, owner of Lattetude cafe, said: "As a small independent family cafe in West Kirby we have been very hard
An emergency fund of up to £40million has been launched to protect vital hospitality and leisure businesses in our region from the huge economic impact Covid-19 restrictions are having on the sector. The fund aims to enable viable businesses to continue trading and retain as many jobs as possible;
West Kirby, Hoylake and Meols will be subject to tough new restrictions from Wednesday 14 October, after our region was placed in the highest ‘alert category’ for coronavirus. The changes cover Liverpool City Region, which is made up of the following council areas: Wirral, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and St
Pubs, bars, betting shops, gyms and leisure centres in West Kirby and Hoylake will be closed from Wednesday 14 October as our region faces the toughest lockdown measures in the country. Prime Minister Boris Johnston has told the House of Commons that Liverpool City Region, which includes Wirral, is to
An emergency local aid package is to be launched across Merseyside which could benefit struggling hospitality and leisure industry businesses in West Kirby and Hoylake. Local authority leaders across Liverpool City Region - including Wirral - have today announced they have set aside £40 million to help venues struggling under new coronavirus
A paramotor pilot has escaped unhurt after landing on mud a mile off West Kirby. Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team deployed RNLI Hoylake hovercraft to rescue the man, after the alarm was raised just after 7pm last night. On arrival at the incident, Coastguard Rescue Officers established from witnesses the exact
Tributes have been paid to long-serving West Kirby and Thurstaston councillor Geoffrey Watt, who has passed away after a sudden illness. The lifelong resident of West Kirby had served as an elected member for the Conservatives in the area since 1999, and was Mayor of Wirral from 2018 to
Lifeboat crews have carried out a dramatic rescue of eight people, including a four year-old girl, off the coast of West Kirby. The RNLI were scrambled this afternoon after the group and a dog were cut off in rising water between Middle Eye and Little Eye. The child was
A schoolboy was taken to hospital after slipping from a drainpipe. Emergency services were called to West Kirby School and College, formerly known as West Kirby Residential School, on Meols Drive, just before noon today. A statement from Merseyside Police said: "He has been taken to hospital for treatment
West Kirby RNLI rescued two people who found themselves cut off by a faster than normal incoming spring tide. The female walkers were returning on foot to West Kirby Beach on Friday morning, having initially checked the tide timetable. They set out two hours prior to high water from Hilbre
A West Kirby design company has been chosen to deliver the stunning interiors for the multi-million-pound revival of Hoylake Town Hall. Castree Design & Relocation has been appointed to transform the interior of the historic Victorian building, which is to become the Beacon Arts Village, with a restaurant,
