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LOCKDOWN: All the changes from Wednesday 14 October

LOCKDOWN: All the changes from Wednesday 14 October

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

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West Kirby and Hoylake face new lockdown measures from Wednesday

West Kirby and Hoylake face new lockdown measures from Wednesday

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

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Lifeline council fund for local pubs and restaurants to be launched

Lifeline council fund for local pubs and restaurants to be launched

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

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Pilot rescued by hovercraft off West Kirby

Pilot rescued by hovercraft off West Kirby

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

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Local councillor and former Mayor passes away

Local councillor and former Mayor passes away

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

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Lifeboat crews save group including young girl

Lifeboat crews save group including young girl

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

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Schoolboy injured after falling from drainpipe

Schoolboy injured after falling from drainpipe

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

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West Kirby RNLI rescue stranded walkers from Middle Hilbre

West Kirby RNLI rescue stranded walkers from Middle Hilbre

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

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West Kirby design firm to turn Beacon Arts village into reality

West Kirby design firm to turn Beacon Arts village into reality

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,

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New measure introduced to tackle anti-social behaviour at beauty spots

New measure introduced to tackle anti-social behaviour at beauty spots

A two-year Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) has come in to force on West Kirby beach and at Cubbins Green in a bid to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. Earlier this year, when government lockdown restrictions were introduced, criminal offences and complaints of anti-social behaviour increased dramatically

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Dispersal zone to tackle anti-social behaviour in Hoylake and Meols

Dispersal zone to tackle anti-social behaviour in Hoylake and Meols

Police have introduced a dispersal zone in large parts of Hoylake and Meols this weekend in response to reports of anti-social behaviour and nuisance in the area. It means anyone aged 10 or over who is misbehaving can be asked to leave for 48 hours - and if they return

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Thousands raised in Bank Holiday boost for Hoylake and West Kirby RNLI

Thousands raised in Bank Holiday boost for Hoylake and West Kirby RNLI

Residents, clubs and businesses in Hoylake have raised thousands for the RNLI after the annual Lifeboat Open Day was cancelled due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. People living on Ferndale Road, Hoyle Road and Waverley Road put on socially-distanced street parties that included raffles, stalls, competitions and games, while

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West Kirby RNLI responds to reports of stranded swimmers

West Kirby RNLI responds to reports of stranded swimmers

Open water swimmers are being urged to inform the Coastguard before they set off, following an incident in which the RNLI were called out to Hilbre Island this morning. The inshore lifeboat crew were sent to search for a large party stranded on Middle Hilbre on an incoming tide after

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West Kirby Concourse gym is reopening

West Kirby Concourse gym is reopening

The fitness suite at West Kirby Concourse will reopen on Wednesday 26 August - but gym-goers will need to pre-book a slot and will be unable to use the changing rooms. The council says it is now able to reopen following  the completion of "essential building upgrades"

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Decision to pause Hoylake beach raking upheld at special meeting

Decision to pause Hoylake beach raking upheld at special meeting

Grass on Hoylake beach should not be raked for another "two or three years" in order to properly assess how to best manage it over the next few decades, according to a leading ecologist. Dr David Parker, Chair of the Dee Estuary Conservation Group, was addressing members of

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EXCLUSIVE: New design for Hoylake beach view apartments

EXCLUSIVE: New design for Hoylake beach view apartments

New plans have been submitted by developers wanting to build luxury apartments overlooking the beach at Red Rocks, West Kirby Today can reveal. Blueoak Estates proposes demolishing 'Wirral Point' - a detached house on Stanley Road adjacent to the Royal Liverpool Golf Course - and building nine three-bedroom flats

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