If your experience of lockdown has been anything like mine - working from home with two young children in the house - it's been a very long four months. So when Hickory's offered the chance to sample their subtly revamped, socially distanced restaurant in West Kirby, I had
Wirral Council has put in place a plan to try and minimise the spread of coronavirus this summer in coastal resorts such as West Kirby. It follows recent scenes which saw huge numbers of people visiting the beach during lockdown, with large amounts of litter left behind and concerns that
Councillors have thrown out plans to add an extra floor to the top of an apartment block in Hoylake because of its impact on neighbouring properties. The proposal for Grosvenor Court, next to the train station, would have seen an extra three, two-bedroom flats created by adding another storey,
Musician Steve Knightley has teamed up with West Kirby Arts Centre to create a unique, virtual pay per view concert followed by interactive question and answer session. Knightley - who has previously sold out the Albert Hall with his band Show of Hands - will perform two 45 minute sets at 8pm
New photos show the progress converting the former Hoylake Town Hall in to the new Beacon Arts Village. Work is continuing apace on the project, which is creating a two-screen cinema, a fine dining restaurant, bar and café bistro, as well as 18 creative studio and retail spaces for
After more than 100 days of lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this Saturday will see pubs and bars across the country allowed to finally reopen. Dozens of businesses across our area have been working hard to specially adapt their premises to cater for customers in safety. The council
Jon Chartrey is one of the world’s most experienced tea tasters and blenders. The 69-year-old, who lives in West Kirby, has done as much as anyone else in the UK to shape the nation’s tea drinking habits over the last 50 years. After tasting more than
Hoylake’s Summer Strum ukulele festival is going online with bands from across the North West taking part to raise thousands of pounds for two Wirral charities. Video performances by ukulele acts from Liverpool, the Wirral, Cheshire, Lancashire and beyond will be screened during a free day of music on
The annual Wirral Open Studio Tour sees artists across the borough invite the public to visit their studios, workshops and display spaces. When the owners of Staacks Gallery, in West Kirby, discovered that this year's event had been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, they came to
A plan to add an extra floor at the top of an apartment block in Hoylake looks set to get the green light. The proposal for Grosvenor Court, next to the train station, would see an extra three, two-bedroom flats created by adding another storey at the development - which
Imagine relocating around 200 miles to send your child to a dream school - and then discovering 10 months later that it is to close. That is the situation facing one family after Kingsmead School announced it is to shut next month, ending 116 years of education in Hoylake. The shock
Despite a valiant battle to save it, the historic Kingsmead School will be closing this Summer. The private school, in Hoylake, dates back to 1904 and is renowned for its special educational needs provision. In February this year, it emerged the school was under threat due to problems with its
Hoylake Golf Course will reopen to the public from Friday 19 June. Tee times will be charged at normal rates and will be available to anyone wanting to play on a council course on a pre-pay and play basis only. Currently, Invigor8 leisure memberships remain frozen. A series of
Bar and events space Cafe at Nancie in West Kirby is up for sale. It has been put on the market with an asking price of £300,000 following the death of one of the partners in the Grange Road business. The adjoining retail unit, which sells designer clothes, is
A whale that beached off the coast of West Kirby was successfully refloated following an operation earlier today. The alarm was raised this morning when the 13.5 metre fin whale was spotted in the Dee estuary after beaching on the sand on the outgoing tide. Medics from the British
Three local council outdoor tennis courts are among those reopening on Friday 12 June, with players asked to follow new guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Sites at Ashton Park and Newton Park in West Kirby and Meols Parade Gardens in Hoylake have implemented a number of precautionary measures.
