Developers wanting to build luxury apartments overlooking the beach at Red Rocks in Hoylake have scaled back the scheme. Blueoak Estates proposes demolishing ‘Wirral Point’ – a detached house on Stanley Road adjacent to the Royal Liverpool Golf Course – and replacing it with flats. A previous application for a curved glass
Hoylake Golf Course has been saved from possible closure - thanks to the upcoming Open championship. Wirral Council is set to review its municipal courses at Arrowe Park, Brackenwood and The Warren, as part of budget options aimed at saving £16.5 million in the coming financial year. However, Hoylake
Parking charges are to be brought back at Wirral Council car parks from Monday 1 February. They were suspended at the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020. The council says it is costing it between £60,000 and £150,000 in lost income each month and it can
West Kirby Sailing Club is pressing ahead with planning for this year's Wilson Trophy, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. They are inviting expressions of interest from teams wanting to take part in the event on the Marine Lake on the weekend of 8/9 May. Event director Adam
Barclays has closed the doors of its West Kirby branch, leaving the town with just one remaining bank. The company announced last November that it was pulling out, blaming a decline in usage. In a letter to customers, it said that only 153 people used the Grange Road site exclusively.
Services on the West Kirby and New Brighton Merseyrail lines are being cut to every 45 minutes from Monday 18 January. The train operator says the change is needed because of an increasing number of staff needing to isolate or shield as a result of coronavirus. Services from West Kirby
The Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake has submitted plans to improve the small clubhouse used by a group of golfers who are allowed to play in return for helping out with course maintenance. The 'Village Play' clubhouse is visible from the public right of way which crosses
A poetry competition set up in memory of a Calday Grammar School pupil is now accepting entries. The Christopher Salmon Poetry Competition is named after the 15-year-old, who passed away suddenly in 2009 from a rare streptococcal infection. He had hopes of becoming an author and dreamt of studying Russian
The RNLI has issued a plea asking the public to follow government guidelines and stay safe if they live close to the coast. According to the government website, under current regulations you are allowed to leave home for exercise in your local area, which is defined as 'the village,
A new lockdown has begun, with schools and non-essential shops closed across West Kirby, Hoylake and Meols and people told to stay at home as much as possible. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement last night is designed to stem a rising tide of Covid-19 cases across England. Figures
It has been a pig of a year, of that there is no doubt. Even as the clock counted down to the end of a nightmare 12 months, and our collective morale was boosted by news of the Oxford vaccine being approved for use, 2020 could not resist delivering a
Hospitality businesses in West Kirby have reacted with dismay after being given less than 12 hours notice to close their doors again because of tougher coronavirus restrictions which come into force at midnight. The 'very high alert' status announced by the Government this afternoon means hospitality venues will
It has truly been an extraordinary 12 months for us all. But in amongst the doom and gloom of a world grappling with a pandemic, we have been able to report stories that have helped raise our spirits - and hopefully yours too. In no particular order, these are our
A long-standing fixture of Boxing Day in Hoylake, which raises money for the RNLI, has been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The annual Slater Trophy Tug o' War - which has been held since 1972 - attracts hundreds of spectators to the beach. It sees Hoylake RNLI
This is Thomas the Gorilla, who is one of the new stars of the Teach Rex project, run by local primary school teachers Sam Bryan and Joseph Parsonage. The lifelike gorilla visits schools across the UK to promote sustainable behaviours and awareness amongst children. Thomas is the latest addition to
A well-known local restaurateur has revealed plans to open a fishmongers in West Kirby. Guy Lawrenson, who previously owned the What's Cooking restaurant chain, is set to open the new food outlet in early 2021. The fishmongers, which will include a deli and host cookery demonstrations from celebrity
