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Train services into Liverpool extended

Train services into Liverpool extended

Merseyrail is extending its train service in to Liverpool from West Kirby as of Monday 18 May, as more people are expected to return to work following changes to coronavirus restrictions. The first service from Monday to Saturday will leave West Kirby at 06.01, with departures every half hour

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COVID-19: Sailing Centre and Hoylake golf course remain shut for now

COVID-19: Sailing Centre and Hoylake golf course remain shut for now

Hoylake municipal golf course and Wirral Sailing Centre in West Kirby will remain temporarily closed while Wirral Council looks at how to implement new coronavirus guidance from the government. Changes in the lockdown which come into effect on Wednesday 13 May allow for people to "use outdoor sports courts

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Will lifeguards return to West Kirby beach this summer?

Will lifeguards return to West Kirby beach this summer?

The RNLI has announced it hopes to provide a lifeguard service on around 30% of the beaches it usually covers this summer, if government guidance allows. Rollout of the normal seasonal lifeguard service, which usually includes West Kirby beach, was paused at the end of March due to Coronavirus. In

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We're all going on a bear hunt

We're all going on a bear hunt

Have you spotted these mischievous bears in West Kirby? Grandfather Andrew Curran began creating funny scenes with the teddy bears outside his home in Graham Road to entertain his grand children. But now his teddy bear vignettes have taken on a life of their own. Every day at 9am, a

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Warning of long queues when West Kirby tip reopens

Warning of long queues when West Kirby tip reopens

A one-way system will be in place around West Kirby tip when it reopens next week, and residents are being warned of queues of up to four hours due to social distancing measures. Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority is reopening all of its sites on Monday 4 May from

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Contractor sought to build new health centre

Contractor sought to build new health centre

Plans for a long-awaited new health centre in West Kirby have taken a major step forward with the launch of a search for a contractor for the £6 million scheme. Wirral Council gave the green light for a new three-storey centre on Orrysdale Road to replace the existing

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Local volunteers sew hundreds of scrubs for the NHS

Local volunteers sew hundreds of scrubs for the NHS

Staff from a local sewing shop have mobilised an army of volunteers to help sew hundreds of scrubs for NHS staff. The Sewing Room, which has shops in West Kirby and Heswall, has also raised thousands of pounds to buy fabric and materials. They are part of a national not-

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Bins not collected after dispute over social distancing

Bins not collected after dispute over social distancing

Wirral refuse workers stopped work today after raising concerns over a lack of social distancing measures. The refuse workers are employed by Biffa Waste Services, which provides refuse collection on behalf of Wirral Council. Wirral Council said they were working with Biffa to make sure essential waste collections resumed as

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Beach lifeguard service paused

Beach lifeguard service paused

There will be no lifeguard service at West Kirby beach for the moment, after the RNLI paused the rollout of patrols due to coronavirus restrictions. It follows the Government’s instruction for people to stay at home and avoid gathering outdoors. In Wirral, beaches at West Kirby, Moreton, Harrison Drive,

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Local author launches online creative writing workshops for children

Local author launches online creative writing workshops for children

A local author is launching online children’s creative writing workshops to help parents and children while they remain at home. West Kirby-based Charlie Lea is the director of literacy company, Read Now Write Now, which runs writing workshops across Merseyside, for both children and adults. He also set

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Marine Lake footpath closed due to coronavirus

Marine Lake footpath closed due to coronavirus

Wirral Council has closed the footpath around the Marine Lake, to help limit the spread of coronavirus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday evening that people should only leave home if absolutely necessary. We are being asked to only travel to work if absolutely necessary, go to the shops

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