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
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
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
A talented West Kirby family has taken to the streets to give a musical tribute to the NHS. During the weekly Clap For Carers, the Stephens' family have been performing for their neighbours on Darmonds Green, in West Kirby. The family band is made up of Ian, who plays
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
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-
Residents of a West Kirby street have raised thousands of pounds for the NHS by running the equivalent of 5 marathons in 1 day. Twenty three families, living in Gleggside, ran a total of 470 laps of their street and have so far raised £2,405 for the Arrowe Park
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
The Royal Liverpool Golf Club says it expects the Open will return to Hoylake in 2023, a year later than planned. It follows an announcement by the R&A that this year's Open at Royal St George's in Kent has been cancelled - the first time
Local family-run distillery, Tappers Gin, is joining a growing number of producers that are switching production to hand sanitiser. As well as tackling the nation wide shortage, the business, which is based less than a mile from Wirral's Arrowe Park Hospital, is also pledging to donate sanitiser
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,
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
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
A charity which provides home cooked meals for homeless people is appealing for help from local restaurants in West Kirby. Wirral's Homeless CIC runs a group called Homeless Angels, which sees volunteers cooking 20 meals per day for people in need. However, due to the coronavirus stockpiling the
Community-led regeneration group Hoylake Vision is calling on landlords of business premises to consider giving tenants immediate rent breaks as the coronavirus crisis hits the fortunes of the high street. Formed in 2012, the organisation developed Hoylake’s Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) in consultation with the local community. In
West Kirby has been named as one of the best places to live in Britain, by The Sunday Times. With unfortunate timing, given the shutdown yesterday prompted by the coronavirus outbreak, the town took the accolade in the influential survey, which bills itself as the “definitive guide to where to
