Barclays Bank has announced plans to close its West Kirby branch in January 2021. It is the latest in a series of bank closures in the town, following the departure of Lloyds Bank and Santander. Following Barclays closure, only NatWest will remain. Barclays citing declining use as the reason for
As the new tier 3 restrictions are introduced in our region to try to combat the rising rates of Coronavirus, we asked local business owners for their reactions. Fiona Crompton, owner of Lattetude cafe, said: "As a small independent family cafe in West Kirby we have been very hard
An emergency fund of up to £40million has been launched to protect vital hospitality and leisure businesses in our region from the huge economic impact Covid-19 restrictions are having on the sector. The fund aims to enable viable businesses to continue trading and retain as many jobs as possible; support
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
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
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
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
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 2019.
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 up
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
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
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, bar, atrium
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 due to littering,
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
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 local
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
