Merseytravel have apologised to residents for the noise from work to upgrade the platform at West Kirby station. Local residents living around the station have taken to social media to complain about drilling by contractors who are preparing the platform for the new Merseyrail fleet which is due to come
A woman in her 40s was taken to hospital this morning following an incident on Grange Road, in West Kirby. Emergency services, including an air ambulance, were called to reports of what police described as "concern for the safety of a woman". Witnesses said several police cars and
Wirral Council has apologised for the recent blaze on Hilbre Island - but insisted the use of polyurethane foam to strengthen a cliff was a "well-intentioned" idea that went "badly wrong". The Environment and Overview Scrutiny Committee was told by Assistant Chief Executive David Armstrong that
Award-winning actor, screenwriter and BAFTA Cymru nominee Celyn Jones has been unveiled as the host of the first Culture and Creativity Awards for the Liverpool City Region. Celyn, who lives in West Kirby, will be hosting the event which takes place in November at the Lady Lever Art Gallery
A mother-of-three from West Kirby who runs one of the UK's top family travel blogs has been nominated for a national blogging award. Karen Beddow is the creator and editor of Mini Travellers, which aims to prove that having a young family should not stop you
Planning is well under way to make sure West Kirby is lit up this festive season. Fundraising for West Kirby Christmas Lights has been taking place since spring, under the stewardship of new chair Rachel Kehoe, who became involved last year. She told us: "We have a new and
Two-time Tour de France stage winner Steve Cummings says he is looking forward to racing on home soil as the OVO Energy Tour of Britain heads through West Kirby. Cummings, 38, who lives in West Kirby, became only the second – and most recent – home winner of the race when
The world's best cyclists will be pedalling through Caldy, West Kirby and Hoylake on Wednesday 11 September, as the OVO Energy Tour of Britain comes to Wirral. A highlight of the peninsula's year as Borough of Culture, it will give residents and visitors the chance to
The best amateur golfers from both sides of the Atlantic will be in Hoylake this weekend, for the 47th Walker Cup at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. The biennial encounter on 7th and 8th September is being staged at the links for the first time since 1983. Great Britain and Ireland
A 64-bedroom, specialist care home could be built on the site of a stables in West Kirby, it has been revealed. Chester-based Liberty Properties is putting forward preliminary plans for the specialist dementia and end of life care home, which they say will create 64 full and part-
West Kirby is to retain a direct bus service with Arrowe Park Hospital under changes to services that take effect this coming week, but Hoylake and Meols will lose out. Stagecoach’s 22 service - which has previously run of a Monday to Saturday daytime and called at the hospital on
Work is underway to refurbish part of the railings along West Kirby promenade. The posts, or newels, which are set in original sandstone coping, are being shot-blasted, primed and painted. While that work is taking place, the railings either side of those posts will be removed and replaced with
A West Kirby man is swapping computers for the high seas as he competes in the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race. David Watkin, a software development manager, is among the crew of the Imagine Your Korea team taking part in the epic ocean racing challenge. On Sunday
Wirral Council has halted repair work on Hilbre Island and is now reviewing the scheme, following a blaze which has led to the temporary closure of the nature reserve. On Friday night, a cave under the cliff at the centre of a repair operation to shore it up was engulfed
Hilbre Island remains closed to the public following a blaze in a cave last night. Firefighters and the coastguard were called to the nature reserve at around 7:30pm last night after plumes of smoke were seen rising in the sky. Mersey Fire and Rescue Service say an assessment this
Firefighters have been tackling a blaze on Hilbre island which broke out in a cave where the council is carrying out maintenance work. Plumes of smoke were spotted at around 7:30pm, and emergency services mustered at the beach before making their way to the nature reserve. A cordon was
