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Election 2019: Green Party candidate John Coyne answers your questions

Election 2019: Green Party candidate John Coyne answers your questions

We are asking the general election candidates for the Wirral West constituency for their views on certain key issues. Last week we asked our Facebook community for the questions they’d ask the candidates: Andy Corkhill (Liberal Democrat),  John Coyne (Green), Laura Evans (Conservative), Margaret Greenwood (Labour) and John Kelly

Election 2019: Conservative candidate Laura Evans answers your questions

Election 2019: Conservative candidate Laura Evans answers your questions

We are asking the general election candidates for the Wirral West constituency for their views on certain key issues. Last week we asked our Facebook community for the questions they’d ask the candidates: Andy Corkhill (Liberal Democrat),  John Coyne (Green), Laura Evans (Conservative), Margaret Greenwood (Labour) and John Kelly

Road collision victim has died

Road collision victim has died

Police say a man involved in a road traffic collision on Market Street in Hoylake has died. Simon Jones from New Brighton was seriously injured in the incident on Wednesday 27 November. Emergency services, including an air ambulance, were called to the scene near the King's Gap roundabout

Election 2019: Labour candidate Margaret Greenwood answers your questions

Election 2019: Labour candidate Margaret Greenwood answers your questions

We are asking the general election candidates for the Wirral West constituency for their views on certain key issues. Last week we asked our Facebook community for the questions they’d ask the candidates: Andy Corkhill (Liberal Democrat),  John Coyne (Green), Laura Evans (Conservative), Margaret Greenwood (Labour) and John Kelly

Construction starts on Hoylake cinema and arts village

Construction starts on Hoylake cinema and arts village

Work has started to transform historic Hoylake Town Hall into a major visitor destination. The Victorian civic building is to become the Beacon Arts Village and will feature a two-screen cinema, a fine dining restaurant, bar and café bistro, as well as 18 creative studio and retail spaces for artists

Banks Road shop row to be extended

Banks Road shop row to be extended

A row of shops in West Kirby looks set to be extended under plans submitted to Wirral Council. The proposal would see a ground floor retail unit and two bedroom flat above built on a plot of open space at the junction of Banks Road and Salisbury Avenue, next to

Smart moves from young footballers raise funds for club

Smart moves from young footballers raise funds for club

A fundraising dance for a local girls' football team has taken place with the help of a local dance company. West Kirby United Girls section held the event on Sunday 25 November at Heswall Hall. The event was made possible due to the help of Anamal Dance Company of

Pedestrian seriously injured in collision with car

Pedestrian seriously injured in collision with car

Police say a person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a collision with a car in Hoylake. Emergency services, including an air ambulance, were called to Market Street near the roundabout just before 2pm following reports a Vauxhall Astra was involved in a crash. Eyewitnesses say the

West Kirby lights up for Christmas

West Kirby lights up for Christmas

West Kirby's Christmas lights were switched on at a special event outside the town's Concourse. Entertainment for the crowd of several hundred people who gathered on Saturday 23 November was provided by the Rock Choir and the Cantemus Choir, while there was also a special appearance

Green Belt land set to be excluded from Local Plan

Green Belt land set to be excluded from Local Plan

Wirral Council's leader has signalled Green Belt land will be excluded from its local plan, sparing two significant sites in West Kirby and Hoylake from potential development. Cllr Pat Hackett was speaking earlier this week at a development conference hosted by Place North West. He said: “There won’

Marine Lake under threat from silt and seaweed

Marine Lake under threat from silt and seaweed

West Kirby's Marine Lake is at risk of becoming unusable unless action is taken to tackle growing problems with silt, an invasive seaweed and the deterioration of the outer wall. A stark council report warns it would mean the borough's prime water sports location would be