Lloyds Bank has announced it is to close its West Kirby branch later this year. Customers have received letters informing them the site on The Crescent will shut on 27 June, due to declining usage. In what is a double banking blow for the town, it will close its doors
Having established an enviable reputation across the North West of England for quality, durability, attention to detail and customer care, Inspired Bathrooms & Kitchens has launched a new business to serve property developers and builders both locally and further afield. With a strong presence in Heswall, Chester and Prenton, Inspired
A vet has issued a warning to dog owners after a West Kirby family almost lost their beloved pet to a rare and deadly disease linked to slugs and snails. Vet Dylan Payne, of Acorn Veterinary Centre in West Kirby, is part of the team helping eight-year-old black
West Kirby residents are to be asked for their views on the design of a new flood wall for South Parade. The consultant appointed to work with Wirral Council to design the 1.1km flood wall, AECOM, will put options on display and host a series of drop-in sessions
The Captain of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club said he expected fans to "turn out in force" after it was announced The Open will return to Hoylake in 2022. The Open was last played at Hoylake in 2014 when Rory McIlroy famously completed a wire-to-wire victory
A group of Wirral councillors were tonight narrowly defeated after they called for a £200million golf resort in Hoylake to be scrapped. At a three hour long, emergency meeting at Wallasey Town Hall, attended by around 200 protestors, councillors voted in favour of the project continuing to the next stage.
At a meeting tonight, a group of Wirral councillors will call for a proposed £200million golf resort in Hoylake to be scrapped. The proposal, first announced in 2015, would see two new championship golf courses – including the only Jack Nicklaus designed municipal course in the country, along with a luxury
27 people and two dogs were rescued from Hilbre Islands today after they were stranded due to an exceptionally high spring tide. The rescue operation, which involved West Kirby lifeboat, Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team and the ambulance service, took over 3.5 hours. The walkers, including some children, were stranded
Global entertainment company Moonbug has bought Toddler Fun Learning - the smash hit YouTube channel set up by a West Kirby couple. Amalie and Christian Hughes set up Toddler Fun Learning, which provides educational videos for young children, and has almost 0.5 million subscribers across the globe. The channel’s
North West law firm, Jackson Lees, has relocated from West Kirby to a new office in the centre of Hoylake. The firm was previously based on Grange Road, in West Kirby, but has moved to a bigger space at The Quadrant, in Hoylake. Over 80 guests from local businesses, community
Vegetarian-friendly coffee shop, Ground, in Hoylake is ditching plastic and working to cut its food waste. Having officially made the switch in April last year, Ground coffee shop in Hoylake has recently increased their efforts to ditch plastic, recycle and cut food and water wastage by half. Wirral activist
Almost 100 women packed into the St Bridget's Centre last night to celebrate the official launch of the West Kirby Women's Institute. The Women's Institute (WI) was formed in 1915 to revitalise rural communities and encourage women to become more involved in producing food
West Kirby schoolboy Riley Stephens has made a very sweet, Valentine's Day gesture by baking heart shaped biscuits for his entire school. The 9-year-old, who is a pupil at West Kirby Primary School, decided he wanted to share the love with all his class mates this
The developer behind Hoylake Golf Resort has launched a passionate defence of the controversial scheme - insisting it is a win-win for the local community which will deliver significant benefits for Wirral. The proposal, first announced in 2015, would see two new championship golf courses – including the only Jack Nicklaus
Work is starting installing passenger lifts at Meols railway station, in a long-awaited £2.2 million project to improve accessibility. Currently, passengers with mobility issues or pushchairs who wish to alight or board a West Kirby bound train at Meols have to change at either Hoylake or Leasowe and
Hoylake railway station has scooped the Wirral Award at the 16th Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards Evening. The awards were presented before 160 guests at The Grange Theatre, Hartford, Northwich byProfessor Garfield Southall, Dean of Science and Engineering at the University of Chester and Chair of North Cheshire Community Rail
