Following the announcement that the current GP contract for TG Medical Centre, in West Kirby, will not being renewed, we've been contacted by many concerned patients. Here are some answers to your questions (but let us know if there is anything we have missed). Is the surgery closing?
The founders of Hoylake's Summer Strum ukulele festival are taking part in a mass singalong of the classic lullaby ‘You Are My Sunshine’, to celebrate World Ukulele Day today. Musicians from ten Merseyside ukulele bands, including Wirral band Broken Strings, will join together for the biggest open air
Detectives are appealing for information after a teenage boy had his bike stolen by a gang in Hoylake. It happened on North Parade on Thursday, 17 January, at around 6.15pm - but details have only just been released. The 14-year-old victim was with friends near to the Lifeboat
Caldy succumbed to a professional Plymouth Albion performance who ran in three tries despite playing the second half with 14 men after Paul Davis was sent off for a stamp in the scrum on Caldy's Derek Salisbury moments before the half time break. Caldy are still missing a
People using public toilets in West Kirby and Hoylake will have to pay 30 pence from this March. Wirral Council is introducing a charge to help pay for the management, maintenance and operating of the facilities. The local authority says the fee will assist in meeting its commitment to keeping
Santander has announced plans today to close 140 branches across the UK including West Kirby. The bank, on Grange Road, will close on June 20 this year meaning Santander customers will have to travel to Heswall or Birkenhead for their nearest branch. The bank said the closures came as more
A heavy hailstone shower left some roads around West Kirby like an ice rink, with cars abandoned as motorists were unable to complete their journeys. Both sides of Grange Hill proved impassable for some drivers, who chose to leave their vehicles and finish their journeys on foot following the downpour,
West Kirby bar & restaurant, Grand Ave, has announced a host of winter specials, including 50% off its entire food menu every Thursday. Grand Ave – named after a boulevard in the Queens district of New York – opened on Grange Road last November, offering it's NYC themed menu, including
Local artist and therapist Jo Smith is celebrating ten years since opening her renowned Seagrass Studio Gallery. The popular gallery and workshop is based in Acacia Grove, in West Kirby, but originally started out life in Hoylake, where Jo is originally from. Jo is well known for her stunning paintings
West Kirby's TG Medical Centre has announced it will be closing in April after NHS England failed to renew its contract to provide services. Patients at the Grange Road practice, which is one of the top performing for patient care in the region, have received a letter in
Plans to ban dogs from playgrounds, multi use games areas and bowling greens are to be considered by councillors. The proposal for a dog control public space protection order (PSPO) would see canines barred from the relevant parts of: * Ashton Park, Marine Park, Newton Park and Victoria Gardens in West
Controversial plans to build 14 properties on the site of Ashton Court in West Kirby have been resubmitted. It comes 12 months after councillors kicked out the proposal for 13 three-storey townhouses and a two-storey detached house, and more than two years since the original application was turned
Fire crews had to be called to free an elderly woman who became stuck in the toilet at Costa Coffee in West Kirby. The incident happened in the middle of the afternoon on Sunday 30 December when the lady became trapped after going to use the lavatory at the shop
2019 is set to be a busy year in our part of the world. Here are five things we expect to be reporting on over the next 12 months, and one we hope we don't have to. West Kirby fire station replacementBuilding work is now well underway in
Looking for somewhere to go for a few scoops on New Year's Eve? If you've not made any plans as yet, we've rounded up four local venues which should have a great atmosphere, where you won't have to pay to get in.
A West Kirby lifeguard has kickstarted a campaign to make our many beaches both safer and cleaner. Rebecca Gillmore has created a series of driftwood signs designed to raise awareness of the dangers of litter and single use plastics. Placing her first sign at West Kirby beach in 2016 - after
