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Bike hire company creates new memories with Hoylake Cottage users

Bike hire company creates new memories with Hoylake Cottage users

Staff from Bike & Go celebrated the launch of the latest bike hire facility at Hoylake train station by cycling to Hoylake Cottage to enjoy coffee and cake with the service users there. The team rode from the station to the nursing home and day centre where, armed with cakes

Caldy v Darlington Mowden Park Match Report

Caldy v Darlington Mowden Park Match Report

Caldy claimed a home victory for the first time in four games by beating Darlington Mowden Park in a game where the weather played a major factor against two well matched sides to remain in seventh place in National 1. The visitors started the brighter of the two sides playing

West Kirby author publishes debut children's novel

West Kirby author publishes debut children's novel

West Kirby author Charlie Lea has published his first full length novel, Great Grisly Hall. Written for children aged 10 years and above,  Great Grisly Hall is a supernatural action tale about an eleven-year-old girl called Primula Percy, who is not allowed to leave her tiny village of

Bake Off star's mince slice recipe

Bake Off star's mince slice recipe

Yasmin Limbert from West Kirby showed off her brilliant baking skills on the second series of The Great British Bake Off and is our Christmas cookery columnist. If you’d like to try before you bake, Yasmin Limbert will be making these and other free Christmas treats for local shoppers

Council "encouraged" by progress on Hoylake Golf Resort plan

Council "encouraged" by progress on Hoylake Golf Resort plan

Wirral Council says it is "encouraged" by progress being made on the £190 million Hoylake Golf Resort, in the face of continued opposition to the scheme. The proposal, first announced in 2015, would see two new championship golf courses - including the only Jack Nicklaus designed municipal course in

2019 Walker Cup Tickets now on sale – free entry for under 16s

2019 Walker Cup Tickets now on sale – free entry for under 16s

Tickets are now on general sale for the 47th Walker Cup match being played between Great Britain and Ireland and the United States at the Royal Liverpool Golf Course in Hoylake on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September 2019. The biennial encounter will be staged at the links for the

Great British Bake Off star shares her Christmas Cake recipe

Great British Bake Off star shares her Christmas Cake recipe

Yasmin Limbert from West Kirby showed off her brilliant baking skills on the second series of The Great British Bake Off. Now she joins us as our Christmas cookery columnist, sharing inexpensive recipes that are easy to make and taste delicious. On Saturday, December 15, Yasmin will be baking in

Bike hire company launches FreeWheel Tuesdays in West Kirby

Bike hire company launches FreeWheel Tuesdays in West Kirby

Bike hire scheme Bike & Go is bringing Christmas early to its West Kirby customers – by giving them free bike hire every Tuesday until January 15. The offer, which covers every Tuesday except Christmas Day and is open to all subscribers, is worth almost £23, and provides an opportunity to

Hoylake will be pretty in pink this Christmas

Hoylake will be pretty in pink this Christmas

When Hoylake's Christmas Lights are officially switched on this Saturday, 1 December, it will mark the culmination of a year-long effort by local residents and businesses. All 49 lamp posts along Market Street have been sponsored by businesses, families and individuals, together with 36 trees - meaning they

Taste of New York comes to West Kirby

Taste of New York comes to West Kirby

When Michael Chan graduated from university with a degree in hospitality management, he jumped on a plane to New York armed with a work visa, and instantly fell in love with the foodie scene in the Big Apple. Now, almost two decades on, he is bringing his fondness for Manhattan&

Caldy 29-33 Rotherham Titans

Caldy 29-33 Rotherham Titans

A poor second half performance condemned Caldy to their third home defeat in as many games despite having the lead going into half time. It was the visitors who were the brighter of the two sides in the opening quarter hour scoring two trys, the second of which was another

Hoylake's boating lake reopens

Hoylake's boating lake reopens

Hoylake’s Boating Lake has officially reopened following long-awaited clean-up and repair work. The boating lake is much loved and used by community groups and visitors but was in desperate need of repairs. Chairperson of Hoylake Model Boat Club John Bennett, said: “This project is an excellent example

Platform work means rail disruption between Christmas and New Year

Platform work means rail disruption between Christmas and New Year

Commuters and bargain hunters wanting to get to and from Liverpool on Merseyrail between Christmas and New Year face disruption, due to platform upgrade works to prepare the network for new trains. From 27 December to 2 January, West Kirby and New Brighton trains will start and terminate at Birkenhead

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Work has started putting up Christmas lights on lampposts around the centre of West Kirby, after enough money was raised to fund this year's festive display. West Kirby Christmas Lights have thanked dozens of businesses and individuals for donating the £6,000 needed to put up bulbs. The

RNLI crew dash from wreath laying to carry out rescue

RNLI crew dash from wreath laying to carry out rescue

Lifeboat crews had to leave the West Kirby Cenotaph service suddenly after being called on to rescue seal watchers from Hilbre Island. They were paged into action on Sunday 11 November not long after RNLI volunteer Tom Clark had laid a wreath in respect of HMS Eaglet. Their lifeboat Seahorse

West Kirby Remembrance Day events

West Kirby Remembrance Day events

A series of events are taking place in West Kirby this weekend to remember all those who lost their lives during conflict. The annual Remembrance Sunday service takes place at the war memorial on Grange Hill, in West Kirby, from 10.30am. A number of roads will also be closed