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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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&
