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A 24 hour kayak on the Marine Lake in West Kirby has raised enough money for a life-saving defibrillator for Hoylake and West Kirby Sea Cadets. Ian Langton and Pete Eyres spent the day and night from Saturday 28 September until Sunday 29 September on the water, encouraged by
A campaign is getting under way to oppose a plan to introduce parking charges on West Kirby promenade, due to fears it could damage local businesses and cause issues on nearby side streets. The proposal would mean drivers having to pay £1.20 an hour to park on the fronts
Plans have been submitted to convert historic stables in West Kirby into a house. Rectory Road stables on Rectory Road are owned by the Diocese of Chester. The buildings date from the early 19th century, and are located in a conservation area. It is proposed to retain the stables but
Members of Hoylake's lifeboat crew have been presented with long-service awards by the charity's Chief Executive. Peter Sparkes met RNLI volunteers from across the station’s operational, fundraising and management teams and sat down with them to hear their insights into the lifesaving charity. Coxswain
The location of West Kirby's new permanent banking hub has been revealed. Planning documents submitted to Wirral Council show it is set to be located in one of two ground floor retail units at the new 'Hilbre Sands' development on Dee Lane, which is being built
West Kirby in Bloom is celebrating five years of brightening up our town. A team of volunteers has been working hard since 2019, carrying out digging, raking, weeding and planting. The group's aim was to "tackle local grot spots and improve the look of West Kirby by
TV presenter and Strictly Come Dancing star Angela Rippon has officially opened Coronation Lodge retirement apartments in West Kirby. The Churchill Living development on Grange Road is on the site of the former Brookfield Nursing Home, which was demolished to make way for the new accommodation. The development offers one
The Chief Executive of the RNLI and Wirral's Mayor will officially name West Kirby's new lifeboat at a special ceremony on Saturday 21 September. It follows a fundraising campaign which saw £73,000 raised in less than eight months to purchase the D-class vessel, Leonard
West Kirby Rotary Club are getting on their bikes to tackle prostate cancer. On Saturday 21 September, from 9am, their members will be saddling up outside the Concourse for a 200km static bike ride which will see them undertake a virtual tour around all the hospitals treating prostate cancer in
One of West Kirby’s long-standing Indian restaurants has recently had a major makeover, changing its name from Karma to Chaat, creating a smart new interior and introducing a brand new tapas style menu. We popped along to sample the food, as guests of the Miah family... This is
The Wro and Wirral Masonic Luncheon Club have given a family set of CPR manikins to West Kirby lifeboat station. The training equipment will enable the crews to practice their resuscitation skills. They are Bluetooth-enabled, meaning they can provide real-time feedback on compression rate, depth, hand placement and
Tickets are now available for West Kirby Musical Theatre Company's performance of Disney’s 'Beauty and the Beast - The Broadway Musical'. The show is being staged at the historic Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight from Wednesday 6 November to Saturday 9 November at 7:30pm, with
Hoylake RNLI lifeboat station has welcomed recently elected MP Matthew Patrick. He met Hoylake RNLI Coxswain Howie Owen (pictured) and some of the station’s volunteers, before having a tour around the lifeboat station from Lifeboat Visits Officer Brian Jordan. Matthew heard about Hoylake’s long lifesaving history from 1803
BoBo in West Kirby has closed its doors. The Iberian restaurant, which opened just over 12 months ago on Banks Road, had its last day of trading on Saturday 31 August. The owners have subsequently removed menus from the window, disabled online table bookings and their Trip Advisor page now
Hoylake hovercraft rescued two children cut off by the tide off the coast of Meols. The incident happened shortly after 7pm on Friday 30 August. The Hurley Spirit was launched and headed to the casualties’ reported location near to Barber’s Folly. Arriving on scene, the crew found the two
