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Open letter: why we're getting tougher on Facebook comments

Open letter: why we're getting tougher on Facebook comments

Dear readers, Over the last three and a half years, we've derived a huge amount of pleasure reporting news and happenings in West Kirby, Hoylake, Caldy and Meols. We're committed to responsible and balanced reporting that reflects life in our amazing part of the world. Your

Greene King calls time on Ring O'Bells ownership

Greene King calls time on Ring O'Bells ownership

The historic Ring O'Bells pub in West Kirby is up for sale with a price tag of £1 million. Property agent Fleurets, which is handling the sale of the 200 year-old Mock Tudor hostelry, say it would ideally suit another operator seeking to develop a food orientated business.

School pupils join beach litter clean-up

School pupils join beach litter clean-up

Pupils from Kingsmead School in Hoylake have joined local beach clean-up team The High Tidiers for a clean-up event on the local beach. The junior department youngsters have been learning all about the impact of single-use plastics on the environment. Their very own ‘Environmental Ambassador’, Elizabeth Gadston, who has won

Man stabbed in late night attack in Meols

Man stabbed in late night attack in Meols

Police are appealing for witnesses to a stabbing in Meols. Officers were called to the Railway pub on Birkenhead Road just before 11pm on Friday 12 July to reports that a man in his 30s had sustained minor stab wounds to his neck and back. He was taken to hospital

New design for Hoylake church conversion

New design for Hoylake church conversion

Revised plans for the conversion of Hoylake Presbyterian Church into housing will be considered by councillors later this month. Winter Melia Developments was given permission in 2017 to turn the site into 18 apartments. It followed the rejection of an earlier application to demolish the church and replace it with

Blow for Hoylake Golf Resort as council pulls funding plan

Blow for Hoylake Golf Resort as council pulls funding plan

The proposed Hoylake Golf Resort has been dealt a blow after Wirral Council threw out plans to part-fund the development. A meeting of the ruling Cabinet this morning rejected a proposal to loan the Jack Nicklaus joint venture group up to £26 million. It had been previously argued that the

Stage is set for 2019 Festival of Firsts

Stage is set for 2019 Festival of Firsts

Wirral Festival of Firsts is back for a ninth year. Starting on Friday 5 July, it includes music, performances and exhibitions across West Kirby, Hoylake and Meols. The 10-day long event started in 2011 and was the brainchild of comedian, vocalist and musician John Gorman - best known for his

Local roads to be repaired as part of £5million programme

Local roads to be repaired as part of £5million programme

Twenty roads across West Kirby and Hoylake are set to be repaired this summer as part of a £5million maintenance programme. The roads being repaired have been identified following independent condition surveys in addition to reports from highways inspectors, councillors and members of the public. More than 200 roads across

Hoylake's Summer Strum festival launches ukulele amnesty

Hoylake's Summer Strum festival launches ukulele amnesty

A ukulele ‘amnesty’ is being launched as the organisers of Merseyside’s biggest free festival dedicated to the instrument aim to get more people playing. The Summer Strum festival is celebrating a landmark five years in Hoylake with 2,000 music fans expected to enjoy more than 50 ukulele acts

Police appeal for witnesses following assault on Wirral Way

Police appeal for witnesses following assault on Wirral Way

Detectives are appealing for information following an assault in West Kirby yesterday afternoon, Wednesday 19 June. At around 4.40pm, officers were called to the Wirral Way, by the junction of Church Road and Westbourne Road, to reports that a man had been assaulted by a cyclist. It was reported

Funding boost for girls' football

Funding boost for girls' football

The search is on for the next generation of young female footballers in West Kirby. West Kirby United is to create four new girls teams for under 7's and under 8's after winning £6,000 from the FA's  'Grow the Game' initiative.

West Kirby and Hoylake set to lose hospital bus service

West Kirby and Hoylake set to lose hospital bus service

West Kirby and Hoylake look set to lose the only direct bus service to and from Arrowe Park Hospital. Under the proposal, Stagecoach's 22 service, which runs of a daytime from Monday to Saturday and calls at the hospital on its way to Chester, will be re-routed from

Hoylake Golf Resort funding plan to be considered

Hoylake Golf Resort funding plan to be considered

A crunch meeting to approve plans for a council loan to part-fund the proposed Hoylake Golf Resort is to be held next month. The £200 million scheme would comprise a health club and spa, two 18-hole golf courses, a PGA golf academy and residential development, located on the site of