West Kirby has been named as one of the best places to live in Britain, by The Sunday Times. It was hailed as one of the best places to live in the Northwest region, alongside Knutsford, Altrincham and Kirkby Lonsdale. The paper described West Kirby as “seaside with a salty
Planners are again recommending approval of a controversial proposal to build 14 properties on the site of Ashton Court in West Kirby. Members of the planning committee have rejected the advice of officers twice previously and kicked out applications by Starfish Commercial for homes at the former sheltered housing complex
The writer, cast and crew of a musical drama based on the story of a historic local maritime disaster have presented Hoylake RNLI lifeboat station with the proceeds from their performance. The musical, "Lesson from the Past", was performed at the West Kirby Arts Centre in February 2019
Great British Bake Off contestant and co-founder of the recently formed West Kirby Women’s Institute, Yasmin Limbert, has delighted shoppers in the past by rustling up free tasty treats in the showroom of Inspired Bathrooms & Kitchens at 250 Telegraph Road in Heswall. On Saturday 13 April she’s
The long-awaited replacement for West Kirby and Upton fire stations, in Saughall Massie, is now fully operational. Mersey Fire and Rescue Service say it means response times for West Kirby and Hoylake are now two minutes quicker than from Upton, which had been serving the area since West Kirby fire
The newest development on the front at West Kirby has been shortlisted for a top award. The Sail is an art-deco scheme of eight apartments on the site of the former Betton House on South Parade, boasting panoramic views across the Dee Estuary. Architects Falconer Chester Hall say they took
The swimming pool at West Kirby Concourse has reopened following the completion of repairs to a leak. The popular public facility closed for excavation and investigation work on Monday 18 March after it began losing water, but reopened today. A large section of pipework the entire length of the pool
The RNLI is still seeking new recruits to spend a season on Wirral’s sandy beaches, including West Kirby. Places are available on the beach lifeguard course, which runs from 8 – 12 April, and leads to an internationally-recognised lifeguarding qualification for successful participants. It gives potential lifeguards everything they need
Thousands of bikers will thunder through Hoylake and West Kirby on Sunday, 7 April, as this year's Wirral Egg Run tribute event takes place. Riders will set off from the Dips in New Brighton at 11am, taking a route that passes through Wallasey, Moreton, Hoylake, West Kirby, Caldy,
A new literary festival will take place in West Kirby this summer. The event, which will take place from June 3-9, is a collaboration between The Wro’s Wro Readers Book Club, in West Kirby and Linghams Bookshop, in Heswall. The festival will see several major authors visit the peninsular
The organisation which has secured a £3.6 million Government grant to transform the former Hoylake Town Hall into a cinema and arts hub has revealed the scheme will be completed by the end of 2020. The recent announcement of funding from the 'Coastal Communities Fund' for the
When schoolgirl Gabriella Holdgate from Hoylake kept stepping in dog mess on her way to school she resolved to do something about it. So the creative 11 year-old set about manufacturing her own doggy bag dispensers out of recycled plastic bottles, which she is now placing in hotspots around the
Tranmere Rovers secured a comfortable 3-0 victory against Carlisle United at Prenton Park to record a seventh straight League Two win. A late first half header from Ollie Banks, followed by second half goals from fourth-tier top scorer James Norwood and Manny Monthe, saw the Whites pick up maximum points
Channel 4’s ‘Location, Location, Location’ is coming to the West Kirby area in the next few weeks and is looking for home buyers to help. Property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are on the hunt for a chain-free buyer struggling to find their perfect property, to feature in
Rail passengers travelling between West Kirby and Liverpool face disruption for two weeks in April due to platform upgrade works to prepare the network for new trains. From 7 - 22 April, a rail replacement bus service will call at stations between West Kirby and Birkenhead North, where commuters will
A plan to turn the former town hall in Hoylake into an arts and cultural hub including a cinema, retail units and office space has secured Government funding of more than £3.5 million. The Beacon Arts Village has been successful in its bid for cash from the Coastal Communities
