Leading Wirral-based private hospital, Spire Murrayfield has appointed a new director to drive forward its next phase of development. Philip Oehley will lead the second phase of the hospital’s improvements programme, which will centre on enhancing patient experience and expanding clinical services. Due to complete later this year,
Young people in Wirral are being invited to sign up to the voyage of a lifetime as part of the famous Tall Ships Regatta which takes place in Liverpool this May. The Sail Trainee project, will see 50 local youngsters, aged from 16, join the crew of a tall ship
The team behind the Home Brew bottle shop are due to open a new tap room in West Kirby next month. The bar, which will serve local and international beers, wines, spirits and coffee, is currently being fitted out in the former site of Slinky's on Banks Road.
Coventry became deserved National One champions at Paton Field romping to a 55-12 victory over an injury-blighted Caldy as they continue to smash the records in celebratory style. It was a privilege welcoming such a prestigious club on the day they gained promotion back to the championship, even
The West Kirby branch of NatWest has re-opened six days a week. In May 2016, NatWest, in Banks Road, announced it would be closed on Thursdays due to a reduction in customer demand. However, following an outcry from customers, it has re-opened every Thursday from March 19. Leigh
Last weekend was a physically gruelling encounter in Hull for Caldy Rugby Club, ultimately losing 29-24, giving them a bonus point and a feeling of ‘what if’. They endeavoured and they fought in front of a record crowd of travelling support from the club’s mini’s section. But
Applications are now open for a £40m government fund which aims to transform coastal communities such as West Kirby. It is part of the government’s Coastal Communities Fund, which is designed to encourage investment in jobs, skills and local businesses. Coastal Communities Minister, Jake Berry, said: "I’m
West Kirby bike hire scheme Bike & Go is offering every new subscriber a brand new best-selling fiction book worth up to £10 on World Book Day today. For 24 hours on March 1, each person to take out an annual subscription, which allows up to two bikes at
Andrew Collinge Training is inviting young people interested in a career in hairdressing to attend Apprentice Open Evenings. They take place later this month and in March and April. The company has long been at the forefront of hairdressing training, boasting two purpose built training salons in Liverpool and Birkenhead
West Kirby Library has joined forces with Wirral Festival of Firsts to launch the borough’s first ever Troll Trail featuring trolls created by residents, families, individuals - anyone in fact. The trolls of Norse mythology are usually depicted as menacing, slow and ugly, but they have had an image makeover
Children can join Luke Skywalker and become Jedi Masters at Spaceport’s Jedi School in Seacombe this half term. The exclusive Jedi School masterclasses are being held at Spaceport, as part of the attraction’s popular “Sci-Fi Icons” exhibition, which showcases a private collection of Stars Wars memorabilia from
A planning application has been submitted to transform a well-known West Kirby venue into a Costa Coffee. The award-winning Wro Lounge, on Grange Road, closed its doors earlier this month and plans have now emerged that it will be transformed into a branch of the national coffee chain.
The Environment Agency has agreed to part-fund a new £3million flood defence wall that will change the face of West Kirby promenade forever. The aim is to build a 1.1km wall right along South Parade to protect homes and businesses from rising sea levels and the growing number
Following the bomb squad being called out to West Kirby a man has admitted making explosives and pointing a gun at another man. Andrew Gosling was arrested after police were called to Victoria Road on September 29 last year after a motorist was threatened with a handgun. Officers discovered a
West Kirby's Acorn Veterinary Centre has been transformed following a ten month renovation project. The former buildings attached to the end-of-terrace three-storey Victorian town house, in Acacia Grove, which once housed a family printing firm and forms part of the surgery, have been demolished. In
Emergency services were called to an incident on Hilbre Island this afternoon. Police, ambulances and the Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team were called just after mid-day to assist with a search. Off road vehicles were used to take paramedics from the specialist Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) out to the
