The Duke of York is set to visit Calday Grange Grammar School tomorrow (Tuesday September 12) to present a series of awards. 97 pupils at the school will receive a Bronze Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award. The Duke of York, who is an active ambassador for educations and skills in the
A new report by holiday rental website, Airbnb, has revealed it generates an estimated £146 million for local residents in the North West. So, we decided to take a look at some of the hidden gems available for rent on Airbnb in our area. Hoscote Park House, West Kirby, Wirral
A bike hire scheme is offering West Kirby users free bike rentals to mark Cycle to Work Day. Bike & Go, which operates bike hire facilities from train stations around the region including West Kirby, is inviting those already registered to the scheme to enjoy complimentary bike hire all day
Children of all ages are being invited to go back in time and experience what it was like to be a real Viking living in the year 936AD, through free workshops at The Viking Pub & Bakehouse. On Friday 25th August, The Viking Pub & Bakehouse will team up with
A traveller from West Kirby is embarking on her first solo journey from Venice to Beijing, using only overground transport. Taking a year out from teaching, 27-year-old, Victoria Green has based her travel route on the 13th century traveller: Marco Polo, after taking inspiration from his books as
The latest addition to West Kirby's thriving restaurant scene opens its doors tonight. Wolf & Lamb, in Banks Road, is the brainchild of West Kirby local, Tom Robinson-Parsons, who has completely transformed the former site of Curios into a bright, modern restaurant with an industrial style decor.
Students and staff across West Kirby are celebrating another year of exceptional success with their A Level results. The results end two years of hard work and commitment from students, staff and parents in the face of national changes in specifications and increased course rigour. At West Kirby Grammar School,
The building that was previously home to Monte Carlo restaurant on Telegraph Road is poised to open its doors as a new gift and interiors boutique called Homebird. The comprehensive makeover needed to transform the site has taken four months to complete, breathed welcome and colourful new life into an
Argyle Taxis and Wirral Satellite Cars, two of the largest taxi operators in Wirral, have merged to create a new company. The newly-formed Argyle Satellite launched this week. The new firm boasts a fleet of over 600 taxis covering Heswall, Birkenhead, Tranmere, Oxton, Arrowe Park, New Brighton, West Kirby,
Local sports groups and businesses are rallying together to help raise money to buy a prosthetic leg for a West Kirby rugby player who lost his leg after a terrible accident. Billy Woof, 24, dislocated his knee while playing for Birkenhead Park Rugby Club against Penrith in April but due
To celebrate the return of the Wirral Loop Line after the six month track renewal works, we take a look at what’s on offer across the region this summer with Merseyrail. Regular services from Wirral are now running through to Liverpool as normal with return fares from as little
It seems not a month can go by without the council car park near Morrisons, in West Kirby, being closed down for the Winnebagos & huge catering trucks of a film crew. The area is extremely popular with directors filming in the area due to its stunning seafront location and
West Wirral is quickly establishing itself as a "blogosphere" hotspot with a host of celebrity bloggers and vloggers (video bloggers, for the uninitiated) making their homes here. Blogging on subjects from travel to toddlers, grief to vintage fashions, our local bloggers have every topic covered. In no particular
West Kirby Grammar School has been named the best secondary school in Merseyside and Halton, in the prestigious Real Schools Guide. Calday Grange Grammar School took third place in the Trinity Mirror guide, which ranks secondary state school based on a variety of measures including results and teacher-pupil ratios.
Free courses are being offered to West Kirby's fledgling entrepreneurs to help boost their survival chances. The ‘Boost Your New Business’ interactive programme will run for two days each month, starting this month, until November. The scheme is aimed at the recently self-employed who are looking at
The expertise of a West Kirby finance company has helped a Chester-based farm machinery specialist to target overseas expansion and a new factory, courtesy of a £230,000 funding package. Spread-a-Bale, situated on Thornton Science Park, offers a range of agricultural equipment which can be used for
