A new generation of budding reporters have been busy creating their own stories for West Kirby Today. The local school children are all members of the Read Now Write Now after-school, creative writing workshop at West Kirby Library. During their last term, they were set the task to write
More than 300 youngsters are gearing up to take part in a fun run series in Hoylake this weekend. The BTR Kids 1K 2K 3K Fun Run is returning for its second year, with the first run starting at 2pm on Sunday (September 4). Last year’s inaugural event in
Thieves have stolen the brass map from the viewing point at the top of Thurstaton Hill. The plaque sat on a sandstone plinth at the highest point on the hill, and featured a map guiding sightseers to the panoramic views across the Dee to North Wales and the Mersey to
As weather forecasts report a mixed outlook for the Bank Holiday weekend, we take a look at what is going on in our area. West Kirby Farmers, Market It’s that time of the month again. Head down to the Farmers’ Market to be offered a wide variety of local
Popular West Kirby café Hardy's Kitchen has been nominated in the annual Merseyside Independent Business Awards. The Banks Road eatery, which is run by husband and wife team Matt and Louise Hardy, is nominated in the Best Independent Place to Dine category. The café, which opened in 2014,
Police have launched an investigation after a designer boutique in West Kirby was broken into. Nancie Henry, on Grange Road, was targeted in the early hours of Monday morning. The shop window was badly damaged during the incident and was partially boarded up this morning. A short statement from Merseyside
The writer of a stage play based on the best-selling book Twopence to Cross the Mersey has revealed a remarkable Hoylake connection between him and its celebrated author Helen Forrester. Wirral writer and musician Rob Fennah met Helen when she visited her Hoylake home town to discuss the stage
Schoolgirl Lonnie Williams was the inspiration behind a business which could transform the bedrooms of children throughout the country. The eight-year-old budding gardener begged her Mum, busy parent to four girls, Rachel Williams, to give her room a ’wildlife’ makeover, bringing the outside in. Frustrated by the cost
West Kirby Grammar School has saluted its latest crop of A level students who are celebrating another year of outstanding results. As the results were announced yesterday, it emerged that every student who entered gained three or more A level qualifications. Boys and girls will be going on to top
West Kirby’s newly formed Friends of Sandlea Park swung into action this week to tackle the neglected flower beds in front of Sandlea House. Sandlea is the only park in West Kirby without a Green Flag award, and the aim of the Friends group is to bring it up
A West-Kirby based clothing company has been nominated for a prestigious national award. Nicky Rockets, which is the brainchild of husband and wife team, Nicky and Perelandra Beedles, is in the running for Best Designer at the British Plus Size awards. The company, which started off life at the
Social Media If you haven’t heard of social media yet or the benefits of having your business on platforms such as Twitter or Facebook, where have you been? Social Media sites are engagement platforms, that means they are not solely for broadcasting a message. If you want to get
A life-sized Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton will be the star attraction at a new exhibition coming to West Kirby this week. The 40ft replica has been hand sculpted in the back garden of local sculptor Gavin Rymill over the past six months from giant blocks of polystyrene. It will go
Plans have been submitted to build 14 contemporary townhouses on the site of a sheltered housing complex in West Kirby. Ashton Court, on the junction of Banks Road and Ashton Drive, is the subject of a recent planning application from Chesterfield-based sustainable housing developer, Starfish Group. The plans show
A popular family photography studio has closed its doors in West Kirby. Slinky Media, on Banks Road, has relocated to Irby after seven years based in the town. The studio, which is run by renowned photographer Amy Knowles, is particularly well-known for its portraits of newborn babies. The business
Wirral residents are being given until September 9 to have their say on a major change in the borough’s domestic waste collection. Residents are being asked if they want their current 240 litre green wheelie bins to be collected every three weeks - or to have them replaced with smaller
