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 and effort
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 couple&
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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 on
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 the
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 closed
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
Local bike hire scheme Bike & Go is to host a free ‘Pedal ‘n’ Picnic’ ride to mark its third birthday celebrations. The company, which provides bike hire at West Kirby station, is issuing an open invite to join them on a three-hour guided bike ride along the Wirral Way
A new book has been published about the history of the Hoylake RNLI - one of the oldest lifeboat stations in the country. The book, Hoylake and West Kirby Lifeboats, by Nicholas Leach, describes all the major events, rescues, lifeboats and main characters involved since the first lifeboat was built
Local community groups are being invited to apply for grants of up to £1000. The Wirral West Community Fund is now open for projects that aim to make real improvements to the local area. Councillor Jeff Green, Chairman of the Constituency Committee, said: "Over the last 3 years, the
A West Kirby couple died of smoke inhalation after a discarded cigarette or lighter sparked a small fire in the lounge of their home, an inquest was told today. Retired harbourmaster John Farrell, 74, and his wife Anne, a 68 years-old retired Hoylake Cottage Hospital nurse, were overcome by smoke
Forty students from West Kirby Grammar School marked the end of term by spending a day on the town’s beach tidying up litter left by visitors. The girls, accompanied by four teachers, filled 15 bin bags with litter after just a few hours. “The pupils were amazed by the
A yachtsman was rescued in the early hours of this morning after getting into difficulties off the coast of Hoylake in bad weather. The 9.4 metre boat, 'Michette', was travelling to Liverpool after been anchored overnight off the coast of Hilbre Island when it encountered poor weather
Tickets are still available for the first-ever Skeleton Coast Festival at Hoylake Parade featuring some of the biggest names in alternative music. The family-friendly festival is the brainchild of, arguably Hoylake's most famous residents, The Coral, along with local music management company Coda Presents and community group Hoylake
