West Kirby teenager Lucy Fowler will be fighting hard to persuade Britain to stay in Europe this summer - though she will miss out on a vote in the referendum by just two weeks. The 17 year-old has been interested in politics since watching Barak Obama’s inauguration as US
West Kirby writer Charlie Lea is working on two new children’s stories which he will be delivering to a late night audience at Liverpool Cathedral next month. Charlie will be spinning his yarns to a gathering of 350 children and adults who are taking part in a charity sleep-
A 21 year-old man who was arrested following a hit-and-run car accident in West Kirby which left a 16 year-old boy with serious head injuries has been released on bail, police said today. The boy was struck by a car near the Wro bar and restaurant
A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with last night's hit and run accident in Grange Road, West Kirby. Merseyside Police say he is being held on suspicion of drink driving, failing to stop and causing serious injury through dangerous driving. A silver Vauxhall Corsa
A 16 year-old boy injured in a hit-and run-accident in Grange Road, West Kirby tonight is in a critical condition in hospital, police have confirmed. Police are hunting the driver of a small silver car which hit the boy in the road near the Wro bar and
West Kirby Christmas Lights have topped the charts in a public vote for community grants from Wirral council - picking up £1,000 towards this year’s big switch-on. Community groups and organisations across west Wirral were invited to bid for grants from a £50,000 fund allocated by the
A free conference will take place in Hoylake next month for older drivers who want to refresh their skills in order to keep them behind the wheel for longer. According to Wirral Council, drivers aged over 65 have been involved in 1088 collisions in the last three years and 1
Rail users are being warned of major disruption to the Wirral Line in 2017 as essential engineering work is carried out. Train services between West Kirby and Liverpool will cease at Birkenhead North for a significant period between January and June. Merseyrail said there would be rail replacement bus services
A fire crew tackling the blaze in which an elderly West Kirby couple died early today had to wait for 10 minutes 30 seconds for back-up to arrive from Liverpool, the Fire Brigades Union says. Merseyside Brigade FBU Secretary Mark Rowe said fire deaths in the region are now
Firefighters struggled in vain to save the lives of an elderly couple caught in a house fire in West Kirby early today. Neighbours raised the alarm, calling 999 after hearing smoke alarms go off at the semi-detached house in Boulton Avenue, at about 1.35am this morning. A crew
Work on a new flood defence wall that will change the face of West Kirby promenade forever could start as early as this September. The aim is to build a 1.2 metre high wall right along South Parade to protect homes and businesses from rising sea levels and the
Residents have raised safety concerns over a confusing no entry sign on a one way street in West Kirby. Bridge Road, near Aldi supermarket, has become a temporary one-way street for up to 18 months while repairs are carried out on a weakened railway bridge. However, local residents have
Meningitis. The very word strikes fear into every parent. It never seems to be out of the headlines. Today parents are giving evidence to MPs and a petition has called for all children under 11 to be vaccinated. The very real fear of meningitis stems from the fact that the
West Kirby lawyer Lee Quinn has started a gruelling three week programme of heat chamber training as he makes his final preparations to take part in the world’s toughest endurance foot race. And West Kirby Today went along to see Lee go through his paces in the high-tech
Meet the mini fashionista from West Kirby who is taking social media site, Instagram, by storm. More than 21,000 fans follow the @lifeofkimandindia channel, which features images of the super stylish toddler India Blanshard, 4. The pint-sized star is now so well-known, she regularly gets stopped in
Women's rugby has enjoyed something of a renaissance since England's women won the Rugby World Cup in 2014. As a result a local team is hoping to put women's rugby firmly on the map in Wirral. Hoylake Ladies RFC was launched just over three
