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West Kirby Today launches new partnership scheme for local businesses

West Kirby Today launches new partnership scheme for local businesses

West Kirby Today has launched a new partnership scheme for local businesses. The innovative scheme aims to give local businesses the edge over their competitors, with combined editorial, social and advertising packages that are unlike anything else in the marketplace. Members of the scheme are able to: * promote their business

Rescue attempt after group cut off by incoming tide

Rescue attempt after group cut off by incoming tide

West Kirby's lifeboat crew was launched today after four people were cut off by the incoming tide just off Thurstaston beach. Emergency services, including the Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team, North West Ambulance Service and Northwest Air Ambulance, were called just before 11am. The lifeboat crew brought the casualties

Caldy RFC player selected for England Counties summer tour

Caldy RFC player selected for England Counties summer tour

Caldy RFC's Nyle Davidson has been confirmed as part of the 23-strong squad for England Counties' summer tour in Canada. Davidson, who lives in West Kirby, is taking part in the competition, which is the highest level of rugby that can be achieved outside of the professional

Shed thieves target West Kirby

Shed thieves target West Kirby

Residents in West Kirby are being warned to lock up their sheds after a spate of thefts in the area. In the most recent incident a white and green Diamondback mountain bike was stolen from a shed Ain Dunraven Road at around 3.40pm on Monday 30 May. A purple

Hoylake’s old lifeboat station fails to sell at auction

Hoylake’s old lifeboat station fails to sell at auction

Hoylake's historic, former lifeboat station has failed to sell at auction. The former lifeboat station, on North Parade, was put up for sale by its current owners with a guide price of £250,000. But it failed to reach its reserve price at the auction, which took place

Hoylake lifeboat crew called after plane suffers technical issue

Hoylake lifeboat crew called after plane suffers technical issue

Hoylake's lifeboat was put on standby today after a plane which had just taken off from Liverpool John Lennon Airport suffered a technical issue. The crew were called just after 10am after an easyJet flight from Liverpool to Faro, in Portugal, suffered a problem with its landing gear

Grange Hill is damaged in gorse fire

Grange Hill is damaged in gorse fire

Firefighters spent over six hours tackling a large gorse fire at Grange Hill in West Kirby. The fire service received multiple calls from members of the public after the fire broke out near to the war memorial just after 3pm yesterday. Much of the plant life surrounding the memorial appears

Subscriptions due for garden waste collections

Subscriptions due for garden waste collections

Subscriptions to Wirral Council's kerbside garden waste collection service are due for renewal today. For those households, which opted-in to receive the service last year, their subscription ends on 31st May and they need to let the council know if they want to continue to receive collections after

West Kirby flood wall plan set to go to Environment Agency

West Kirby flood wall plan set to go to Environment Agency

Wirral council is shortly to submit its business case for a new wall to protect West Kirby from flooding to the Environment Agency for approval. The council is planning to erect a 1.2 metre high wall, which will run for 1.1 kilometres along South Parade, on the line

Local designer to open her first eco-textiles studio

Local designer to open her first eco-textiles studio

A local textile artist is opening a new studio and shop which specialises in natural fabric dyeing using only flowers, leaves, roots and bark. Justine Alderney-Williams, from Hoylake, is the designer behind The Wild Dyery, which opens in the courtyard of Carr Farm Garden Centre, in Meols, on Bank Holiday

Street parties planned to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday

Street parties planned to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday

More than 20 street parties are expected to take place across West Wirral to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday on Sunday June 12. Wirral Council has given away £2,500 in grants to local community groups to help them stage a series of birthday parties to celebrate the

Artist's spectacular West Kirby birthday tribute to Bob Dylan

Artist's spectacular West Kirby birthday tribute to Bob Dylan

An exhibition of paintings by Wirral artist Tony Kenwright opens in West Kirby today - to celebrate Bob Dylan's 75th birthday. A staggering 54 of his paintings featuring the iconic singer-songwriter cover the walls of the exhibition space in West Kirby Concourse. The exhibition, which runs until this