A new place to recycle your textiles
A clothes recycling bank is being installed at Morrisons in West Kirby.
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West Kirby tip moves to spring and summer hours
West Kirby tip has moved to its spring and summer opening hours.
West Kirby Shop closed down by court
A vape shop in West Kirby has been shut by trading standards and police.
Parking charges decision deferred
Councillors in Wirral have deferred a decision over the introduction of parking charges at sites that are currently free.
Council to discuss how to oppose carbon capture pipeline
Councillors in Wirral are to meet to discuss how to battle a proposal for a carbon capture pipeline which would run under the peninsula and include a maintenance works near Meols.
Redundancies and a government bailout needed to balance Wirral Council's budget
Wirral Council will make staff redundant and borrow millions of pounds from the government to balance its books for the coming financial year.
Job losses and cuts in council services loom due to budget hole
Redundancies, a review of bin collections and the transfer of leisure centres are among a raft of options being looked at by Wirral Council as it looks to plug a £32 million hole in its budget. A report prepared for councillors says that the council continues to face significant financial
Marine Lake work essential for 'future viability'
Work on West Kirby marine lake to remove silt could cost more than £6 million. A report prepared for councillors warns: "Unless action is taken to remove the accumulating silt and sand build up on the lakebed, the future viability of the lake to safely operate water sports activities,
Operator to be brought in to run Wirral Watersports Centre
Wirral Council is to proceed with a search for an outside operator to take over the running of Wirral Watersports Centre at West Kirby marine lake. It follows an eight week public consultation, which the local authority says resulted in around 60 per cent of the 439 people who responded
Details revealed of Grange Hill Remembrance Sunday service
The Hoylake and District Remembrance Sunday Committee have provided more details on the service, parade and road closures for this year's event, which takes place on 9 November. Organisers have been working with Wirral Borough Council over the last few months to ensure the century-old tradition of
Hoylake and Meols set to lose councillor under new ward boundaries
Proposed changes to ward boundaries in Wirral will see Hoylake and Meols represented by two councillors instead of three. It is due to changes which will end the anomaly of the centre of West Kirby being split between two wards. Under the plan, drawn up by the independent Local Government
Council seeks views over proposal to bring in outside firm to run Wirral Water Sports Centre
Wirral Council wants to bring in an external operator to run the Wirral Water Sports Centre in West Kirby. The complex is currently operated by the council and offers a range of water sports on the Marine Lake, but the cash-strapped local authority is looking at ways to eliminate
Gas pipe work set to cause delays in Meols
The main road through Meols is to be dug up for two months to replace a century-old gas pipe. Cadent Gas is to begin the work on Tuesday 26 August to upgrade nearly a kilometre of the pipe along Birkenhead Road. The company says it is part of its
Council leader calls for Home Office to review Hoylake asylum hotel decision
Wirral Council's leader has written to Home Office minister Angela Eagle calling for a review of the decision to house male asylum seekers in the former Holiday Inn hotel in Hoylake. The move - which has not yet been enacted - was revealed last month by local councillors on their
Asylum families in Hoylake 'too fearful' to leave accommodation due to protests
West Kirby Today has been told that that asylum-seeking families in Hoylake are too fearful to leave their accommodation as a result of protests this week. The former King's Gap hotel has been used by the Home Office to house those seeking what is known as '
Tip open for longer as summer opening hours kick in
West Kirby tip has moved to its summer opening hours. The household waste recycling centre on Greenbank Road is now open from 8am - 8pm until 30 September. Lesley Worswick, Chief Executive of Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority, said: "The Recycling Centres accept a range of household materials for recycling,