Wirral Council is set to agree a new plan next week to increase the number of visitors to the borough. This should be welcome news for restaurateurs, hoteliers and others who’d like a share of projected annual tourism revenue of £450 million. The Wirral Visitor Economy Strategy – created by
Merseyside’s chief fire officer is aiming to appeal to the government over Wirral council’s shock decision to refuse a new community fire station to serve West Kirby and Hoylake. In a two-pronged challenge, fire chief Dan Stephens also wants to revise and resubmit to the council the
There have been many highlights to Matt Thomas’s remarkable 16-year career as a countryside ranger in Wirral, but his pick of the bunch is a little unexpected – being bought lasagne and chips in a West Kirby supermarket café by Matt Baker from BBC’s Countryfile. The unlikely pair
Wirral Council has announced free parking after 3pm in all its car parks throughout the whole of December. All Council-operated car parks will be free to park in after 3pm every day in December, giving residents and visitors the chance to go Christmas shopping without paying to park. As
Controversial plans to build 14 new homes on the site of Ashton Court in West Kirby were thrown out by Wirral council’s planning committee tonight. The scheme involved the demolition of the existing derelict former sheltered flats for the elderly on the site. Thirteen of the proposed houses that
Wirral council has agreed to invest £600,000 on the next stage in plans to build a championship golf links, academy and resort in Hoylake. A decision was deferred by the council cabinet last month while more information was provided to members, including a presentation from potential operators Celtic Manor.
Plans to build 14 contemporary townhouses on the site of a sheltered housing complex in West Kirby have been given the green light by Wirral Council officials. Planning chiefs have recommended the development of Ashton Court, on the junction of Banks Road and Ashton Drive, goes ahead as long as
Wirral Council is planning to replace the brass map which was stolen from the viewing point at the top of Thurstaston Hill. Now it is calling on the public to help recreate the plaque as closely as possible, by sending in their photographs of the original for designers to work
Merseyside’s chief fire officer Dan Stephens has delivered a stark new warning of the risk to life for people in Hoylake, Meols and West Kirby if the controversial new Saughall Massie fire station plan is rejected next month. The proposed fire station sits on the edge of Wirral’s
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
Wirral marked the centenary of the Battle of the Somme with a poignant early morning vigil at the War Memorial, Grange Hill, West Kirby. The War Memorial, which stands high above the peninsula looking out to Wales and across Liverpool Bay, is a fitting site for the vigil. It was
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
Walkers have been advised to avoid part of Middle Eye - one of the three islands which make up Hilbre Islands - after a rock fall. Members of Wirral Coastguard alerted the Wirral Council rangers after noticing there had been some recent subsidence. The area has been fenced off to the public
West Kirby marine lake has re-opened following a scare over high bacteria levels, Wirral council announced this afternoon. The lake has been closed since Tuesday, when one of the organisations using the lake raised concerns about a potentially high level of bacteria in the water. All scheduled events on
Two West Kirby residents have been honoured by Wirral Council at its annual civic ceremony. Dave Wade was recognised for his distinguished service to the Friends of Ashton Park and Westbourne Community Centre. Ben Darby was honoured for his voluntary work for Arrowe Park Hospital’s fracture clinic and fundraising
Voting is now open to choose which local community groups you think deserve a share of £50,000 of funding from Wirral Council. Residents can vote online to fund projects put forward by voluntary and community groups working in the area. The money comes from Wirral West Constituency Committee, which
