Friday 13 December 2019

Mixologists at Blind Pig Heswall and West Kirby create seven new cocktails with festive twist

MIXOLOGISTS at Wirral speakeasies Blind Pig have created a new classic cocktail menu - with a festive twist.

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Thursday 12 December 2019

Rescue dog with no tail and sticky up ear face of Christmas campaign

A RESCUE dog with no tail and a sticky up ear has become the face of a Christmas campaign from a West Kirby vets.

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Tuesday 26 November 2019

Young footballers from West Kirby United Girls take part in dance fundraiser

YOUNG footballers from West Kirby United Girls held a dance fundraiser to raise cash for their teams.

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Monday 25 November 2019

Fun Lovin' Criminals' DJ Fast to headline grand opening of Blind Pig in West Kirby

THE SOUNDS of New York will be heading to West Kirby as Fun Lovin' Criminals' DJ Fast performs for the grand opening of the new Blind Pig speakeasy.

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Friday 22 November 2019

West Kirby Arts Centre concert for foodbank next weekend

WEST Kirby Arts Centre's annual foodbank concert will take place next weekend.

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Monday 18 November 2019

West Kirby water sports venue under threat from silt and seaweed

A prestigious Wirral water sports location is at risk of becoming unusable.

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Monday 11 November 2019

Singer Megan Louise to visit Avalon School as part of Anti-Bullying Week

Schoolchildren in West Kirby have joined forces with local singer/songwriter Megan Louise in a bid to help stop bullying.

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Saturday 9 November 2019

Macmillan support van to visit West Kirby

Macmillan Cancer Support's information bus will visit West Kirby next week,

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Tuesday 29 October 2019

'A real shame and quite a shock' - Readers say goodbye to The Viking

READERS have expressed their shock at the news that The Viking pub in West Kirby has closed with immediate effect.

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Monday 28 October 2019

Simon Rimmer's West Kirby pub The Viking closes with immediate effect

CELEBRITY chef Simon Rimmer's West Kirby pub The Viking has closed with immediate effect.

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TV chef Simon Rimmer's West Kirby restaurant The Viking has closed 'with immediate effect'

It opened in 2016 with the goal of bringing a modern British pub to the area

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Wednesday 23 October 2019

Wirral Kayak Challenge raises cash for lifeboat stations and Claire House

DOZENS of kayakers took to the water for a challenge that raised £3,500 for Hoylake and West Kirby lifeboat stations.

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Friday 18 October 2019

First look inside West Kirby's new speakeasy bar Blind Pig

TAKE a look inside West Kirby's brand new speakeasy bar Blind Pig.

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Breathtaking art installation Constellations begins at West Kirby Marine Lake tonight

A BREATHTAKING art installation based on the universe will open at West Kirby's Marine Lake tonight.

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Thursday 17 October 2019

Wetherspoons still can't sell West Kirby pub

It has been on and off the market for nearly four years

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Wednesday 16 October 2019

West Kirby School and College awarded with ADHD friendly status

A WIRRAL based specialist education school has been awarded with a prestigious ADHD friendly status.

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Monday 14 October 2019

Speakeasy bar with more than 100 gins to open in West Kirby

There will be Prohibition-themed cocktails too

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Tuesday 8 October 2019

Breathtaking art installation heads to West Kirby's Marine Lake

A BREATHTAKING art installation will head to West Kirby's Marine Lake next weekend.

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Thursday 26 September 2019

Woman taken to hospital after concern for safety in West Kirby

A WOMAN was taken to hospital after concern was raised for her safety in West Kirby.

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Air ambulance lands and police called to concerns for safety of woman in West Kirby

Woman is taken out of flat on a stretcher

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Monday 23 September 2019

Speakeasy themed bar Blind Pig set to open second venue in West Kirby

OWNERS of a 1920s Speakeasy style bar Blind Pig which serves more than 100 gins are set to open a second venue in West Kirby.

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Wednesday 18 September 2019

56 guns seized and 13 arrested following raids in West Kirby, Birkenhead and Bulgaria

THIRTEEN people have been arrested and 56 guns plus £80,000 of heroin have been seized following raids in West Kirby, Birkenhead and Bulgaria.

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Monday 16 September 2019

Armed police swoop on house in West Kirby

RAIDS are taking place in West Kirby as part of a National Crime Agency investigation.

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Wednesday 11 September 2019

Celebrity chef Simon Rimmer to join West Kirby bake sale for Lymphoma Action

WIRRAL TV chef Simon Rimmer will be joining a coffee morning bake sale in West Kirby to help raise cash for Lymphoma Action.

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Friday 6 September 2019

West Wirral councillors call for environmental reality check

CALLS for a reality check on ecological issues surrounding a planned flood wall in West Kirby have sparked a councillors' war of words.

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Friday 30 August 2019

Woman taken to hospital after mud rescue in West Kirby

A WOMAN was taken to hospital after becoming stuck in mud with her dog in West Kirby.

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Woman and dog pulled from mud after getting stuck at Wirral beauty spot

Emergency services were called out to Marine Lake in West Kirby after walker and her dog were trapped in the mud

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Thursday 29 August 2019

OPINION: Why Friends group supports clearing Hoylake beach of 'invasive' grass

WENDY BENNETT, a founder member of Friends of Hoylake & West Kirby Beaches, writes in defence of killing-off grasses at Hoylake beach. The issue has divided opinion in the town and many readers have penned letters to the editor both for and against.

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Restoration work on railings along West Kirby prom to begin next week

WORK is set to begin next week on the railings along West Kirby promenade.

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Saturday 24 August 2019

Emergency services called to fire in cave on Hilbre Island, West Kirby

EMERGENCY services were called to Hilbre island earlier this evening after smoke was seen billowing out of a cave.

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Friday 16 August 2019

Police get special powers to remove yobs from West Kirby as residents complain of 'disrespectful entitled youths'

Anyone suspected of committing a crime or anti-social behaviour will be ordered to leave the area for up to 48 hours

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Thursday 18 July 2019

West Kirby School and College celebrates neurodiversity with its very own umbrella project

A SPECIALIST education school in West Kirby has got it's very own umbrella project to celebrate neurodiversity.

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Two police officers nominated for bravery award after gunman incident in West Kirby

TWO police constables have been nominated for their bravery after responding to an incident involving a gunman in West Kirby.

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Friday 28 June 2019

Residents in West Kirby suffer 'blow' after two banks close in a week

RESIDENTS in West Kirby have suffered a 'blow' after losing two banks in the space of a week.

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Wednesday 26 June 2019

NOTICEBOARD: The Globe's guide to events in your neighbourhood

ROCK band Full House take to the stage at West Kirby Arts Centre a week on Saturday (July 6).

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Friday 21 June 2019

Man reportedly punched by cyclist after altercation in West Kirby

Police have launched a witness appeal after a man was reportedly punched by a cyclist in West Kirby.

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Wednesday 19 June 2019

West Kirby United looking for next generation of female football stars

A WIRRAL football club are on the hunt for the next generation of female players after being handed a £6,000 grant.

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Monday 3 June 2019

French lessons bring the elderly and children together in bid to end loneliness

A NEW scheme aiming to bring children and the elderly together to learn a new language in a bid to end loneliness has been launched in West Kirby.

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French lessons bring the elderly and children together in bid to end loneliness

A NEW scheme aiming to bring children and the elderly together to learn a new language in a bid to end loneliness has been launched in West Kirby.

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Wednesday 29 May 2019

West Kirby Literary Festival to take place next week

THE very first literary festival will head to West Kirby next week.

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Friday 17 May 2019

Police want to speak to two drivers who may have witnessed crash in West Kirby

POLICE are keen to speak to two drivers who may have witnessed a West Kirby crash which saw two people taken to hospital.

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Wednesday 15 May 2019

NOTICEBOARD: The Globe's guide to events in your neighbourhood

WEST Kirby Light Opera Society stage their production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance this week.

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Tuesday 14 May 2019

Lifeboat stations receive share of cash from mayor's charity fund

LIFEBOAT stations in Hoylake, West Kirby and New Brighton have received a share of £11,000 from the mayor's special charity fund.

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Conway Park station closed after overnight fire

A fire overnight at Conway Park station in Birkenhead is causing disruption to services on the West Kirby and New Brighton lines.

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Disruption on Merseyrail as fire leads to station closure

New Brighton and West Kirby lines unable to stop at Conway Park after incident

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Thursday 9 May 2019

'Secret' West Kirby bar can open later despite neighbours' complaints over noise

A “SECRET” restaurant and bar can now open later despite angry neighbours claiming noisy customers leaving the venue often cause them sleepless nights.

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'Secret' bar can open later despite claims customers leave 'howling on hands and knees'

The 'secret' West Kirby bar was given permission to open later despite complaints from fuming residents

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Three people injured after crash in West Kirby

THREE people have been treated by paramedics after a crash in West Kirby.

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Wednesday 8 May 2019

Councillors back 'significant repair' of West Kirby boardwalk

A POPULAR boardwalk linking West Kirby beach and Hoylake's Red Rocks is to undergo 'significant repair' and ongoing maintenance.

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Tuesday 7 May 2019

PREVIEW: 'The Pirates of Penzance' heading to Heswall

WEST Kirby Light Opera Society stage their production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance next week.

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Tuesday 30 April 2019

Asda community volunteers give West Kirby beach a spring clean

VOLUNTEERS came together to help clean up and take part in a litter survey at West Kirby beach.

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Sunday 28 April 2019

West Kirby housing plan rejected for third time by councillors

PLANS to demolish a social housing block in West Kirby and replace it with homes for sale have been rejected by councillors for a third time.

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Monday 22 April 2019

Police hunt sex attacker in West Kirby

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following reports of a sexual assault on Saturday night in West Kirby.

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Sunday 21 April 2019

Charles Dickens' great-great grandson to headline West Kirby Literary Festival

ACCLAIMED actor and great-great grandson of Charles Dickens is set to headline West Kirby's Literary Festival.

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Thursday 18 April 2019

Monday 15 April 2019

Jail for teenage girl who slashed guitarist's neck with knife in West Kirby

A Italian musician was horrifically slashed across the neck with a knife by a 15-year-old school girl in West Kirby.

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New literary festival heading to West Kirby

A BRAND new literary festival will be heading to West Kirby in June.

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Friday 12 April 2019

West Kirby named as one of the best places to live in North West

WEST KIRBY has been named as one of the best places to live in the North West by The Sunday Times.

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Thursday 11 April 2019

West Kirby waterfront apartments shortlisted for top award

NEW luxury apartments in West Kirby have been shortlisted for a top property award.

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Thursday 4 April 2019

Emotional 'pilgrimage' recalls boyhood times

Growing up in West Kirby for me was quite problematic - there were issues I had to deal with.

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Monday 25 March 2019

Wirral commuters to face more Merseyrail station closures

STATIONS on the New Brighton and West Kirby lines are the next to see disruption and closures as part of Merseyrail‘s plans to upgrade platforms across the network.

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Commuters told to brace themselves for even more Merseyrail station closures

Customers using Wirral's New Brighton and West Kirby lines are next in line for the rail replacement buses

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Saturday 23 March 2019

Is it worth it? Council splash £3m on coastal wall - that's just 0.5% likely to flood

People have been giving their views on how West Kirby's new flood defence wall will look

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Friday 22 March 2019

Dean's show celebrates the Wirral life of Eric

A CONCERT celebrating the work of Monty Python star and one-time Wirral resident Eric Idle will be staged in West Kirby next month.

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Friday 1 March 2019

Here's how you help clean up Wirral's coastline this weekend

RESIDENTS are being invited to take part in a volunteer coastal clean up in West Kirby this weekend.

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Thursday 28 February 2019

Public consultation on West Kirby flood wall plans

PLANS for a new flood wall in West Kirby will be put to public consultation next month.

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Monday 25 February 2019

Four people rescued after being cut off by tide in West Kirby

FOUR people were rescued by lifeboat volunteers after becoming cut off by incoming tide in West Kirby.

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Sunday 24 February 2019

Coastguard rescues 27 freezing cold walkers and dogs trapped by tide

The rescue is a record breaker for West Kirby Lifeboat Station

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Saturday 23 February 2019

27 people and 2 dogs rescued after being cut off by tide

AN incredible rescue effort saw 27 people and two dogs rescued after they were cut off on Hilbre Island in West Kirby this lunchtime.

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Monday 18 February 2019

Question time for Government minister during visit to Wirral school

STUDENTS from West Kirby Grammar School had the chance to quiz a senior Government minister when they held their own question time session.

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Monday 11 February 2019

The teen yobs making West Kirby a "war zone" - and what is being done about it

Police action, calls for more lighting and how residents have taken matters into their own hands

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Friday 8 February 2019

West Kirby's Joe Ryan returns victorious after Baltic Muay Thai Open

WIRRAL Muay Thai boxer Joe Ryan has returned home victorious after winning the Baltic Open.

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Monday 4 February 2019

Public meeting on rise of anti-social behaviour in West Kirby

A PUBLIC meeting is set to be held to discuss concerns over anti-social behaviour in West Kirby.

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Friday 25 January 2019

Dispersal zone to crackdown on anti-social behaviour in West Kirby

A DISPERSAL zone will be put in place in West Kirby this weekend as part of a police crackdown on anti-social behaviour.

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Wednesday 23 January 2019

West Kirby Santander branch set to close

BOSSES at Santander have confirmed that their West Kirby branch will close.

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Friday 4 January 2019

Dispersal zone to crackdown on anti-social behaviour in West Kirby

A DISPERSAL zone will be put in place in West Kirby this weekend as part of a police crackdown on anti-social behaviour.

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