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Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Coroner opens investigation after teenager killed in Tenerife

Harry Begg, 19, was laid to rest in Liverpool on Tuesday

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Hoylake RNLI retain Slater Trophy

Hoylake RNLI successfully defended their title in the annual Boxing Day Tug o’War. The post Hoylake RNLI retain Slater Trophy appeared first on West Kirby....

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Six of the most high profile trials due to take place at Liverpool Crown Court in 2026

Two men and a woman are due to face a jury accused of murder after an elderly couple died following an arson attack on their home

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Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

I don't want to be the reason a dog is destroyed

Robert Gaskell was left with a scar "a centimetre from his jugular vein" after a American bulldog attacked him from behind

West Kirby

West Kirby United scores boost from Operation Payback

Money seized from criminals has boosted West Kirby United Football Club. The post West Kirby United scores boost from Operation Payback appeared first on West Kirby....

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Our five most read stories of 2025

As another year draws to a close, we've been crunching the numbers here at West Kirby Today The post Our five most read stories of 2025 appeared first on West Kirby....

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Workman 'hardly recognises himself' after mum's American bulldog bit him in face

The dog, Capone, wreaked havoc as his owner was trying on a dress in her bedroom

West Kirby

Wetland restoration project to get under way in 2026

Plans to restore a 24 hectare area of floodplain grazing marsh between Hoylake and Meols will be delivered in 2026. The post Wetland restoration project to get under way in 2026 appeared first on West Kirby....

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Boxing Day dip set to raise money for charities

The annual West Kirby Boxing Day dip is to take place on the marine lake. The post Boxing Day dip set to raise money for charities appeared first on West Kirby....

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Annual Tug ‘oWar at Hoylake Sailing Club

Hoylake RNLI will take on Hoylake Sailing Club in their traditional Boxing Day Tug o’War. The post Annual Tug ‘oWar at Hoylake Sailing Club appeared first on West Kirby....

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Trial date set for Kirkby boy who allegedly 'possessed Al-Qaeda manual and made threats to kill'

The 16-year-old boy is alleged to have downloaded the same terrorist document as Southport killer Axel Rudakubana

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

People are sick to death of sewer stink hanging over Merseyside town

A Merseyside MP said the Environment Agency is considering 'robust enforcement action' against Windmill Services

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Liverpool FC ticket touting plot 'happened under the nose' of club

The claims were made during the sentencing of several touts and former club employees at Liverpool Crown Court

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Inside the offices of 'Amazon' of ticket touting world on sixth form college campus

The 'international scale' business developed from a small scale plot borne of collusion between touts and LFC staff

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

He bragged that he was 'Billy big balls' but now he's in prison

The tout colluded with staff in Liverpool FC's ticket office while selling passes for games at 'significantly inflated prices'

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Spanish probe into teen’s death ongoing after two weeks

Harry Begg was killed on December 1

West Kirby

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. The post Job losses and cuts in council services loom due to budget hole appeared first on West Kirby....

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Warning issued as battery fires rise across Merseyside

Since January 2024 there have been 155 fires at the MRWA/SUEZ Rail Transfer Loading Station in Kirkby

West Kirby

Generations of lifesavers receive festive thanks from bereaved family

Dave Whiteley is preparing for his last Christmas on call as Hoylake lifeboat station’s operations manager. The post Generations of lifesavers receive festive thanks from bereaved family appeared first on West Kirby....

Liverpool Echo - Kirkby

Schoolgirls show true spirit of Christmas by raising cash for toy appeal

Friends Alyssa and Sienna are thinking about those less fortunate this festive season